home office

Anyone who's been through childproofing knows that outlet covers leave much to be desired. In fact, outlets in general leave a much to be desired. And so the makers of the LivingPlug's INLET came up with a clever way to change that, as y…

We've featured some stylish power strips here on Cool Mom Tech but I've never seen one like the oon power outlet from OKUM . In a word: Gorgeous. This beautifully-crafted looks like no power strip you've ever seen. The string of outlets …

Once I started discovering colorful cables for my iPhone and iPad, it's been kind of hard to go back to white. Plus, the have the added bonus of keeping my kids off of them. ( Hey! That pink one is mine, missy...what's it doing in your r…

Since I'm (almost) ready to trade in my beloved childhood kitchen table (what, it's vintage now!) which is being used as a totally inappropriate home office desk I've been looking around. And when I saw the gorgeous wooden desks from the…

Even with all the DIY tech ideas and creative ways to organize cords we've featured here on Cool Mom Tech, plus all the LEGOs in our lives, go figure but using LEGO minifigs to organize computer cords never ever crossed our minds. Until …

We've come a long way from the typewriter iPad combo we first discovered a few years bag that, though incredible, rang in at a whopping $799. That's a lot to pay for "wow, cool." And now we've got the evolution with a Kickstarter campaig…

Click your heels three times if it makes you happy, but otherwise, just walk in the door, flip open that laptop, and get surfing. And don't take it for granted; after a weekend spent in a conference basement with absolutely no signal, it…

This? Oh, nothing. It's just the Livescribe 3 Smartpen . You know, quite possibly the greatest pen that has ever penned. Seriously. This cool tool is part gadget, part accessory, part productivity app, and now my new best friend, which i…

We have covered cloud-based storage in the past like standbys Dropbox and Google Drive , which are today's easiest way to access important documents and photos from your mobile devices. But Microsoft software users (um, everyone?) can no…

With Father's Day right around the corner, I'm thinking the new Orée Pebble 2 smartphone charger and wireless speaker might be the ultimate gift for the techie who's got everything because absolutely no one has their hands on it. Yet. Th…

Someone once said: The organized life is the best life . Actually, maybe it was one of those dubious, curly-font quotes posted on Pinterest that make you feel totally guilty about your life. But still, there's still some truth in there, …

With all the gadgets in my house that need USB chargers, I'm going to need to buy another house. Or maybe just this cool USB charging hub shaped like a house. From one of our fave shops See Jane Work (which is an awesome source for smart…

I'm always amazed by how smart design can improve function and turn mundane items, like boring old power strips into cool power strips, which is where the new TwistVolt comes in. Remember the Snake, one of those twisty puzzles that came …

I'm thinking we might need to get with the new POWERQUBE charger pronto, and I'll tell you why. Because I have a feeling I'm not alone here. See, there's this one spot in our kitchen that somehow became plug-in central. It's where my hus…

I have become something of an iPhone charging addict. Does that make me a juicer? I can't travel without my Mophie case, my portable battery pack , and now my Belkin BOOSTUP , a fast charger for iPad, iPhone and other iOS devices. Let's …

I adore my iPad mini, which is why I protect it with a super durable iPad mini case , but I'd never realized how much more use I'd get out of it with the help of a smart stand. Thanks to the ingenious Compass 2 iPad stand from TwelveSout…

So I've seen lots of USB electrical outlets and I think they're brilliant, though admittedly they look a little complicated for me to install. But the Power2U looks so easy that even I could actually do it myself. If you're handy, then i…

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow Cool Mom Tech ! Then check out these 5 cool techie pins, along with tons of others we find daily from around the web. 1. We can't believe this swanky tote is actually a laptop bag . Gorgeous. 2. …

I was recently turned onto Monoprice and all I can say is, bookmark immediately. What a nice way not to spend money on all your tech cables you'll need for all your fun new holiday gifts, that you would rather spend elsewhere. Take for e…

I'm a big fan of the smart Quirky gadgets , so I wasn't surprised when I found this handy accessory that's sure to help maximize my desk space and get me organized once and for all. The Space Bar Desk Organizer is the perfect, stylish wa…

Cable management is one of the banes of my existence. We've covered lots of options that keep you organized , and some of which make your office look pretty , but now there's a good cord organizing solution that you don't have to look at…

How could we not fall instantly in love with the Cordito , a beautiful crafted leather cord-tamer that looks and works a whole lot like a burrito? Well, we did. So we're excited to see two new cord wrangling products from the same clever…

Even though it came out before my time, I still remember a few leftover princess phones at the homes of friends. They always seemed so...pretty. And this is at a time that pretty was not a word ever used to describe technology. I'm thril…

How many times have you wanted to just grab a pen and scribble a note, but instead had to open up your iPhone to use the notepad app which, let's admit it, took so much longer? Here's an awesome solution: write it right on your iPhone. L…