The Sound Cover speaker boosts your iPad volume by 400%. We’ll let you decide if that’s a good thing.

by Kate Etue | Gear + Hardware

We’ve gotten to the point where my kids watch most of their shows and movies on our iPad. The sound is fine when just one of them is using it at a time, but when they’re trying to share it — which is a feat in and of itself — the sound can be...

The smart bulb with a speaker built right in: A bright new trend in mash-up technology.

by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware, Life and Home

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 turning them on,...

Make a splash this summer with the JBL Charge 2+ portable Bluetooth speaker

by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware

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 house and summer just...

The Wooden Boombox: Very awesome, but not actually a boom box

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware

From the everything old is new again files, may we present the Wooden Boombox? It’s actually a Bluetooth speaker, but on the outside, it’s a brilliant hat tip to the old school boombox of my misspent 80’s youth. Only better. because this one is made...

Aether Cone: Like your own psychic wireless speaker and music player

by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware, Kids

I have seen a lot of really cool wireless speakers, but the first thing to catch my eye on the Aether Cone was the shape. It felt like a throwback to the old-timey gramophone, and the copper and black color combo totally amplified the cool factor. (Ha, get it?) But...

The Triby family phone: Finally you can ditch that landline

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware

This week at the International CES, I was honored to sit down with Andrea Smith of MommyTech TV (link coming soon!) and share some of my favorite products for families that I had seen at the show early on. I knew exactly what I wanted my first pick to be: The...

Harman Audio’s Infinity One Bluetooth speaker offers quality sound to go

by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware

We’ve covered plenty of Bluetooth speakers here on Cool Mom Tech, from teeny, slide-in-your-pocket speakers to rattle-the-wood desk, powerhouse ones. But when I saw that Harman Audio — the world’s largest car audio manufacturer — was behind the...

Harman Kardon has 2 Bluetooth speakers that bring the party to your place

by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware

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 dome was more about...

What are the best wireless speakers for kids? Reader Q&A

by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware

I am looking for a compact Bluetooth speaker for my daughter for the holidays. I don’t want to spend a fortune, but I do want good quality. And she’s 6, so I’d like it to be something she can grow with. – Jennifer   It’s a definite...

Sol Republic PUNK: An ultra rugged, affordable Bluetooth wireless speaker that rocks hard. (No wonder it’s named PUNK.)

by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware

These days, you can’t swing a USB cable a foot without knocking over at least 40 different Bluetooth wireless speakers. And that’s just the good ones. Thanks to Cool Mom Tech, I’ve been lucky enough to try out a lot of these same speakers. Oh, the...