Back to School Tech: Cool gadgets + gear for big kids

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech

Our tweens and teens heading back to school aren’t satisfied with cute erasers and personalized pencils anymore. They want tech! Aside from all those tablets and phones and laptops they’ve got 400 good reasons they need, here are a few little doodads to...

V Tech Retro Phone – everything old is new again. Only prettier.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We’re increasingly seeing a yearning for the pre-cell phone days of yore. There’s iRetrophone which is an iPhone dock disguised as old desk phone, and the Pop Phone headset which lets you talk on your mobile phone with a classic corded headset....

Kids and cell phones? Kajeet can put you both at ease

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware

Kids and cell phones is a combo that strikes fear into even the most laid-back parents. As my oldest daughter inches closer to cell phone age, I’ve decided to do my research early so I’m ready when she’s ready. And while it’s tough to know what...

AT&T FamilyMap – reach out and track someone

by Jeana | Best Apps

Talking to parents of older kids makes me want to build a machine that will stop time in its tracks. While I look forward to my kids getting older (kinda), there is so much comfort in their ages right now and not having to question where they are at all times, who...

Piquing Our Geek: Cool off with your smartphone

by Delilah S. Dawson | Life and Home

Just when we’re getting used to the idea that your smartphones can control your sound system, Friedrich has now invented a space-age air conditioner that you can control remotely with your smartphone, computer, or tablet.Pretty cool, right? From Belkin’s...

A last minute Father’s Day printable for a tech dad

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

If you’ve got a gadget-loving dad, we imagine he’ll appreciate this clever printable Father’s Day card that you can DIY with not all that much effort.  No hot glue guns, promise! The very creative iDad card just requires printing and cutting lots of...

Subscribing to Cool Mom Tech is super smart. Like this phone.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Uncategorized

We think it’s smart to subscribe to Cool Mom Tech. And while we imagine winning this $700 Galaxy smartphone is more lucky than smart, why not get a chance to do both?All you have to do to enter is click here and subscribe– being sure to check the box for...

The CMT/Motorola Productivity Guide for Working Parents Series: Making mobile work for you, not against you

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

For so many working parents in this world of technology, the office isn’t just in your house or a building. It’s wherever you happen to have a cell connection–the subway, your kid’s lacrosse game, the coffee shop, movie theater. (But just...

Spring cleaning your tech: The best tips and tricks for cleaning your gadgets

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

No matter how much I try to follow the “clean hands = clean gadgets” rule, I’m also dealing with four kids who seem to get their smudgy hands on them any chance the get. Now’s the perfect time to get in the habit of cleaning your gadgets, from...

Pong keeps Android users’ heads safe too!

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Ever since the World Health Organization came out with the report about cell phones and radiation, I’ve been a big advocate of Pong cases. And now they’ve added some new cases to their list, which will make you Samsung Galaxy S II (and other Droid) owners...