A great light therapy lamp to help you beat the shorter days.
Oh, Daylight Savings. The time that non-parents cheer for that extra hour of sleep. As for me, I kind of dread the shorter daylight hours knowing that Seasonal Affective Disorder tends to hit me hard. I get tired, cranky (sorry, colleagues), crave carbs up the whazoo,...
The LG GizmoPal phone wristwatch for kids: It could change the way you get in touch. Or yell for them to come home, at least.
Unless you are a parent who just doesn’t use a cell phone yourself — which, huh? — we guarantee your kids will be begging pretty much by the time they get to kindergarten, and see one classmate who already has one. We don’t entirely think that...
10 essential tips for protecting your tech gadgets so they last. (Or at least until the next version comes out.)
There’s that wonderful moment when you first open up the box of your newest gadget and just smile at it. Some folks even give the new, shiny, and often pricy tech toy its own special name. At no point during this grand unboxing do you envision the gadget in...
4 Eco-friendly headphones we love. Now you can save the planet while you listen.
When I think about high-tech headphones, I don’t usually associate them with natural materials like wood. But some big brands are now making eco-friendly headphones that sound amazing with beautiful, earthy textures instead of the glitzy metals and plastics...
Privet by KidsLink: A great new addition to parenting advice apps
Along with the diapers and burp clothes and countless other pieces of baby gear, perhaps the most valuable things that new (and newish) parents can receive are the BTDT words of wisdom from other parents who are boldly and actively doing the hard work of parenting....
Can Kokoon EEG wireless headphones help you get better sleep?
Ever since becoming parents, it’s the thing that so many of us crave, covet and perhaps miss the most about our pre-kid lives: sleep, glorious sleep. And on Cool Mom Tech, we’re all about sharing helpful tips and tech for getting better sleep. Because,...
Ily vs Triby smackdown! Which is the best no-landline family phone for you?
One of our top family tech picks from CES this year was Triby, the wireless hands-free speaker phone that helps keep the whole family in touch, even without a landline. The preview got us giddy for the technology to come for those of us getting rid of landlines at...
Bluetooth and digital thermometers that offer high-tech peace of mind to parents
Wow, we’ve come a long way from the mercury thermometers we held under our tongues as kids (or uh elsewhere) haven’t we? New innovations in digital thermometers are like a whole new world. They can send info to your smartphone, track your symptoms and...
Piquing our geek: The Light Phone helps keep you off your phone.
Browsing the crowdfunding scene, we’re always amazed by the space-age ideas being brought to life out there and making us go, whoa. Now, it’s the the Light Phone, an ultra compact phone that totally looks like it’s from a sci-fi movie. Billed as...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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