Random Coolness

Since we've gone landline-free, I admit I'm happy not to pay two phone bills. But I also sometimes pine for a phone that never requires me to say, "Honey...can you call my phone so I can find it?" I think this one fits the bill pretty be…

Ever since I got my GoPro camera , I've popped it on my kids to get video from their own vantage point. The results are always fun. So, I had to giggle when I saw this camera over at Fred Flare , because as much as I love seeing life fro…

Now that winter is here in the northeast, at least according to the thermometer, we've been turning to our trusty space heaters to compensate for the rooms that neat a little more oomph when the mercury drops. Now there's one that's perf…

If your smartphone is like your baby and your wallpaper is a smartphone photo of your real baby, this card is a fun way to share a beautiful moment with friends and family this holiday season, minus the $400 price tag. The Smartphone Pho…

While technology is already taking on the driving and texting issue in myriad ways, I'm wondering if biking and texting will be the next great issue. Nah, probably not. Which is why there are a few great reasons to invest in a phone moun…

As someone who's still riding out the storm after the storm in New York City, I've been inundated with stories of business owners who came forward to help out neighbors in need of a power charge...and a few who didn't. In this day and ag…

You may recall our raves about the brilliance of Livescribe's fancy Echo smartpen . Just when we thought the bar had been set on the techy coolness factor from this clever company, they come up with a nifty new trick to blow our minds. M…

Sometimes it's the little technological things that make the biggest difference--like this $14 outlet that I can't wait to install all over my house. The Leviton recessed outlet is one of the best and simplest ideas I've seen, especially…

I am beyond happy that smart is in fashion--for us and for our kids. (In fact, check our Cool Mom Picks back to school shopping guide for a whole category of tees that promote smarts instead of stupidity.) And while they don't make this …

I remember that one of the first things I got when I found out I was pregnant with my first baby was one of those at-home doppler kits so I could hear the heartbeat whenever I wanted. Well, if you're willing to shell out $7400 (or more l…

Are you an NPR fan who has trouble waking up in the morning? Because if so, we've got exactly what you need, straight from CMP fave Tocky . Tocky is that silicone-skinned alarm clock that makes it pretty much impossible for you to hit th…

While a business called Wedding Chicks was originally intended for brides (shocking!) we're glad to know they're thinking of the rest of us too. Because they're designing totally free, beautiful custom wallpapers for your iPhone, that yo…

While cleaning out the office yesterday, I kept coming upon relics from my not-so-distant past, like some weird archeological dig in my house. This, children, is a floppy disk. We used it to store information on before the Cloud. And her…

While we're increasingly paper-free thanks to services like online bill pay and Catalog Choice , I'm still amazed at the amount of paper that comes into this house from junk mail, solicitations and school flyers. So when I saw this devic…

You know the drill, bloggers. You have so much going on, with Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter that you include the links. But, then your cool and artsy website looks all buttoned up and corporate. So how do you leave breadcrumbs t…

In a scanning pinch (don't laugh, I totally have those), I really love the JotNot app . But there's only so much it can do. That's why I've got my eye on this amazing new gadget that lets you scan anything from anywhere-- no computer or …

While there's still this stereotype out there that moms are those people who call you to ask how to keep the VCR from flashing 12:00--and in fact still have a VCR in the first place--as we all know, moms are on the forefront of the tech …

Every time I throw out a used battery, I feel a little pang of eco-guilt. But the investment in rechargable batteries for every remote, ever gadget, every kids' toy that beeps and boops in our home would be pretty big. So I am absolutely…

While a lot of us are now using our smartphones as our alarm clocks, I still like the idea of a dedicated alarm clock on a night table, especially when it's one as pretty as these are. The bird alarm clocks wakes you up with the sound of…

Do you growl through the holiday card aisle, wishing there was a smart card as geeky as your smartphone? Is your holiday card in another castle? Are you missing out on the 011010100110111101111001? (That's joy in binary, BTW.) Geeks rejo…

If Fitzwilliam Darcy gets your bustle in a buzz, you're going to love the way he electrifies your gadgets, too. This gorgeous gadget dock won't get there by Christmas, sadly--but don't let that stop you. Any Jane Austen fan worth her mus…

If you've ever been stuck on a reply-all email string that keeps going and going and going, then I bet you will love this print as much as I do. The "Nothing Good Comes From Hitting Reply-All" print is actually part of the New Rules of W…

My kids love to doodle. Pen, pencil, crayon, whatever the writing implement and whatever the paper surface (yes, even mortgage statements). If they were just a tad older, I'd put that doodling talent to good use for the annual doodle con…

One of the most fascinating things I've seen so far at the International CES in Las Vegas is actually a tech invention for dogs. Yes, dogs. It's a digital collar called Voyce that just launched yesterday, and if you're a dog owner I thin…