smart home

If you've wanted to give home automation a try but aren't yet ready to make a huge investment, these awesome deals on the TP-Link Smart Plug ($18) and Mini Model ($25) might just be the perfect gateway. Both of these smart plugs work wit…

Looks like Ford took a cue from all parents everywhere who have been stuck driving their baby around in their car to get them to fall asleep, and built a baby cot that actually mimics that exact experience. (Well, for the baby that is. T…

These days, the baby monitors available to parents are a huge departure from the scratchy audio monitors from the newborn days of yore (i.e. my first child). This year's CES conference served as an exciting stage for the types of innovat…

We saw a ton of new smart home products launch last year, with offerings from Nest , WeMo , smart doorbells and much more. But wow, after walking the floors at the CES conference last week, it's clear that 2017 will bring even more integ…

Every year at CES, companies roll out some of the coolest new tech of the year , lots of which you have seen (or will see) right here on Cool Mom Tech. Then there are the tech gadgets that have us scratching our heads. Or if we had the H…

We just instituted a new family rule at my house: No yelling for mom or dad from another room. Because, enough already. But, that being said, this rule probably needs to start with me. Our solution has been the Nucleus home intercom syst…

When we see a tech trend that could keep our families safer, it definitely gets our attention, which is why we're so intrigued by smart doorbells, with two in particular that you'll want to have on your radar. Related: 3 simple home secu…

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that whenever my family heads out on a trip, we worry about the safety of our homes when we're gone. So I was intrigued by the BeON smart lightbulbs , which use clever lighting responses to prevent burgl…

The Amazon Dash service has come a long way since we first featured it two years ago when it was just a cool gadget that connected you to your Amazon shopping cart via WIFI. Since then, Amazon added Dash Button , which are little gadgets…

I have not owned a scale for about five years -- partly because the master bathroom in my house is so minuscule there's no room for one, and partly because I have no real interest in seeing what my weight is every day. There, I admitted …

I feel like I'm a pretty diligent parent who wants to know what's going on in my house. I monitor my kids' tech. I watch their after-school snacking. But one area that I don't think to check much is the air quality in my home. It's one o…

We are seeing more and more DIY home security options and video monitoring systems enter the market each year, which is great news for families. While of course the video and photo capture on these devices are a huge help to police if yo…

Whenever my husband and I manage to squeeze in a date night dinner, I have to be very conscious of my iPhone usage. He does not appreciate the lemme just check this one thing real quick business, not in the slightest. I get it, though. H…

While we laud the continual stream of gadgets that provide us with smart appliances for smarter homes, it gives pause for thought on how all of these connected devices are interacting with each other, what they're accessing, and most imp…

We do our best to save energy at home, but it is easier said than done with three kids who like to leave lights on all day long. (Even in the closets. Just, why?) That said, smart thermostats have been making it easier for so many famili…

At the recent CES 2016 show, coverage, I was excited to see all the incredible tech designed just to help parents make our lives run a little smoother on a day-to-day basis. (No diaper changing robots yet, sorry.) From trusted brands sho…

As we're seeing at CES this past week week, pretty much everything in our homes is going "smart" these days, and your baby's changing table is no exception. The Hatch Baby smart changing pad isn't just a soft place for your baby to lay w…

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…

As our houses are filling up with gifts for the holidays, it's a good time to think about home security to keep our homes safe from burglaries and just provide some extra peace of mind. Because waking up Christmas morning to no presents …

We have smart everything these days, from crockpots you can turn on remotely to get dinner started, to thermostats you turn down while you're away on vacation. And now we've come across another incredible smart gadget called Bluesmart lu…

When Liz sent me a link to Furniqi , I sort of freaked out a little because a table that charges your phone is one of the smartest tech innovations I've seen in a long time (and trust me, I see a lot). And yes, while the name is a little…

Unless you are a parent who just doesn't use a cell phone yourself -- which, huh? -- we guarantee your kids will be begging pretty much by the time they get to kindergarten, and see one classmate who already has one. We don't entirely th…

There's that wonderful moment when you first open up the box of your newest gadget and just smile at it. Some folks even give the new, shiny, and often pricy tech toy its own special name. At no point during this grand unboxing do you en…

Last year I told you about the greatest pen that has ever penned : also known as the Livescribe 3 smartpen . Well, this year, kicking off back-to-school season with class, comes the new Echo Smartpen 8GB Pro Edition . Very similar to Liv…