Valentine's Day

My kids love to give and receive Valentine's Day cards from their friends and classmates, but they'd prefer to skip the mushy-gushy sentimental cards and stick with printable Minecraft Valentines cards, or others that reflect their love …

We've featured all sorts of stylish USB jewelry here on Cool Mom Tech before, and really, it's a pretty awesome gift idea (if we do say so ourselves). These blinged-out pieces from Swarovski definitely say "I love you" in a fantastically…

It's true that Tinder has a reputation for being a hook-up app, but hey, people have met on it and fallen in love, or at least, heavy like. And if that's you, well this Valentine's Day card is for you Internet lovebirds. This hilarious c…

If you're forgoing the fancy dinner tonight and staying in for Valentine's Day like us, I rounded up 7 of my top romantic movies that are ready for streaming via Amazon Instant Video, on your various gadgets. ( Roku , anyone?) Because as…

It's Valentine's Day, and for a bibliophile like me there's no better gift to celebrate romance than a great love story. Since these days, love stories are more likely read from a Kindle , Nook or the Kindle app on iPad than a hardcover,…

As much as I love real live, hold them in your hands, save them forever and ever Valentine's Day cards, there are a few reasons I love the digital Valentine eCards from Paperless Post. First, these are not those awful ecards you remember…

I realize that chocolate for a Valentine's Day gift might sound a little predictable at first, but when it's a chocolate camera for your special photographer or Instagram addict, I think it's pretty brilliant. This vintage camera valenti…

My kids will no longer settle for any old box of Valentine's cards, especially now that they know how easy it is to dig up some cool printable Minecraft Valentine cards to hand out in class. Even for those of us who aren't sure if the Sh…

Even though Valentine's Day is coming up soon, it's not too late (yet) to order some really special last-minute custom photo gifts for your special someone. Or hey, even make them yourself. Photo gifts are some of our favorites to give b…

Tis the season for love songs, and we've got an especially sweet new one from the super-talented, singer-songwriter-producer Dean Jones and his band Dog on Fleas. With mellow piano, jazzy drums, and a super-cool sax solo, it's feel-good …

You know what I love? When the company that made my very favorite gadget case whips up a special, vintage-inspired, bright red iPad case just for Valentine's Day. (Also known as Honey, You Shouldn't Have, But I'm Glad You Did Day.) I'm d…

I don't know too many women, or men for that matter, who would say no to a box of Valentine's Day chocolate. But if you find the big assortments a little ordinary for your taste, you have to check out this giant d20 Chocolate Die at Thin…

This year, my husband and I decided to have a low key Valentine's Day, which is perfectly fine with me since I'm busy printing hundreds of last-minute classroom valentines for my kids. I'm probably still going to buy a little gift becaus…

Valentine's Day is almost upon us, and while there are certainly more than a few love songs out there to sing, there's one especially sweet one for kids from Cool Mom Picks' favorite Charity and the JAMband that we think you'll want to d…

Now that February is finally here, all our thoughts are turning to Valentine's Day gifts. While I'm all for the standard chocolate and roses kind of gift, gadgets and gizmos are much more up my alley. So I've gathered a handful of Valent…

QR codes can do a lot of fancy things, like providing exclusive information or great discount codes for lattes. But I happen to love them best when they're wearable in silver and gold, and carrying a secret message just for you. The QR C…

When my kids realized they could hand out diamonds to their friends for Valentine's Day, they flipped. And they are so obsessed with Minecraft that even handing a ready-to-explode Creeper card sounds perfectly logical. If this all makes …

If you're like me, you have a love-hate relationship with auto-complete and autocorrect, which have given me giggles and conversely, near heart stops when I see what pops up as I type. Or um, accidentally send. Oops. But my feelings for …

The geek love story of 2012 goes like this: Kaitlyn Trigger, the girlfriend of the wildly popular Instagram app co-founder Mike Krieger, decided to surprise him with an app of her own for Valentine's Day. So she taught herself HTML, CSS,…

In some relationships, nothing says I love you like some shiny, brand new, coveted tech gadget. I can think of a few women who would gladly trade those flowers and chocolates for an iPad 2. If that's your plan this day, then consider thi…

For some people in our lives, there is no better way to say "I love you" on Valentine's Day than with an awesome new gadget. (Of course for some people, jewelry is preferable, but for them we have Cool Mom Picks .) For those gadget fans …

My fellow geeks, we are a truly persnickety bunch, especially when it comes to social media. It takes a lot to earn our Likes, even more to earn our Shares, and a truly hilarious and Tina Fey-esque miracle to merit a DM. These cards? Tot…

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, which means we're already thinking about that special gift for that special someone. And if that special someone happens to be a techie too, these five tech-related Valentine's gifts are a great place…

Valentine's Day cards for your beloved geek can be hard to come by, especially if you don't want a 24-pack of tear-off Lego/Star Wars figures saying, "Valentine, you're the Obi-Wan for me!" This Etsy shop may have one of the most chic co…