Web Coolness: Goodbye Galaxy Note 7, hello Google Home, and do smart leggings really work?
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. The coolest toothbrushing apps for kids. Because Halloween is coming. Here’s why Samsung is abandoning their Galaxy Note 7. TL;DR = It blows up. A new video...
Emoji smart phone cases. Because they’re already all over your phone anyway.
Oh c’mon, I know that emoji are already all over your phone. Is there anyone that can still resist the siren call? I think not! That’s why I going all-in with one of these emoji smart phone cases. The question is, which one should I get? I like Kate...
Web Coolness: Google Alphabet, new Samsung phones, and Sesame Street on HBO
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. A case that turns your iPhone into a functioning Gameboy. Seriously. A Silicon Valley giant that’s actually hiring women and minorities. Let’s hope more take their lead. Love this:...
Kiq your New Year’s resolutions into high gear with Kiqplan
If you’re like me, you’re experiencing the post-holiday bloat and sluggishness that comes along with eating holiday cookies for breakfast. For ten consecutive days. January is always a great time to get things (like bodies) back on track, and a new fitness...
Samsung Milk Music app keeps it fresh and free (and presumably organic) in the online music space
Remember when we told you that there would be more to come on the Samsung Milk Music app? Well, this is the more, and it’s pretty darn good. Milk Music essentially combines all the good things about online music streaming services into one nifty package....
New Samsung Galaxy Tablet S vs the iPad Air. Samsung is playing for keeps
Before we begin, I should tell you that I’ve been on the Apple cart from way back. However, since we’re keeping it real, I should also share that I’ve been impressed with Samsung’s overall smart device efforts in the last two or three years....
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids Review: One of the best dual operating tablet around.
The problem with trying to find a tablet for kids is that many of them tend to look like, well, tablets for kids. And the thing is, no matter how amazing might be (looking at you, Nabi 2 and Nabi Jr) I can’t convince my older kids that it’s a real tablet....
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active: A waterproof phone you don’t need a special case for
In anticipation of summer sand and surf, we recently offered up some of the best waterproof cases to protect your smartphones. And while I love my LifeProof and wouldn’t go near a pool or beach without some kind of protection for my iPhone, the new Samsung phone...
The Samsung Galaxy Camera: The reinvention of the camera in an internet age
Like so many parents, I have pretty much relied on my iPhone for taking pictures for the last few years. While the convenience is great, there are definitely times when I want to revert to the quality of my previous digital SLR camera, but don’t want to deal...NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week
Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.
We love that it's grown to become the go-to source for millions of parents who want commonsense info about tech delivered with a smile.
We even have the privilege of sharing our tips + tricks with The TODAY Show, CNN, HLN, GMA, Nightline, newspapers and magazines around the country, and our favorite -- regular parents who stop us at PTA meetings and ask us how old kids need to be to get a smartphone, and whether they really need to panic about Snapchat.
(Answer: It's complicated.)
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* 8 of our favorite online educational resources
* 10 awesome online STEM camps for kids this summer
* Homeschooling 101: Tips for newbies
* 8 ideas for homeschool schedules that may work for you
* Creative ways to socialize online
* 5 audiobook apps keep us entertained and learning
* The best ways to clean and disinfect your phones and gadgets
* 15 awesome podcasts to keep kids engaged
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