Delilah Dawson

Articles by Delilah Dawson

This geeky princess bow is a peachGames + Gaming

This geeky princess bow is a peach

If you've got a Super Mario fan or a member of Team Unicorn in the house, here's a fabulous stocking stuffer to show her 8-bit pride. And you get bonus points for wearing fuse beads as fashion. The 8 Bit Bow is a cute and subtle way to w…

Purl Jam

Purl Jam

Want to look cool but keep warm while rocking out? Get hooked on these hand-crocheted headphones to turn the awesome up to 11. These hand-made crocheted earmuffs by California artist Traci Medeiros-Bagan may look vintage, but they concea…

Buy an app, help a child.Best Apps

Buy an app, help a child.

We love apps, and we love books, and we love celebrities. But we really love when all three come together to help kids who really need it. Our friends at Ruckus Media Group are partnering with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for th…

Star Trek light up spoon from ThinkGeekBabies

Spoon me up, Scotty

Space: the final frontier. A mysterious place filled with giant monsters and noxious clouds of gas. Get ready to steer the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 straight into the uncharted reaches of the most terrifying place in the universe, a gaping…

Pac-Man Ghost wall decals from BlikGames + Gaming

Pac-Man fever!

Unite, children of the 80s! Who now have our own children! For you will know exactly why I happen to be loving these new Pac-Man wall decals. Our buddies at Blik are now offering the officially licensed Pac-Man wall decals , so you know …

Hack your tech with pretty puttyGear + Hardware

Hack your tech with pretty putty

My laptop cord frayed and died last week, and I was effectively dead in the water for four days. Naturally, the cord I ordered by next-day shipping did not arrive next day, and the guys at the big box store didn't have what I needed eith…

Subscribe to Cool Mom Tech or the Decepticons winMeta

Subscribe to Cool Mom Tech or the Decepticons win

Okay, so maybe gigantic, evil Transformers won't take over the world just because you don't subscribe. But maybe they will. And you'd definitely be missing out. Cool Mom Tech subscribers get exclusive picks, sweet discounts, and this wee…

Film is suddenly useful againTech Toys

Film is suddenly useful again

I recently came across some leftover rolls of 35mm film. When I showed my children, they made me feel approximately as old as a stegosaurus. "These used to hold pictures," I said. "But where's the cord to hook it up to the laptop?" my da…

iPhone cases so fresh and cool they should be shipped on ice

iPhone cases so fresh and cool they should be shipped on ice

You can't throw an iPhone without hitting a chic deal site these days -- Gilt and Fab , anyone? Not that you would throw your iPhone, of course. But if you did, you might hit this super-fresh deal site just for ultra-hip iPhone cases. In…

Subscribing to Cool Mom Tech: It's jammin'.Gear + Hardware

Subscribing to Cool Mom Tech: It's jammin'.

The only thing more jammin' than subscribing to Cool Mom Tech is subscribing knowing you could win this month's awesome giveaway of a fabulous Jawbone Jambox. When you're a subscriber, you get the hottest deals, coolest picks, and exclus…

Operation: Star WarsTech Toys

Operation: Star Wars

Operation, Shmoperation. Forget that old naked guy and his lame Charlie Horse; I've found a version that's much, much cooler for the entire family. Because it's R2D2 Yes, I'm one of those people for whom anything can be improved with the…

Okay, ladies. Who needs an Epiphanie?Meta

Okay, ladies. Who needs an Epiphanie?

You don't have to go to an ashram or take up Bikram yoga for this sort of Epiphanie, the hottest camera/gadget bag of the year. All you have to do is be a Cool Mom Tech subscriber and invite three friends who would enjoy all the techy go…

The Maserati of laptop bags at a price that revs my engine

The Maserati of laptop bags at a price that revs my engine

Laptop bags are a little like cars. I drive the safe, reasonably priced, somewhat clunky but perfectly respectable one. And I dream of the sleek but expensive import that combines beauty, power, and prestige in one fierce package. The bi…

nerdy baby appBest Apps

Nerdy babies know that B is for binary code

Our first child was born perfect. Ten fingers, ten toes. Still, we had to wait a couple of years to see if she had inherited one very important trait. When she picked up her first lightsaber at age nineteen months, we knew. We had a nerd…

Magda Sayeg iPhone cases

Yarnbomb my cell phone

Sometimes, I dream of living in a big city. Not because of the amazing restaurants or beautiful sights or handy mass transit. All that's great. But my dream is much more romantic and capricious. I long to come across some quality yarn bo…

I'm so crafty I make tribblesDIY

I'm so crafty I make tribbles

One of the most amazing things about today's technology is that you can find almost anything on the internet. And most of it's for sale. Mario + cross-stitch? Buffy the Vampire Slayer + fuse beads? Star Wars + jelly jars? They all exist.…

Get a little Nook-y with the new Nook e-Reader

Get a little Nook-y with the new Nook e-Reader

Today, on The E-Reader Bachelorette, there's a new suitor on the market. He's short, he's smart, and he lasts a long time, if you know what we mean. Here's why you might want to give your rose to the brand new Nook. So the new Nook walks…

Give and let spyTech Toys

Give and let spy

Yay! A pen! Seriously, has anyone ever said that before when opening a gift? Okay, maybe a few of us writers. Elegant, fancy gifts are all well and good. (Especially the ones in our Father's Day Guide , hint.) But sometimes you need to p…

Happy F-At-He-R-S Day, geek!Gift Guides>Holiday Picks

Happy F-At-He-R-S Day, geek!

Does your dad have an Einstein 'fro? Does he spend spend his day in a lab coat? Is he an aspiring inventor, a dork, a science teacher, a science homework helper, or just the kind of guy who loves Think Geek t-shirts? Then chances are he'…