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The big Apple announcement: iPhone 6 (in two sizes!), iOS 8, and Apple Pay

September always brings two emotional events for me: 1) the kids going back to school and 2) Apple’s annual announcement. Okay, so emotional may be an overstatement on the second event, but the gorgeousness that is the new iPhone 6 actually did bring a tear to...

Sync Smartband: A little peace of mind around their wrists

by Christina Refford | Fitness + Health

These days, there’s no shortage of cool tech that families can wear around their wrists, but it’s about to get more useful and sophisticated with the development of the Sync Smartband. Made in sizes for kids and their grown ups, this little watch-sized...

iSwimband: The most essential poolside tech accessory parents could need

by Jeana | Family Safety Apps

With this being the first summer with our third baby, I have been thrown back into super vigilant mode when it comes to pool safety. While summer is coming to a close, we’ve still got quite a few weeks of hot swim weather left (and an upcoming warm weather trip...

Web Coolness: Tom Hanks’ new app, ice bucket challenge, and more

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 custom Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle NES. So cool. Will these solar-powered chargers (now being tested in Bryant Park) be coming to a park near you?...

Wearable blood pressure monitors? Reader Q + A

by Jeana | Fitness + Health

Over the years, I’ve appreciated Cool Mom Tech’s recommendations for fitness and health trackers that record heart rate, sleep and activity patterns. Have you found gadgets, preferably wearable, that monitor blood pressure? – Karine Hi Karine, thanks...

Smart Jewelry from Ringly: If you’re smart, you’ll want it.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion + Accessories

Well if there was any doubt that wearable tech was blowing up–and getting prettier–you only have to look at these pages where it seems that there’s something new and cool coming out nearly every day now. Recently, it was the beautiful Misfit Shine...

Misfit Shine: The prettiest activity tracker in all the land

by Julie | Fitness + Health

With the explosion of fitness tech, we’ve seen a ton of cool activity trackers, like the Jawbone UP, FitBit Flex, and Garmin vívofit. Now we’ve found one that looks prettier and does even more than the others: The Misfit Shine. The Misfit Shine not only...

11 cool tech gifts for college students. Because they deserve it.

by Cool Mom Staff | Computers

If you’ve got a student heading to college for the first time this fall–or even the eighth time (go, phD candidates!)–we’ve put together some of our favorite tech gifts for college students culled together from the wishlists of college kids we...

Fitness gifts for dad: The best wearable fitness tech to keep him going and going and going.

by Julie | Father's Day Gifts

Dads may love gadgets, but there are some dads who prefer the kinds that help get them off the couch. With wearable tech booming this year, we’ve rounded up some favorite fitness gifts for dads who want to get in shape this Father’s Day– or who are...

Garmin vivofit fitness band and how it compares to the Jawbone UP24

by Julie | Fitness + Health

It seems like every week we hear about a new fitness tracker, so we weren’t surprised to hear that fitness giant Garmin has gotten in on the trend with their new Garmin vívofit fitness tracker. I’ve been using it for a few weeks, and I can safely say...

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