by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware
There’s a lime green folder in a top drawer in our kitchen that is spilling over with paper: artwork, drawings, little wobbly letters that are getting less wobbly day by day. I’ve learned to let go and throw some things away, but the rest of it?...
by Kristen Chase | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware
As much as my kids are obsessed with Toca Boca apps, it’s really no surprise that they are now in love with their newest, the Toca Town app, which is now available for Kindle Fire users. Whoo! What’s so cool about Toca Town is that all of my four kids,...
by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps
H i Cool Mom Tech, I just got a NOOK for my five-year-old. Any suggestions for inexpensive learning apps? – reader, via Facebook Ooh, lucky kid you’ve got. Having a fun device like the NOOK is certainly a great way to encourage reading and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts, Gear + Hardware
If you’re still scratching your head about the perfect gift for a tech-savvy dad, we’ve got some last minute tech gifts for Father’s Day that we hope will do the trick. Things to ask that might help you out: Can I get it in a local store? Can it be...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Not every guy wants a slick, board room-ready, fancy European looking iPad case. I know quite a few who would appreciate something a little more rugged. More defiant. More ironically low-tech. For him, consider the Upcycled Mail Sack iPad Case for Father’s Day....
by Kristen Chase | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware
Considering how popular streaming devices are these days with Apple TV, Chromecast, and the Roku, it came as no surprise when we heard Amazon would be launching their own streaming service, which they finally did today with Amazon Fire TV. If you’re wondering...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Gear + Hardware
Riddle me this, Miss Drew: what looks like a book and feels like a book but is actually thousands of books? Oh… you already solved it by reading the title. Well, you’ll never guess how pretty this handmade e-Reader cover is on the inside. I love real...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware
I love my Roku 3. Love. I’ve tried Apple TV and like it just fine. But hey, I’m all for more choices for streaming video content, and if Amazon comes out with a TV box as predicted, then I hope it’s as good or better than anything else on the market....
by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware, Tips and Tricks
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, then you might be wondering how to borrow a book from the Kindle library–one of the excellent benefits you get with your membership. Now granted they’re probably not all books you actually want to read (if...
by Jeana | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware
All hail the new Spoiler Shield app, a mobile app whose time has come. It’s very rare that I watch TV in real time these days, and for so many of us, it’s all about Roku or DVR–which means we have to dodge all those spoilers on our social media...