Cool Mom Team

If you've got a thing for photography or know someone who does, how great is this camera necklace? You can find the shoot me camera necklace at Etsy's Make Pie Not War, or if you're an Uncovet member, you can grab it there for a limited …

I've been a crazy travelin' gal lately, and one those annoying little things about travel is trying to figure out which converters to bring for all your gadgets. I love this universal travel plug adapter which beats carrying around a hum…

Obsessed with Pinterest like we are? Follow us and check out our 5 favorite techy pins from this week that we just had to share. 1. A gorgeous bag that safely carries your DSLR and your iPad, except you'd never know from looking at it. 2…

No sooner than the new iPhone 5 announcement came out did we start getting tips about the new cases that will go with the phone. Yes, a new phone in this case means new accessories, new cords and adaptors (sigh), and of course, new cases…

I've been a long time fan of quirky products ; in fact I nearly squealed when I saw my favorite power strip of theirs available Target. Yes, apparently now I get excited over power strips. So when I spotted this affordable new gadget tha…

Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, we're excited to welcome Jenna Fischer, who's sharing a favorite. When we first traveled with Weston, our almost-one year-old, we w…

It's no secret that I take nearly all my photos with my iPhone, which means in order for me turn my favorite pictures into anything but a file on my computer (that no one really ever sees but me) it takes a lot of extra steps and a lot o…

With our long drives to and from school every morning, I've been meaning to grab some audiobooks for us to enjoy. Well lucky for me, just yesterday I scored over 20 popular classics as e-books and audio books on both my Kindle and my iPh…

As predicted, Apple officially launched the new iPhone 5 today, and it's slated to be the lightest, thinnest, and quite possibly the fairest iPhone of them all. If you've been waiting to upgrade from your older model iPhone, or are wonde…

Today is my birthday. Which means for the last 10 years, it's the day I refuse to turn on any news media whatsoever and re-experience the hell that I did more than a decade ago on this date. But now that my kids are getting older and ask…

I cannot tell you how many times I've lost charge on my iPhone when I've needed it most and didn't have my Mophie charger on hand, or access to an outlet. The first soccer game photos, the beautiful sunset in Mexico...sadly the list goes…

Obsessed with Pinterest like we are? Follow us and check out our 5 faves from this week that we just had to tell you about. 1. One of our kids' fave free coloring apps, now on iPhone. Get it! 2. A food-inspired smart phone case that look…

When Barnes and Noble launched their NOOK GlowLight e-reader, I was anxious to see what Amazon would launch in return. Well, wouldn't you know that just yesterday they launched a brand new Kindle, as well as a new Kindle Fire, that we th…

If you're like me, then you've been anxiously awaiting the iPhone 5 announcement from Apple . Well, you only have to wait one more week because it's happening on September 12. Even though Apple did confirm that the new phone will be call…

Since my job is primarily on the Internet, I'm pretty vigilant about my family's privacy. So every now and then I'll search my name to see what comes up. And even though I removed myself from the Spokeo database a few years ago, I was sh…

With Labor Day here, I've got organization on the brain. So when I saw this beautiful, crafty way to make the tangle of electronics by my bedside a little more pretty and a little less "what's behind the displays at Best Buy" I was amaze…

Generally speaking, food and tech do not mix in my house because all I'm usually left with is an iPad covered in sticky smudges. But that's not the case with these yummy smart phone cases I found. The only problem: They're making my mout…

Obsessed with Pinterest like we are? Follow us on Cool Mom Tech and check out some of our favorite pins from this week that we think are worth sharing. 1. A cool iPhone case from one of our fave diaper bag designers. Want! 2. A hilarious…

I was obsessed with getting the very best photos of my kids on my iPhone on their first day back to school. But since I happened to be away, my husband had to stand-in as family photographer--which doesn't sound so bad until you see some…

I admit that I hate to think that real books might go away sometime. While I love the convenience of e-readers , I love lying in bed with the kids and turning actual pages at night. That's why I love these bookmarks that merge my love of…

With so many of our big kids using tech gadgets on a daily basis, it seems only natural that they'd use them school. So for our final installment in our Back to School Tech series, we've rounded up some of the best educational apps for b…

I cannot tell you how many iPhone docking stations we have gone through since my husband first bought me that first generation iPhone. With all that money wasted, I could have easily bought this new one that's not only super stylish but …

We've dabbled in the electric toothbrush world (or battery-operated, more aptly) but with kids who still have small mouths and small hands, most of them were a little too much to handle. And I promise that wasn't just an excuse not to br…

It's no secret that I'm completely obsessed with the Instagram app , but now my kids can get in the action with this amazing new wooden toy I discovered. Anagram is an Instagram-inspired kids' play camera made from sustainable wood and c…