Kristen Chase

My husband already had the new Disney+ streaming service locked and loaded on our Roku TV yesterday morning. And even though there were a few glitches with it on mobile, we had no problems perusing the many offerings and watching a coupl…

We know that " digital parenting " is quite the buzz phrase these days. Our approach to it has been similar to how we parent our kids around similar difficult topics (think non-alarmist, non-judgmental), except unlike the sex talk or the…

With all this rain here in the northeast, our social media feeds have been all a-buzz about rescheduling Halloween. Isn't that why there are umbrellas? But seriously, it's been so contentious that I've seen numerous threads on local city…

Breaking news! Apple just announced the new AirPods Pro bluetooth earbuds, and well, let's just say if you're already an AirPods fan, you're going to be pretty excited. And if you've been waiting for them to add a few new features before…

If you're a Spotify Premium subscriber or you have been thinking of becoming one, now's the time to do it, because for a limited time, you'll get a free Google Home Mini. Yes, we're serious. Related: Here's why we're loving Spotify Premi…

Jealous of everyone around you upgrading to the new iPhone 11 ? Or the Apple Watch Series 5 ? Well, you can treat yourself to an upgrade of your very own, at least when it comes to a stand or charging stand that is. These gorgeous handma…

Our team watched this CNN Business video with our jaw dropped when we saw how easily hacker Rachel Tobac was able to get information about journalist Donie O' Sullivan . Just from looking at his social media, she was able to do everythin…

The original designs by the two awesome winners of the first annual Make My Case design competition have been released by Speck, BUILT BY GIRLS, and Verizon, and they're all about supporting empowerment, sisterhood, and the LGBTQ+ commun…

So your kids are obsessed with watching other people play video games and you can't quite wrap your mind around it. We decided to ask video gaming expert Dr. Rachel Kowert to weigh in on this phenomenon and tell us what we need to know. …

We're pretty much Team AirPods here at Cool Mom Tech. I was the first person to try them and sing their praises (though I don't use them anymore since my dog chewed one up). Then Liz jumped on the AirPods train. Well, after reading this …

With someone who's got two teens on Instagram, I was pleased to hear that they recently added Restrict, an anti-bullying feature that, as Instagram describes, "allows users to quietly protect their account while still keeping an eye on t…

Over the weekend, my family and I played with the Nintendo Switch Lite , which is Nintendo's newest handheld gaming device. Considering how much we love the Nintendo Switch , we figured this would going to be a pretty popular holiday gif…

Whether your kids have had a smartphone for awhile now, or you're considering getting them started with one, it's important that they understand how to use it. And as we all know, when it comes to a smartphone, it's not as simple as dial…

Over the last few weeks in particularly, we've seen our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook community filled with parents who seem panicked — or at least very concerned — about kids and texting and social media. And if you follow us (or are a me…

Raising kids in a digital age presents all sorts of parenting challenges. That’s one of the many reasons we started Cool Mom Tech, along with our new Out Tech Your Kids Facebook Group (OTYK). And we talk about it a lot on our Spawned Par…

On Tuesday, Apple hosted their big Apple Event 2019 and announced some pretty exciting new products and services. If you had time to watch it live, this time streaming on YouTube (whoa), then you've probably heard all of this before. But…

My son just texted me: "Mom, Say 18 to Siri , but then watch your screen." Sure enough, a countdown for calling 911 pops up. Thankfully, I was watching my screen like he told me to and I was able to stop it. Related: The first thing your…

YouTube has come under major scrutiny in the last couple of years with inappropriate videos showing up on their popular YouTube Kids apps, from awful parodies to suicide how-to videos . So according to a recent report, they've decided to…

With all the back to school shopping we've been doing for our kids, we thought it might be time to do a little for ourselves. Granted, I don't need a new backpack, but a new iPhone case? That I can definitely rationalize, like these fun …

We've been long time fans of Epiphanie camera bags since they launched, so when founder Maile Wilson shared a link to their gorgeous vintage camera straps , I just had to share. For those of you with a DSLR, these are quite the stylish a…

As someone who works on a smartphone and computer all day long, I've become very diligent about wearing my blue light blocking glasses . I even have a pair for my kids, but no surprise here, they rarely remember to wear them. And well, c…

If you're like me, you've gone into your iPhone to show someone a photo, and as you scroll through the thousands of images, you realize you didn't delete those photos. Yes, you know what I'm talking about (actually, I'm talking about my …

I worship regularly at the church of AirPods , but I've heard from several of my friends who ask me how to keep the AirPods from falling out. Maybe they need bigger ear holes like me? Or, better, these EarHooks . Related: I tried AirPods…

I've been a longtime Chrome user, but after having some functionality on a few different websites, I've decided it might be time to seek other options. And then I did a deep dive into their privacy issues , let's just say it's a very goo…