gifts for moms

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If you're an iOS user, check out iTunes and you might be interested to see a new category called Valentine's Deals with Apple Pay. Well, at least I was interested so I took a closer look. And it seems that as an incentive to use Apple pa…

Roses are red, violets are blue, but neither will put a smile on your Star Wars-loving valentine's face like one of these quirky Star Wars Valentines bouquets from our favorite geeky shop, Think Geek. Just imagine handing your beloved a …

With only a few days until Christmas, we want to make it really easy for you to finish up your holiday tech gift shopping with some last minute holiday gift ideas. In other words, no need to drive yourself crazy -- or drive yourself to 1…

Next up in our 2015 Holiday Tech Gift Guide series, we’ve put together 14 really cool custom photo gifts for anyone on your list We're talking sleek photo books, unique prints, amazing keepsakes, even a tasty photo treat or two -- basica…

I feel like I've become the queen of portable chargers around here, which is a good thing since I never leave home without one. Okay, often more than one. I am sad to say that I just can't recommend my formerly beloved Mophie charging ca…

A few years ago, you could spot someone wearing a big, black, rubber band-looking fitness tracker a mile away. I'm so happy that fashion has integrated its way very nicely when it comes to wearable tech , and I'm especially thankful for …

This nice fall weather is making me want to take our entertaining outside, so the kids can run around and play while the parents can sit on the porch with a mug of hot cider (or something stronger) and chat. But since it's kind of sad to…

So, you have tons of photos on your iOS Camera Roll, right? Yeah, same. Now, how would you like to preserve those memories -- with audio -- forever and a day? Yeah, that's what I said. Bring it! That's why I was happy to discover the eve…

It's hard to believe this was my first ever year attending the Maker Faire in NYC, but yep. It's true. And now consider me an annual attendee. Thanks to our sponsor Sprout by HP who hooked me up with tickets (thank you thank you thank yo…

We've gotten to the point where my kids watch most of their shows and movies on our iPad. The sound is fine when just one of them is using it at a time, but when they're trying to share it -- which is a feat in and of itself -- the sound…

We're as geeked out about Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens as anyone else, but let's all step back for a minute and take a moment of reflection for today's #ForceFriday national day that's really a giant unboxing and marketing event desi…

I've raved about the SPIbelt sport belt in the past because, well, it's fantastic. And since mine was with by my side (literally) through another half Ironman race last month, I was really excited to check out a possible upgrade, their n…

One of our favorite last-minute suggestions for sentimental Father's Day gifts (and any gift really) has been to make a short, shareable video that you can create easily. While video editing used to reserved for professionals with zillio…

I have always loved giving photos as gifts for everything from Father's Day to birthdays. Really, what's better having the luck to capture a perfect moment, then having someone special enough to share it with. So I am crushing on Pictli …

I've been a huge fan of Epiphanie Bags ever since we featured them here on Cool Mom Tech years ago and it's been so exciting to see this mom-run business grow. So how cool to discover their new spring and summer collection that takes the…

Nothing says I love you like, please don't let your phone die when I'm trying to reach you because it really freaks me out . Which is why I think it's so clever that Shutterfly has launched the first personalized battery chargers that I'…

As we start looking around for cool Mother's Day gifts, we realize not every mom is into keepsake pendants and baby footprint artwork. So for the photographer mom in your life who is always trying to capture those special moments with he…

This might be shocking to hear, but some moms just don't love sentimental jewelry. Insert audible gasp here! I'm actually one of them -- or at least the more traditional stuff isn't quite my speed -- and that's why it makes me so happy w…

It's Earth Day 2015, and this is always the time we stop and think of ways that we can save energy -- and money -- in our everyday lives. One of the trends we're really starting to see blow up, at last, is the use of solar power. There a…

Just in time for Mother's Day, I was absolutely thrilled to discover Zazzy , a new platform that allows you to design 3D jewelry , only they take out all the time-consuming stuff...like downloading sometimes complicated software, figurin…

If you've got a mom-on-the-go to shop for this Mother's Day, we're so excited that in curating our favorite personalized Mother's Day gifts , we found these cool custom photo laptop sleeves at Snupped. You can choose standard MacBook Air…

We have all been raving about the gorgeous Knomo laptop bags for a while now. And judging from the London-based company's new high quality, thoughtfully-crafted collection of laptop totes , we're going to keep doing just that. Each one o…

Whether you are looking for a thoughtful, unique, and sentimental Mother's Day gift--or just really want one for yourself-- check out My Little Buffalo's custom illustrated family portraits which-- hint- -would make me a very happy recip…