gifts for moms

When I've served my turn as room parent for my kids' classrooms, I've really tried to give the teachers what they'd actually like as a gift from the group. But, a completely sentimental, tear-jerker gift is always a nice touch too. Becau…

Sometimes I see a phone accessory so gorgeous, I just want to eat it up. Which I know sounds weird, until you see the beautiful ice cream-colored pastel leather wallet-style phone cases for iPhone and Galaxy phones , via UK's Snakehive L…

It's amazing how far home tech design has come, even since we started this site six years ago. What once may have looked sleek and amazing -- a baby monitor, a humidifier, even a lawnmower -- now looks clunky and dated compared to what's…

We're coming up end-of-the-year gifts for teachers, grads, and coaches over the next month, plus Father's Day, which often means lots of group gifts. And as you might have experienced, chasing people down and keeping track of everyone's …

Recently we've seen a lot of smart hydration tech options come onto the market lately. A few months ago, I tried out the Hidrate Spark smart water bottle , and I liked the way it subtly reminded me to take a sip of H2O and tracked my pro…

When I think of a smart handbag, my mind goes to looks. But in the case of the FYB London Smart Handbag , billed as "the world's smartest handbag," it's a combo of chic designer styling and useful technology that land it on my covet list…

As a new mom, I'd adore a Mother's Day gift that takes my favorite Instagram shots and transforms them into an awesome keepsake so that I don't have to. After all, I can hardly find time to back up the several billion pictures I've taken…

We love to get fresh flowers for Mother's Day, but when they're on a new phone case, they'll last all year long, not just a few days. So, we found 8 pretty floral phone cases, from sweet bouquets to geeky chic designs, that any mom would…

We love our portable Bluetooth speakers around here, especially as the warm weather creeps in and we aim to take our favorite music (and ahem , favorite podcasts ) outside. That's why we're smitten with the brand new Beoplay P2 Speaker -…

Well, here's one way to ensure no one will ever throw away that greeting card you so lovingly wrote out and mailed. These Tine message tags allow you to send photos, video, even audio messages using a special code that you can stick pret…

We've featured plenty of tech organizers here on Cool Mom Tech, and as much as I dig them, I have to say that they skew a little on the masculine side. Which hey, nothing wrong with that, but sometimes I just want something that's high o…

As we get closer to Christmas and Hanukkah (eep!) we thought we'd close out our 2016 Holiday Tech Gift Guide should help you out since it's all about last minute holiday tech deals and discounts. Yep, those of you procrastinators and bus…

Now for one of our favorite posts in our 2016 Cool Mom Tech Holiday Tech Gift Guide , we're sharing the coolest tech stocking stuffers that won't cost you a fortune. Okay so some are a little spendier than others but let's be honest, oft…

Next up in our Cool Mom Tech Holiday Tech Gift Guide, we've got two dozen ideas for great geeky gifts for a kid in your life. From little babies just cutting their teeth on Nintendo (literally -- you'll see) to big kids and kids at heart…

Our tech holiday gift guide continues, this time with stylish holiday tech gifts. Whether she just loves her smart phone, or considers herself a tech geek with style, we've rounded up 10 of the coolest gifts that we bet she'd love to hav…

We love finding cool custom photo gift, because hello, we're moms! We're sentimental like that. But also, they make great gifts because they demonstrate that some real thought and love went into creating it, even if it doesn't cost a for…

Last year, after spending way too long researching the category, I bought a pair of NuForce BE6 Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds by Optoma, and soon after, declared them best wireless Bluetooth earbuds thanks to their sleek look, lightweight c…

Now that so many of us have a zillion photos stored on our laptops or phones, I love creating any gift that takes the best of those photos and puts them onto something we can hold onto So, for some of my favorite people, I've turned rece…

I never really latched onto the selfie trend, probably because every time I try, I end up partly cut off, at a weird angle or the lighting is awful. But thanks to these five sefie cases and flashes designed just for improving the almight…

If you're struggling to find the perfect gift for the tech geek in your life who also happens to love stylish, modern home decor (in other words, they love 8-bit Pac Man but don't need a wall mural of it) then we've got your back. I foun…

If you're using Star Wars day as an excuse to snag a little something fun, be sure to check out all the awesome Star Wars themed fan art on Society 6. Because my girls are begging for more Rey merch -- and frankly, a lot of their boy cla…

Mother's Day is just around the corner, which means I get to create a list of fun tech items that I (uh, I mean mothers everywhere) may have on their wish lists. Even if they don't know it yet. So while I love all the handprints in cemen…

It's springtime! Bring on the warmer weather, chirping birds, flower blooms, lighter layers, and the fabulously stylish wearable fitness trackers that look more and more like cool jewels. Why should you be stepping into the sunny skies w…

Now that Valentine's Day is just a few days away, we look at it as one more thoughtful opportunity to give a coveted gadget to that special someone. I love any excuse to give (or ahem, get) a tech gift. And it definitely has more longevi…