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Web coolness: Why you can’t have a lightsaber, the trouble with airline boarding passes, and more!

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. 15 ways Alexa can make your life easier over this holiday break. Be sure to rip yours to shreds: Boarding pass barcodes reveal a lot of information about you. And...

How to use the KonMari Method with the tech in your life

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks

Just because January is over doesn’t mean we can’t still clean, organize, declutter and start fresh. Most of us will start (and finish) with the obvious physical objects surrounding us and taking up space. While our editor Christina shared how the KonMari...

Upgrading for the holidays? Helpful services for selling or recycling your old tech

by Jeana | Helpful Services

If you’re upgrading your family (or yourself) in the gadget department this holiday season, here are several services that can help you sell or recycle your old gadgets, beyond wrapping them up for your kids that is. Which hey, isn’t such a terrible idea...

Find a new home for your old laptop with Globetops

by Jeana | Causes and General Do-Gooding

Many of us may soon find ourselves with shiny new laptops, but unsure of what to do with the old model. While there are some great options out there for recycling or reselling your old tech, we’re really excited about Globetops laptop donation service,...

How to sell your old iPhone: A comparison of the top 6 trade-in programs

by Jeana | Cell Phones

Ever since the big Apple announcement last week, I find myself ogling over the iPhone 6/6+ and the Apple Watch. They’re just so darn pretty. And seeing some great buyback programs is definitely enticing me to trade up from the iPhone 5, as happy as I am with it....

Web Coolness: Game of Phones, an Apple recycling program, and Photoshop controversy.

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. You will not believe what someone found on old floppy disks. Hint: It’s amazing! Forget Game of Thrones. We’re trying Game of Phones at our...

Kidizen app: For buying, selling, and coveting gently used kids’ stuff.

by Kristin | Shopping Apps

Online consignment for children’s clothing isn’t exactly new. We’ve shown you sites like ThredUp and Swap Mamas. But now there’s the new Kidizen app that makes quick (and financially savvy) work of buying and selling kids’ clothes, toys,...

5 ways to recycle your old iPhone

by Julie | Helpful Services

Ready to upgrade to the new iPhone 5S, and wondering what to do with your current iPhone? You might be surprised to learn what it’s worth, even if you’ve been hanging onto your early iPhone 4 like me. Here’s the scoop on five smart ways to trade in,...

Hit the road with the Toca Cars app

by Pilar | Fun Apps for Kids

Creative, quirky, playful, rule free and devoid of in-app pop ups (hooray!)–all reasons why Toca Boca is one of our most favorite app developers for kids. So lets rejoice for the new Toca Cars app! Taking a cue from more complex games like Minecraft (ahem, Toca...

The ecoATM: A fascinating if a slightly Orwellian way to recycle your tech for cash

by Liz Gumbinner | Helpful Services

I am fascinated by the concept of something called an ecoATM. My first thought is that it runs on solar power and doesn’t print receipts. But then I learned it’s not about getting money. At least not without putting more inside it than a debit card. The...

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