travel tech

Well it didn't take long at all for Roku to come out with their very own Roku Streaming Stick to compete with the Google Chromecast which is creeping its way into carry-ons of entertainment-starved travelers everywhere. As an avowed Roku…

We all have our rational list of features that make for ideal laptop messenger bags but can I get real for just a second? We know why some of our menfolk pick their bags – it's for the way they look when slung nonchalantly over their sho…

Admittedly we spend a lot of time window shopping for our own tech gadgets, but with Father's Day coming up, we thought we'd do the benevolent thing and look for a little gadget case love for the menfolk. Should the cool dads in your lif…

Sadly, my kids' interest in most drawing apps are growing more and more short-lived. The basic digital coloring pages just don't hold the interest of a seven and nine-year-old they way they once did. And then we found the My Virtual Fash…

I've come across my fair share of cool travel apps , many of which we've covered on Cool Mom Tech, but once in a while I come across one that makes me scratch my head in amazement and think, wait, how is that possible, like the Tunnel Vi…

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend--and Memorial Day weekend traffic, whoo!--I was so happy to get a chance to sit down with Google yesterday and learn more about some of the incredible changes they've made to the Google Maps app. I f…

Sometimes you just want pump up your jams and listen out loud for the world to hear instead of keeping it contained to your headphones, which why you need to meet the Tadpole mini Bluetooth Speaker , the mini-est ( let's make this a word…

If you're like me and have ridiculous smart phone battery life issues and always need to have your smart phone plugged into the wall, the car charger, or a battery pack, then you need The Power Purse like yesterday. So ignore the name (s…

Though I live in New York City, with its world-class public transportation system (mostly), I must admit that I'm more of a car person which means I drive, I taxi, I Uber and now I uberFAMILY . And I bet lots of other parents will too, c…

If your kids are like mine, you've heard Let It Go about 1400 times so far, which is why I'm a new fan of LilGadgets Bluetooth wireless headphones , sparing me from hearing the same thing over and over again--all without the wires. We ha…

I still can't believe how small and smart Kii is, a compact charger that fits right on your keychain. Hence the name. Get it? Now we've loved Bluelounge ever since we featured their CableBox awhile back, and their new Kii falls right in …

The portable Bluetooth speaker market might be a crowded one, but I found a new one that not only packs a lot of punch into a small package, but does so with a bargain basement price. Playing around with the Anker MP141 Portable Bluetoot…

I'm thinking we might need to get with the new POWERQUBE charger pronto, and I'll tell you why. Because I have a feeling I'm not alone here. See, there's this one spot in our kitchen that somehow became plug-in central. It's where my hus…

Every time I think I'm an official adult whose electronic devices are not tech toys, but actual serious gadgetry, the internet comes along showing off some accessory like this travel charger kit, which makes me instantly revert to high s…

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw the Beats Pill bike mount , but then I realized that although I am not the bike rider myself, I remembered the old days of cruising around town with a boom box in the front basket. This is definitely …

I have become something of an iPhone charging addict. Does that make me a juicer? I can't travel without my Mophie case, my portable battery pack , and now my Belkin BOOSTUP , a fast charger for iPad, iPhone and other iOS devices. Let's …

I'm excited about the introduction of Gemshare , a brand new recommendations app for iOS that's like a mix of Yelp meets Angie's List meets Travelocity meets your own Facebook network. It lets you create a social network of actual friend…

One of the best Christmas gifts I ever received was this slim portable radio and cassette player. It wasn't quite official, heavy-duty "boom box" level, but it was red, super-cute and had -- ahem -- a double tape deck. You couldn't tell …

A re you obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Make sure you're following us to catch all our daily picks plus the coolest tech finds from around the web. 1. Such a beautiful photo gift idea . How far away is Mother's Day again? 2. This is …

When my oldest was newly sporting big girl undies, my greatest fear suddenly became, What if she has to go, and I can't find a bathroom? Now multiply by a factor of 10 for our trips into New York. Modern city parents, have no fear. Way2G…

O bsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us ! Then check out these 5 awesome tech pins, plus all our daily picks from our own site and around the web. 1. Isn't this IT Crowd shirt the best ever? 2. These Minecraft creations are pretty …

Well of course we're obsessed with the LEGOLAND Model Builder Challenge . Our kids are all big fans of LEGO, and so are we, especially the blocks aren't underfoot or getting sucked up by the vacuum. The LEGO Movie was a huge hit, and LEG…

With the huge popularity of wearable tech and smartwatches , it's no surprise that Google is leading the fray with Android Wear which they just announced today. And from I can tell, it's worth getting excited about. Along with allowing t…

In honor of St Patrick's Day, we've rounded up some very cool tech accessories in very cool shades of green. In fact, they'll look chic long after the green beer specials in your local tavern are mercifully gone. We recently featured the…