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A fabulous bracelet that just so happens to charge your phone

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories

There’s no shortage of stylish tech these days. Tory Burch FitBit bracelets, cool keychain chargers, and gorgeous USB necklaces, just to name a few. And now, a lightning cable bracelet courtesy of Rebecca Minkoff. Isn’t is fabulous? Hidden inside this hot...

Web Coolness: How Periscope is changing music, a new Art of the Brick exhibit, and the coolest dad on Instagram

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Reason #51923 we wish we were at Comic Con: Art of the Brick creator Nathan Sawaya is previewing his new DC Comics exhibit. (via Pop Sugar Tech) Hey swimmers,...

Disney Playmation: The next level wearable tech toy that every kid is going to beg for.

by Nicole Blades | Games + Gaming

If you’re always looking for the newest, coolest toys for your kids, we think you’re going to want to know about the introduction of the wildly cool Disney Playmation this fall, because mamas? This could be a category changer. If it does everything...

Sponsored Message: The making of the Gameband + Minecraft. And a special Target deal, too.

Father’s Day Tech Gifts: 4 stylish fitness trackers for men that look great out of the gym, too

by Nicole Blades | Fitness + Health

Wearable fitness tech is super hot right now. (Duh, right?) And with all the rad, new stuff coming down the line, it almost feels as if we’re getting a mini workout just trying to keep up. I especially like these cool, stylish fitness trackers for men that...

The newest Tory Burch for FitBit bracelet is hot. The end.

by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health

I’ve had my eye on the Tory Burch for FitBit collection ever since it launched last year, in fact, we picked it as one of the coolest tech accessories of 2014. But the newest bracelet might just have me digging out my FitBit after all these months. With the...

The Apple Watch: The best thing ever, or the end of human interaction as we know it?

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion + Accessories

Today the world was treated to a comprehensive demo of the Apple Watch via the Apple Watch Event live announcement. On one hand, the geek in me is flipping out. Anyone who ever watched Get Smart is probably nodding vigorously right now and thinking, the future is...

Piquing our geek: A watch that keeps you awake

by Julie | Fashion + Accessories

I’ve pulled my share of all-nighters, relying on caffeine to keep me alert, or at least upright. But now there’s a new high tech way to stay awake, thanks to the Spark watch. Spark looks like a sleek, modern watch, but it’s what’s inside that...

Lumoid Home Try-On service: Try fitness trackers before you buy one

by Julie | Fitness + Health

I have tried a lot of fitness trackers over the past few years. If it can track my steps and my sleep, it’s probably spent some time on my wrist. So I know from experience that while different gadgets may look the same on paper, it’s hard to tell what works best for...

Kiq your New Year’s resolutions into high gear with Kiqplan

by Jeana | Fitness + Health

If you’re like me, you’re experiencing the post-holiday bloat and sluggishness that comes along with eating holiday cookies for breakfast. For ten consecutive days. January is always a great time to get things (like bodies) back on track, and a new fitness...

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