by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware, Kids
My own mother has made the leap to Pandora and other streaming services which I think is pretty great. But I know that deep down, she will always be committed to NPR and often wants to listen to it in the easiest way possible: from a radio. So it might be time to...
by Kristin | Best Apps, Entertainment, Kids
It can sometimes be difficult to keep tabs on the dizzying array of digital and streaming music services and choices. Add on top of that free vs. paid services, pricing models, and mobile vs. web or desktop options — and well, are we confused yet? So we put...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
As I woke up New Year’s day and made pancakes to the sweet sounds of NPR, I realized how much I really like radio. But with radio dying, I’ve started making my way over to podcasts which let you filter exactly what you want, when you want it, often for...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Gear + Hardware
Has the audiophile in your life been very, very good this year? One more to add to our coolest audio gifts list: a beautiful, compact portable sound system and alarm clock that’s beautiful inside and out, thanks to sustainable wood and high quality stereo...
by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware
While we’ve got spring cleaning and organizing on the brain, that extends to my audio system options too. If you’ve got unwieldy woofers or cord nests polluting your otherwise clean (okay, sometimes clean) space, here’s a beautiful, simple idea from...
by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware
With SiriusXM satellite radios in our cars, and Spotify on my computer, I can’t tell you the last time I listened to the actual radio. But since this sweet little gadget arrived at my house a few weeks ago, I’ve been making up for lost time. And loving...
by Shari | Websites We Love
Once in a while, my husband and I have been known to make wise family decisions and this was one of our best: we took the TV sets out of the entire first floor of our house, wanting to spend a bit more time in conversation (remember that?) with our kids and a bit more...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Random Coolness
Are you an NPR fan who has trouble waking up in the morning? Because if so, we’ve got exactly what you need, straight from CMP fave Tocky. Tocky is that silicone-skinned alarm clock that makes it pretty much impossible for you to hit the snooze button and go...
by Cool Mom Team | Tech Toys
If you’ve got a kid with a big love for gadgets, Star Wars, and having cooler things than other kids in the class, we think we’ve found the perfect thing. The R2-D2 watch is no mere digital wristwatch, it’s got radio control powers too, that can be...
