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3 types of security devices to help you keep an eye on your holiday deliveries

The ladies who live on my quiet, suburban neighborhood street have gone full-on neighborhood watch this week, because we’ve had a rash of packages stolen off front porches. Our delivery services are at maxed-out capacity, and they’re hurrying to get...

Web Coolness: Does tech have room for breastfeeding moms, Lego Star Wars Force Awakens, and Minecraft valentines

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them too. Love this: Kids create their own superhero cyborg prosthetics A sneak peek at the upcoming Lego Star Wars Force Awakens game! Interesting piece: Does tech not have...

The new Polaroid CUBE+ is super cool, wifi-ready, and still cute as a button

by Nicole Blades | Cameras

As you may have guessed, we’re officially smitten with the new Polaroid CUBE+. It all started last year, when we first laid eyes on the 1.0 version of this bite-sized, lifestyle action camera. Back then, we were totally impressed with the 6 megapixels pics and...

First camera recommendations for kids? Reader Q+A

by Jeana | Cameras, Tips and Tricks

My daughter is turning 6 and I’d like to get her a camera. We gave her an old Canon point-and-shoot for Christmas and she is so responsible with it – she’s ready for a new one of her own. I love the Fujifilm Instax Mini (especially Hello Kitty), but...

Capture the action of summer with the new VTech Kidizoom Action Cam for kids

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Ever since my husband showed the kids the GoPro videos he took while mountain biking, they’ve wanted to take the same kind of cool action videos, even if all they’re doing is riding a scooter down the driveway. And since we’re not so keen on handing...

The Lily Camera is the first throw-and-shoot drone. Whoa.

by Julie | Tech Toys and Random Fun

We’ve seen a lot of cameras around here, and we’ve tested them out under some pretty extreme conditions. (Ask Kristen and me about our kayaking adventure at the GoPro Mountain Games sometime.) But we were all blown away when we learned about the Lily...

The new silicone GoPro camera cases: Like bubble wrap for your camera.

by Julie | Camera Gear

If you’re planning to give a GoPro camera to your favorite daredevil this holiday season, we found just the accessory to go along with this awesome gift. These silicone GoPro cases from Photojojo can help keep your GoPro from slipping out of your hand while...

Two truly fantastic new baby monitors for very lucky new parents

by Jeana | Baby Tech, Home Security

With a baby in a more predictive sleep pattern (finally!), I’m thankful that I’m not spending my evenings and wee hours sitting on the edge of my bed staring down the baby monitor, as fun as that was. But for the climbing-out-of-the-crib stage of life,...

7 creative video ideas to help preserve family memories in cool ways

by Cool Mom Staff | Photo Apps

It’s hard to believe that when our first children were born, capturing them on video meant getting out a clunky camera, hoping the batteries were good and that the card still had some memory left, then finding the right cords to connect it to a computer so we...

Web Coolness: A clever geeky birth announcement, hilarious TV awards, and a guilty pleasure Instagram feed.

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. A geeky birth announcement that’s so clever, it crashed a site. Research about kids and screen time: As you can imagine, too much is not a good...

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