6 great Apple TV+ original shows to try, if you’re still on the fence about subscribing

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

Have you been wondering if there are enough Apple TV+ original shows to make it worth adding another streaming service to your menu? I get it, we have a lot—and I mean a lot—to choose from these days, and my family is on a budget. Since each service charges their own...

Is this the end of the movie theater? 6 gift ideas for families setting up a home movie theater this year.

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

Did you all see the huge announcement from Warner Bros. yesterday? For 2021, they’ll be streaming all their new release movies directly to HBO Max the same day they hit theaters. That means Wonder Woman, Dune, The Matrix 4 and every other movie from the studio...

Apple Event 2019: Here’s the quick and dirty on the iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Arcade, and everything else they announced

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

On Tuesday, Apple hosted their big Apple Event 2019 and announced some pretty exciting new products and services. If you had time to watch it live, this time streaming on YouTube (whoa), then you’ve probably heard all of this before. But if you’re like me...

Here’s why the iOS TV app is the best free app that you’re probably not using. Until now.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

My family ditched cable a while ago, and now we rely on a variety of apps to watch shows and movies. It’s great, but there is one problem: the annoyance of knowing the one movie I want to watch, and having to search through every app individually to find it,...

11 awesome legal streaming services that you might not know about. But should.

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

You know the frustration of sitting down for family movie night, searching Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, but not finding the show you’ve been so excited to watch, right? Well, we thought we’d share some other sites that stream great movies and TV shows...

Netflix brings choose-your-own-adventure TV to kids and it is awesome!

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

Remember those awesome choose-your-own-adventure books we all loved as kids? Well Netflix has just launched their first in a series of choose-your-own-adventure TV shows, and mama? It’s so much fun! The first episode, Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale stars...

The best Black Friday tech deals around the web

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Picks

Looking for the best Black Friday online deals? We’ve got them, because we’re all about shopping in our pajamas today and spending a little more time with our families. Or leftover stuffing. Or possibly both. Keep in mind, these Black Friday tech deals are...

It’s Prime Day at Amazon, which means awesome deals on Amazon gadgets. Surprise!

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

Prime Day is here, Amazon shoppers, which means tons of tech deals all day long, including Amazon gadgets. Surprise, right? Ha, okay. So look, if you’ve been waiting to get your hands on a new Kindle or an Amazon Echo, hop to it before they’re all gone....

PBS Kids series will now stream exclusively on Amazon: One more benefit of Prime membership.

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment

Being a total Prime junkie who likes getting the most out of my membership (hello, free shipping + Transparent!) I was excited to learn that now Prime members will get exclusive access to free streaming PBS Kids series. Then I realized oh shoot, my kids have outgrown...

What’s new and exciting from Apple for parents: The iPhone SE, the 9.7 inch iPad Pro, and iOS 9.3

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

There was lots of news at this week’s big Apple Event, from cool new developments in Apple’s dedication towards sustainability to awesome new product announcements (and price changes on existing ones). We took the time to go through it all, to share the...