smart home

There are no shortage of activity trackers on the market, with new ones like the Misfit Flash Link being added every day. It's hard to keep up! But unlike the other wearable tech devices we've seen, this one appears to go beyond tracking…

Question: How many Beyoncés does it take to screw in a light bulb? Answer: As many as you're in the mood for, because these rad LED light bulbs are also Bluetooth wireless speakers. So basically whatever strikes your fancy when you're tu…

We've covered plenty of portable, Bluetooth speakers here at Cool Mom Tech, but I think the brand new JBL Charge 2+ basically blew all the other ones right out of the water. Heh. The JBL Charge 2+ is already getting plenty of use at our …

If you're always looking for the newest, coolest toys for your kids, we think you're going to want to know about the introduction of the wildly cool Disney Playmation this fall, because mamas? This could be a category changer. If it does…

I like to think of myself as a pretty relaxed mom so I haven't really considered all those wearable baby monitors on the market right now. Let's just say I have been known to let the baby sleep in her wet diaper all night long or staying…

Wearable fitness tech is super hot right now. (Duh, right?) And with all the rad, new stuff coming down the line, it almost feels as if we're getting a mini workout just trying to keep up. I especially like these cool, stylish fitness tr…

We are always looking for ways that we can live a greener lifestyle with our families, but trust us, we know how overwhelming it can be. As we've discovered over the years, it's the small things that can really add up -- in effort and at…

It's Earth Day 2015, and this is always the time we stop and think of ways that we can save energy -- and money -- in our everyday lives. One of the trends we're really starting to see blow up, at last, is the use of solar power. There a…

I was definitely fascinated by the smart home trend at CES back in January, and particularly the smart light bulbs . Though they do seem more like a fun special effect rather than a necessity for your home. But after playing around the t…

Last week I went skiing with a friend while our kids were at school, because that's what you do in Colorado. But when she checked in with her kids, she discovered that neither one of them had a key to the house, and had to scramble to ma…

It's clear that sleep tracking is all the rage in 2015. And I get it. Listen. If it were possible to marry one's bed, I would have been in deep mattressmony (ha) long ago. So when I heard about the Luna Matress Cover , the first one that…

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I'm not even kidding when I say that the Beaba Bib'expresso bottle warmer, which totally looks and acts like a coffee maker, saved my butt with my fourth baby back in 2010. I was traveling a lot and doing the breastfeeding, pumping, form…

Even people who don’t love to cook seem to get excited about high-tech kitchen appliances . Combine that with people who love coffee, and I’m pretty sure that covers nearly the entire population. Or at least all of us geeks here. If you …

We dress up every other part of our smart phones, from gorgeous cases to pretty wallpaper. So why shouldn't your keyboard get a little makeover too? We found 3 fun keyboard apps to perk up your phone and make it look cooler than ever. 1.…

I can barely keep track of the TV remote control, let alone the one for the cable box, the Blu-Ray, the ... you get where I'm going, which is why I was pretty enthralled with Pronto at CES 2015, a gadget and app that lets you control all…

There were no shortage of sleep gadgets at CES 2015 this year, and you can bet my interest was piqued. If there's anything I need more of in my life, other than Bradley Cooper (not entirely joking), it's sleep. Now we just recently featu…

Having kids means having a nightlight. These handy little things keep beneath-the-bed monsters at bay and light the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night. So it was only a matter of time before this classic plug-in got an upgrad…

My house has more than one room in it. I'd bet this doesn't surprise you, but for years our thermostat hasn’t seemed to grasp this idea. I've long suspected that it doesn’t accurately reflect the temperature in my bedroom, or in the kitc…

With its see-through dome, gentle glow-y light and curved corners, the new Harman Kardon Aura Bluetooth speaker system looks like something out of an art gallery or maybe even a space museum. To be honest, I wasn't sure at first if the d…

I am so grateful for the advances in tech we've seen in the last few years. Still, there are times when I know I need to put down the screens and be present, but that's really hard when I'm expecting an important call or email. The Notti…

Longtime pen enthusiast here. I consider it a key tool of my trade -- well, next to my MacBook, that is. And having such an old school but truly integral instrument linked to my tech gadgetry only deepens my fondness of it. However, some…

There are quite a few virtual decorating online resources that allow you to place your virtual furniture in your virtual home to get a sense of what it will look like. We've liked SketchUp , NousDecor , and even the awesome augmented rea…

I rely on my home office to keep everything straight, from school lunches to blog posts, which is why I'd love to have a creative workspace that looks so great that I really want to be there, rather than at my local coffee shop. Let's be…