One thing that gets smaller on a mom – her technology

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

I love small things. I do. Crazy about little things. So when HP offered up the new HP Mini 210 and the utterly adorable HP V5040u Camcorder to review, we leaped at the chance to see if they were as fabulous as they looked.The answer: Yes! The purse-sized HP Mini 210...

Collage on the quick at Photovisi

by Delilah S. Dawson | Cool Tech

It was a mystery. Suddenly, they were popping up all over Facebook. And now I know where everyone created those adorable collages of their kids. The website is called Photovisi, but I think of it as “Photocollages for Dummies”– definitely including...

Like an audio scrapbook of awesomeness

by Mir | Cool Tech

Ever been the person in charge of a group gift, and discovered that special circle of purgatory that involves trying to contact large numbers of people and keep track of who’s done what and who still needs to contribute? Yeah. Not fun. And then there’s the...

Free books from Borders. Yes, free.

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

They say you don’t get something for nothing but today, that’s not quite the case. Because Borders Books has got a special deal going right now when you download one of the Borders eReader apps, which are also free.  Downloads are for both Mac and PC,...

Finally, the digital camera that makes your kids smile.

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

Getting my four year old daughter to smile for the camera is harder than you can imagine. She doesn’t like sitting still, much less actually looking at the camera and posing for a picture. Sound familiar? That’s why I was so happy to get the chance to...

Being on the go with kids just got a little more educational

by Catherine | Cool Tech

I kind of love that my children love my iPhone, because their love of my iPhone means that I have one more tool for distracting them when we’re traveling, or even just making a run to the grocery store, because, seriously, there are only so many times that one...

A new app that teaches kids Chinese? Xie Xie! (Thank you!)

by Betsy | Cool Tech

Yesterday my son had a playdate with a little Chinese girl, coincidentally the same day I downloaded Chinese for Munchkins to my iPhone. The amazed look on her face when I asked them if they had seen a hóu zi or a lóng (a monkey or a dragon) at school was priceless....

It’s true, fish really is brain food

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

So it’s become pretty clear that iPhone apps can be God’s technological gift to parents wanting to avoid toddler meltdowns in restaurants and pediatrician offices. Some of my favorite apps for the younger set come courtesy of Duck Duck Moose, which is...

Bugaboo + iPhone = Conspicuous consumerism at its most practical

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Cool Tech

When I found out Bugaboo had come out with an iPhone holder accessory my first thought was to roll my eyes. What, we can’t stand the idea of being out of reach of our precious phones for the time it takes to fish it out of our jacket pockets in the park? But...

Yep, they can hear you now

by Mir | Cool Tech

I gave up on my Bluetooth headset for my mobile phone a while back; I was always forgetting to charge it, and on the rare occasions when I didn’t, I had trouble getting it to stay in my ear, and the sound quality was terrible.So despite all the hype about...

Mother’s Day is about making your mom cry, right? In a good way?

by Carrie | Cool Tech

If you are lucky enough to not only be a mom, but still have a mom around to guide you through your turbulent mothering moments (or in my mom’s case, laugh at me), then you probably have witnessed the power that the perfect picture of your children has over her....

The digital clutch is the new designer purse

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

I am a pretty practical mom who would rather carry my stuff in a classic black handbag over my shoulder that I can use for years, but that doesn’t stop me from adoring the stylish digital clutch netbooks that are starting to crop up in the tech world.Designer...