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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…

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 …

Have you ever been going somewhere specific, but you take an early turn and end up somewhere completely unknown and completely fantastic? You feel like you've discovered something private and special. How did I not know about this place?…

Have you ever been somewhere, sitting through an event or activity, and just wishing you could hit the fast-forward button on it all? Well, last week Instagram released a new video app that is as close as we're ever going to get to that.…

I have no idea why it took me so long to finally download and try the Video Star app , but now that I did, I'm so in love. Mostly with how creative my kids are getting with it. Aw, and just when I thought nothing would tear them away fro…

If you want to add a fun twist to your next short iPhone video, you've got to try the Silent Film Studio video app , which lets you turn it into a black-and-white silent movie clip, complete with old-timey crackle 'n' pop organ music, bl…

Have you been hit with the jump-action shot photo craze? It's that thing where you or a group of people jump into the air and someone tries to capture the this is the good life , split-second moment with everyone virtually gravity-free. …

I'm all for gift cards as Mother's Day gifts (or any other gift) when it's really appreciated and thoughtful. For me: $500 to the shoe department at Saks will do. (There's a reason it's in our Mother's Day gift guide this year, ha.) For …

I'm seeing no shortage of Wi-Fi baby monitors popping up and for good reason. The ability to check on your baby with your smartphone or tablet is super convenient. I recently tested out the new D-Link HD Wi-Fi Baby Camera, which gives yo…

With the plethora of cool camera apps out there, it can be tough to know which ones to download. And if you're like me, then you're taking a lot of photos (and sharing them on Facebook and Instagram ) and you want them to look amazing. N…

So much of social media relies on storytelling. Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, even YouTube and Vine -- they are all platforms for sharing our stories with each other. Pubsoft recognized this need we have to capture and share our memories, an…

We admit we were pretty pleased with our own April Fool's joke on Cool Mom Tech yesterday-- we even fooled some of our own staff! Also, we're still apologizing to some panicked people, who are worried that their ex boyfriends know they'v…

I love my Roku 3 . Love. I've tried Apple TV and like it just fine. But hey, I'm all for more choices for streaming video content, and if Amazon comes out with a TV box as predicted, then I hope it's as good or better than anything else …

For those of you who didn't know, it's always best to shoot video from your phone in landscape mode--meaning turn your phone sideways--rather than in portrait mode. You'll get the full scene and when it displays on the computer or TV, th…

In honor of Facebook's 10th birthday, they're offering users a pretty cool feature called Lookback , which had me tearing up within the first few seconds. Just make sure you're logged into your Facebook account, then head over to the Loo…

As we begin putting our site to rest for a long winter's nap (or at least until the kids wake us up at 5 am tomorrow) I started looking at all the outrageous Christmas light show videos on YouTube, knowing how much my kids would love to …

When we recently moved, it was hard to see boxes of video camera tapes with so many special moments from my kids’ early days-- i.e the days before easy cell phone video. There are so many first moments and birthdays and holidays that sit…

Hi Cool Mom Tech! A few months back you recommended an app where parents could save or store specific videos. This was to ensure kids using iPads wouldn't stumble onto questionable material on YouTube. I feel like "Tube" was the last par…

We're excited to see all the new apps coming out that are optimized just for the new new iOS 7. Including one of the first we've tried: this awesome app that's perfect for those of you in the market for a digital baby monitor. MobiLinc C…

Back in 2009, when Roku was just a Netflix streaming device, it was pretty forward-thinking. Still, it became obsolete fast as tech often does; the video quality wasn't fabulous, and over the next few years, streaming movies could be acc…

If you're looking for something to keep the kids laughing in the back seat of the car, or at home when they've earned a little screen time, we love these 12 silly songs all found on YouTube. Especially because when you search for "funnie…

If you're as obsessed with Pinterest as we are, make sure you're following us . Then check out our 5 favorite pins from this week. 1. A cool app for iOS and Android that's a dream for parents like us who take tons of smartphone photos. 2…

We've been touting the benefits of Animoto video editing since the very first day we discovered how easy it was to make fabulous videos from your own snapshots, how professional they look, and how free they can be. (At least the short on…

It used to seem a little frivolous to invest in things like mini tripods for your smart phone camera. But now that everyone is jumping into Instagram video and the Vine app , we can see why products like these are starting to fly off the…