travel tech

I cannot tell you how many times I call a fellow iPhone user with FaceTime Audio and they're all, What is this? followed by Wow, why don't I ever use it? It seems that a ton of people, at least in my wide circle of friends and family, ar…

Now that we're well into back-to-school mode, the onslaught of paperwork has already started. Between getting-to-know you artwork, getting-to-know you class lists and getting-to-know you teacher handouts, I'm pretending I don't see the f…

This is a sponsored message from F-Secure Freedome The trouble with Internet security in public places is that it often leads to a lot of nervous insecurity for the user. After all, how private could searches and page visits really be wh…

I've seen a many a travel charger, but none of them have been as handy--or stylish--as the tassel charging cable keychain I spotted at Cool Mom Tech fave Photojojo . Don't they look like something you'd find at Coach in the accessories d…

Back in the day -- which is, like, basically five years ago -- we had to settle for standard-issue grey, black or plain old white when it came down our power cords, accessories and important tech hardware. That was then, and now with thi…

We've featured tons of no-tangle earbuds and cool organizers to help fix tangled headphones here on Cool Mom Tech. Even a cord taco which was a new one for us. but I've never ever seen earbud sweaters . Until now. I had to chuckle when I…

Junior high was the only time I used my school-appointed locker and half the time I could never even remember my padlock combination to get to my Trapper Keeper and magnetic mirror. Oh right, and my textbooks. If I only I had a digital p…

Since launching this site, I am slowly becoming something of a headphone snob. Let's just say I was at one time able to buy the cheapie earbuds from the airline and be perfectly satisfied. Now? Not so much. If you're like me, and care mo…

We've featured all sorts of cool USB drives here on Cool Mom Tech, from stylish USB necklaces to personalized flash drives , even vintage toy usb drives , but these lipstick flash drives from PointsAndPlaces on Etsy take the face. Er, ca…

As much as I'd love to take a trip to Europe with my kids and let them ride bikes through Holland to see the windmills and tulips, it's just not in the budget this year. But I can still let them learn about Dutch culture through the beau…

Can it get any cuter than this? That's the first thing that I said to myself when I saw The Polaroid Cube camera . I mean, look at it: This new little number is teeny -- less than 2 inches -- but can shoot quality 6 megapixels photos and…

Having recently returned from an awesome family camping trip , I was surprised to find how helpful tech could be -- even on a trip that was as tech-free as we could make it. Turns out that some technology, when chosen wisely, can make ge…

Even though it's easy to snap and share plenty of great vacation photos these days, I do miss those fun postcards we used to collect and send during my family trips as a kid. But now with the ScenePast app for iOS, you can actually send …

The idea makes perfect sense: a portable, high performance solar charger for my smart devices that -- best part -- is actually compact enough to carry around. That's the gist behind the Solarpod Buddy solar charger . It sounds kind of ne…

My kids are way deep into a Minecraft obsession. They ask for Minecraft playdates, they've built full-size characters out of cardboard boxes, and my 9-year-old daughter talks about marrying the Enderman. She calls him Endy. They're close…

When I saw the brilliance that is Kid Lid , I couldn't help but wish I'd had one of these brilliant laptop keyboard covers when my kids were little. And that I had thought of an idea like this myself. Darn. Like dad Matt Mogol, founder o…

After an award-winning run with the Sound Kick two years ago, our friends at Soundfreaq decided to think smaller. Meet the Soundfreaq Pocket Kick , a portable Bluetooth wireless speaker that puts the party in the palm of your hands. Like…

Everyone has a story. And one excellent nonprofit called the 100 Cameras project is using photography to help kids around the globe tell theirs. The organization is made up of a team of volunteers who work with children worldwide, teachi…

I admire the families that attempt long summer road trips with kids, especially because my kids consider a road trip to be anything longer than an hour. On short trips, relying on technology is usually my last resort, but for the extra l…

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…

W ith summer right around the corner, I'm worried about keeping my iPhone protected since we go to the beach and pool a lot. Any suggestions on cases to use? - Emily Hi Emily, great question and so timely with all of us itching to break …

I get you, foodies. You hop onto one of those mega restaurant review sites—you know, the ones where everyone and their grandmother can contribute to a a restaurant's rating—and immediately realize that you cannot trust the masses. I know…

Last week while I was out on a short trip to New York City, my smart phone battery died. Which wouldn't have been a huge issue except I was in the middle of dealing with a minor emergency involving my youngest daughter left at camp and a…

It's sleek, lightweight and packing some serious power. Plus, it's been personalized just for me with a photo I took of my favorite tulips. I'm talking about the PowerSound II , a brand new Bluetooth speaker and portable charger in one. …