The Sound Cover speaker boosts your iPad volume by 400%. We’ll let you decide if that’s a good thing.
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 coolest tech for college students: Back to school shopping guide
Nothing makes us happier than being able to do lots of our back to school shopping all in one place, especially when that place is…oh, a website. Hey, we’re busy! But that doesn’t mean we don’t want to find the absolute coolest and most useful...
The smart bulb with a speaker built right in: A bright new trend in mash-up technology.
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
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...
Flowers for audio lovers
Waking up to flowers by your bedside sounds like a lovely way to start the day. Add some mellow music to that and now we’re basically recreating a spa experience for you every morning. So it’s no surprise that Soundfreaq is again teaming up with husband...
The Wooden Boombox: Very awesome, but not actually a boom box
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...
Web Coolness: Doctor Who Lego sets, new annoying Instagram feature, and printable Minecraft valentines
Here are a bunch of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Calling all Whovians! Doctor Who LEGO sets are coming. (via cnet) Hop on Lumoid’s waiting list starting February 10th and you can try out the...
Aether Cone: Like your own psychic wireless speaker and music player
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
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...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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