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5 sweet Mother’s Day gifts for a geeky mom

by Cool Mom Staff | Fashion + Accessories

Just because you have a geeky mom in your life doesn’t mean she doesn’t want something sweet and sentimental too. After all, as techy as we get, I’d imagine most of us are hoping for something a little more personal than “Happy Mother’s...

Piquing Our Geek: Nike+ FuelBand

by Cool Mom Staff | Fitness + Health

As a runner and fitness buff, I’m a big fan of Nike+ gadgets. So you can bet my interest was piqued when I heard about their new FuelBand release that I’m dying to get my hands on already. The concept of the Nike+ FuelBand and iPhone app isn’t...

5 ways to get fit in 2012 using tech

by Cool Mom Staff | Fitness + Health

I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that after a month full of sweets, I’ve got the perennial “Get in Shape” resolution at the top of my list. I’ve already stocked up on the coolest fitness gear, but now I’m looking to tech to give...

The FitBit Ultra: Now with more fit. Or so we hope.

by Cool Mom Staff | Fitness + Health

We raved about the FitBit last year as the perfect holiday tech gift for fitness-obsessed family members, so I was thrilled to learn that they just launched a new, juiced up version this week. Especially with the holiday or what I call “eating” season upon...

Locket 2.0

by Delilah S. Dawson | Fashion + Accessories

For centuries, people have used lockets to store personal items from paintings to photographs to the hair of dead people (ew!). Now, thanks to a creative mix of art and technology, we’ve found a locket that can store about 800 photos. Or the entire Oxford...

Piquing Our Geek: Jawbone UP

by Cool Mom Staff | Fitness + Health

Every time I’ve tried to lose my postpartum baby weight (that’s uh, four times for those of you keeping count) I find I have the most success when I keep a journal of what I’m eating and how I’m working out. So as I try to lose those last pesky...

5 ways tech can help you lose weight

by Cool Mom Staff | Fitness + Health

About five months after having my third child, I had to wear a strapless bridesmaid’s dress to my sister-in-law’s wedding. With more than 40 pounds of my baby weight still to lose, I decided that was enough motivation to whip myself into shape. I lost...

Using technology to get kids outside to play

by Mir | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Understand that I am happily in the “throw the kids outside periodically and let them figure it out” camp of kids and exercise; I think that for many kids, that’s all it takes to make sure they’re moving around enough. But for some kids, you...

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