by Cool Mom Staff | Editors' Picks of the Year, Gear + Hardware
We’re always excited to try out all the new gadgets each year and wow, what a long way we’ve come since Cool Mom Tech launched five years ago. Technology like pressure touch screens, the overwhelming adoption of streaming music and media, the desire for...
by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware, Tech Toys
It’s hard to believe this was my first ever year attending the Maker Faire in NYC, but yep. It’s true. And now consider me an annual attendee. Thanks to our sponsor Sprout by HP who hooked me up with tickets (thank you thank you thank you, HP!) I got to...
by Kristen Chase | Photography
I’ve had my eye on the Polaroid ZIP Mobile Printer ever since I saw it in action at CES 2015 a few months ago, and well, the day is finally here. Yep, this very cool little printer is available for purchase! This hand-sized printer hooks to your smart phone via...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion + Accessories
Just in time for Mother’s Day, I was absolutely thrilled to discover Zazzy, a new platform that allows you to design 3D jewelry, only they take out all the time-consuming stuff…like downloading sometimes complicated software, figuring out how to use it,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys
After spending a fun afternoon at Makerbot’s NYC store last fall, my kids are now completely fascinated with 3D printing. It’s a pretty phenomenal way to get kids creating, designing, coding and building. But the big challenges remain the cost, the...
by Kristen Chase | Photography
We get asked how to print Instagram photos all the time here on Cool Mom Tech, but of all the ideas we’ve featured before, you’ve never been able to apply them to your arm. Or chest. Or…well, you get the idea. Meet Picattoo, a new service from the...
by Kristen Chase | Photography
One of the gadgets I was most excited about getting my hands on at CES was the highly anticipated new Polaroid Socialmatic camera, which I saw in person, and yes, it’s awesome. But when I walked up to the booth and caught their new Polaroid Zip Instant Mobile...
by Jeana | Websites We Love
3D printing hasn’t exactly taken off yet, but based on glimpses we’ve seen — like food, makeup, and super cool small stuff — we’d love to see it start to play a larger role in our lives. And with an incredible new site called the Kids...
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