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If there's anything that drives me crazy, it's an overflowing, disorganized email inbox. I get upwards of 200 emails a day (and that's just the pitches!), but I do a pretty decent job of keeping everything in order, thanks in part to som…

We are so excited that Cool Mom Tech is partnering with Motorola this month, makers of the new Motorola Elite Sliver Bluetooth Headset , to provide tips to help make the lives easier for all you busy working parents. Now that we've tackl…

Dick Bruna's Miffy has been a longtime favorite around here--you know, cute little bunny from Holland? X for a mouth? So of course my kids were happy to get to play with Miffy's brand new iPad app. Along the lines of Mo Willems' Pigeon A…

Now that photo apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic have made square photos more common, it was only a matter of time before someone got into the frame game with options made just for our collective iPhoneography obsession. Hatchcraft is …

It's new iPad announcement day! And if you follow Cool Mom Tech on Twitter , then you know that we're pretty excited about the big Apple iPad announcement that was just made. And very intrigued by the fact that it's not an iPad 3. After …

If you've just come to accept that your iPhone is now your main camera, at least there are plenty of options now to help make those pictures look a lot better. The Holga iPhone lens is a nifty little device that snaps right to your phone…

We are so excited that Cool Mom Tech is partnering with Motorola this month to bring you this series that provides tips to help make the lives easier of busy working parents. One of the things we really like about Motorola as a company i…

So you've got the iMac. You've got the iPad. And now you're realizing that wait...you might even need to use both at the same time. Say, if you want to have a Facetime chat while searching the web or reading through a Powerpoint deck. Or…

With iPhones, iPads, e-readers and video games coming out of our ears, my house is being overrun by cords. Aside from labeling them with a Sharpie (Tip: silver works great on black cords), I've decided that since I'm cleaning and organiz…

As a bona fide child of the 80s, I've always had a thing for pop art pioneer Keith Haring. And I think he would have loved seeing how his artwork has new life in the world of tech. The Keith Haring laptop case and iPad case are made of c…

In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, I've rounded up some of our favorite Dr. Seuss apps, from cool books to fun games, even a camera app that lets you turn your kids into the Cat in the Hat himself, you'll find a slew of great ways to celeb…

My love for Dropbox runs deep, but now with a new exciting feature, I'm completely head over heels--and a little envious of you Android users. The newest version of the Dropbox Android app allows you to upload photos and videos directly …

It's only every four years that you get an extra day, so I'm thinking it's the perfect time to step up my game and get a little more done before March starts. Now while I couldn't track down an app to finish up that last load of laundry,…

After discovering the iPad USB flash drive that our readers went wild for, I thought I had nabbed the holy grail of tech gadgets. But then I spotted the new card readers at Photojojo and now I know there's more grail to be found. The iPa…

I find that with kids and apps, sometimes simple is best. Such is the case with a funky, fun, creative iPad drawing experience known as Wurm Junior. A tot-targeted spinoff of the very cool original Wurm app , the Wurn Junior App is a cre…

Just when I thought my love for Baggu, one of my fave reusable grocery bag purveyors couldn't get any stronger, they launched to-die-for leather bags . And then, on top of that, they added iPad and laptop cases to their offerings, and oh…

Thank you, New York Times, for creating what's probably the easiest, most useful online Oscar ballot I've ever seen. Each category lists all the nominees, plus helpful little thumbnails to jar your memory. (Oh right, that's Bérénice Bejo…

I stumbled upon this lovely tutorial for a DIY Kindle cover, and I thought, what a smart idea! If you have the chops, and the materials, that could be a really fun project, or a great way to add a personal touch to a tech gift. At the Ca…

If I have a complaint about the iPad (and believe me, I don't have many) it's the lack of USB ports. So when I saw this new gadget that's coming out just for people like me, you can bet that I added it to my wish list stat. Touted as the…

Not surprisingly, we're big fans of the cool dads of the world. Not only are they really good at assembling cribs (when we don't feel like it) and doing all the silly voices for the bedtime stories, but a lot of them are pretty amazing b…

Welcome to Cool Mom Tech! If you caught our Editor-in-Chief Liz on The Today Show this morning talking about six apps and websites that will make your life easier, we've rounded them up here for you. Pinterest.com This virtual corkboard …

If you live in an iPhone household like I do, then you're probably up to your ears in those white charging cords. Well now that I've discovered these bright alternatives, there will be no question which cord is mine. The brightly colored…

This Presidents' Day, between shopping for a car (heh) and going to crowded play spaces with every other kid on their day off from school, find a quiet spot and spend a little time flinging presidents at alien attackers. Don't worry, it'…

I love Ora Kiely prints so much, we even included the new diaper bag in the Cool Mom Picks Baby Shower Gift Guide this year. But even if you've outgrown the diaper bag stage--or never went through one at all, oh cool aunties of the world…