Cool Mom Team

Obsessed with Pinterest like we are? Here are 5 pins we loved from this week. 1. An awesome camera bag that you can make yourself. 2. A resource that every parent with a camera should have at their finger tips. 3. The best Olympics apps …

Even with all the handy pouches and pockets in the Epiphanie camera bag or the beautiful new camera bag from Kelly Moore , if you're like me, you've still got business cards floating around on the bottom of your bag. That's why I think y…

I admit that I never thought I'd use the weather app on my iPhone when I first got it. But now I check it almost constantly, thanks to a son who's weather obsessed and a husband whose job (and getting home to us) depends on it. So since …

I've seen plenty of MP3 speakers but most of them are covered in plastic. And while I'm pretty sure I don't need to worry about my kid chewing on them, it's always nice to find more eco-friendly options, like this new speaker made from, …

The more kids I've added, the worse I've become at sending paper thank you notes. Sorry mom! But now that I've downloaded this cool new app to my iPhone, I have absolutely no excuse any more, considering they even deliver the card right …

Every year during the back-to-school season, I can't help but get nostalgic whenever I see those black and white composition books. Which is probably why I buy a bunch, and now have a stack in my closet. Well, now I can feel that way eve…

I'm pretty sure we can claim to know cool mom, author, and photographer Tracey Clark "when," since we featured her first book way back when we first started our site. She even took our first official Cool Mom Picks photo, back when we ea…

While it's been around for a little bit, I finally got to check out Microsoft's Arc Touch mouse in person and uh...is it strange to be coveting a mouse? The Arc Touch Mouse now makes pretty much any mouse you've ever used in your life lo…

As someone who walks around with a Kindle, iPad, or MacBook Air in my bag on a daily basis, I'm a big fan of gadget sleeves, like these stylish ones that are perfect for fall. You'll find a Stash Bag gadget cover for almost every kind of…

This past week, I was excited to have a chance to Skype chat with a teacher in Maine about the amazing things she's doing in her classroom thanks to technology. If you take a look at the Skype Education page , you'll be blown away by the…

I'm fascinated by the idea that the more technology progresses, the more we're yearning for the pre-digital days. And I'm not the only one -- check out the our reviews on stop-motion lomo cams , rotary phone iPhone docks , and funky 35mm…

Yep, we're obsessed with Pinterest too. Here are five of our favorite techie pins this week. 1. Wooden blocks for kids designed like an iPhone . 2. A perfect road trip app that helps you find coffee, wifi, restrooms and more on your jour…

Considering most of the photos of my kids are taken with the Instagram app , I'm always looking for cool ways to get them off my camera.So now, along with Casetagram iPhone cases and Stitchtagram pillows , you've got a new option: turnin…

Our family has had the official Olympics kick-off marked on our calendar for the entire month. What can we say, we're Olympics junkies! This also means I've been testing out a slew of Olympics apps to figure out which app will be the bes…

As someone who multitasks all day long with work and four kids, you can bet I need a bag that does the same exact thing. That's why I've got my eye on the newest Kelly Moore camera bag slated to be ready to ship in just a couple of weeks…

Look at this picture quickly: Cool camera, right? Now look closely...because it's actually an iPhone. I'm totally blown away by the gorgeous iCA Leather iPhone cases that turn your ordinary ubiquitous Apple phone into something more. At …

Babyproofing, when you're a tech mama, is just a wee bit more nightmarish than for those who don't own 8 million power strips. But maybe this outlet cover will help ease your pain? At $6 for a set of 4, you're probably not going to use t…

We're obsessed with Pinterest too! Here, five of our favorite pins this week. 1. 5 helpful ways to organize your digital photos 2. A cool kids desk at an amazing price 3. An easy way to turn your iPad into a DVD for car rides . 4. An ado…

Remember when a kid's first camera wasn't an accidentally unlocked iPhone? We do, too. And we're glad it's available again, but without all those pesky dangerous bits from the original version. The Fisher-Price Changeable Disk Camera has…

Whether we're camping, trying to catch fireflies, or just going out to the beach to watch the waves by moonlight, my kids like to have a little light nearby to keep an eye out for those things that go bump in the night. And while flashli…

If you're moving, the thought of sending beautiful little change of address stationery is kind of lovely. But let's be frank, in this day and age, that means you're asking your friends and family to open the card, bring it to the compute…

As much as we love all the popular apps and filters that give any old iPhoneographer more professional results, it's kind of great to see that those cheats (let's be honest) are also getting more and more people excited about learning cl…

If you've got a kid with a big love for gadgets, Star Wars, and having cooler things than other kids in the class, we think we've found the perfect thing. The R2-D2 watch is no mere digital wristwatch, it's got radio control powers too, …

More and more, you're probably hearing about checkpoint-friendly cases for your laptop--in other words, cases that make things easier for the TSA; and help you get through that security line quickly, so that Mr. Grumpypants Impatient Fre…