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Pixel Kit: It’s Lite-Brite for the 21st-century tech-savvy kid. And it’s awesome.

If you were obsessed with Lite-Brite as a kid like I was, I bet you, er, your kids will love Pixel Kit, a new Lite-Brite-esque coding toy from Kano. It’s all the best of the quintessential ’80s toy, with the cool tech updates a 21st-century kid expects....

BB-9E is here, and he might just be the droid you’ve been looking for.

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys and Random Fun

May we introduce you to BB-9E, the newest Star Wars droid? This evil counterpart of the beloved BB-8 will make his appearance in the upcoming The Last Jedi movie. But if you don’t want to wait to see him on the big screen, you can bring him home thanks to...

Your living room: the final frontier

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys and Random Fun

With all this solar eclipse talk (or The Great American Eclipse, if you’re fancy), our kids’ interest in space has been piqued. Well, even more than it already is, which is why this indoor space play tent caught our eye. Related: Where to find the best...

Web Coolness: a Nintendo-themed game room, LED eyelashes, how to make your own smart speaker, and more

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Hands up: how many of you wish you had this Nintendo-themed game room in your home? This manufacturer will only sell electric cars starting in 2019. Here’s...

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Now with AI. And a sense of humor.

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys and Random Fun

We’re big fans of Sphero, as you might guess considering we’ve featured lots of their cool tech toys here on Cool Mom Tech (BB-8 anyone?), so it’s no surprise we’re intrigued by their newest launch, Spider-Man. But unlike their other toys that...

Mover Kit: A new wearable STEM coding toy we had our kids put to the test

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys and Random Fun

You’ll find no shortage of STEM kits for kids these days, many of which, like Bitsbox and Little Passports’ new Science Expeditions (just to name a couple), we’ve featured here on Cool Mom Tech. So, when our editor Kristen discovered the new Mover...

3 simple questions to ask before you purchase a WIFI-connected smart toy for your kids

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety, Tips and Tricks

With the recent CloudPets hack, and others like it (remember Hello Barbie?), it’s becoming clearer that smart toys, particularly the stuffed animal kind, could pose a privacy risk that parents should know about. Don’t get us wrong, we love smart toys and...

The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! #Shero!

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Looks like it’s shaping up to be a very LEGO day at Cool Mom HQ. First we find the awesome Hamilton Musical LEGO set concept that you can vote for right now on the community site and now… (drumroll) at long last, the company has approved production of the...

Pixlplay turns any smart phone into a cool camera for kids

by Kate Etue | Camera Gear, Cameras, Tech Toys and Random Fun

If your kids are like mine, they’re obsessed with taking pictures, and well, your phone is a better camera option than your DSLR. Except, it’s still a pretty expensive piece of tech. So, when I heard about the Kickstarter campaign for the new Pixlplay...

Let kids choose their own STEM adventure with the Electric Motors Catalyst box.

by Caroline Siegrist | Tech Toys and Random Fun

If you’re a regular Cool Mom Tech reader, then you know we love STEM-oriented toys for children, especially if they’re so fun and challenging that kids don’t notice they’re educational, like the new Electric Motors Catalyst box. Unlike some of...

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