Cool Mom Picks - Tech, CMP-Style

Wednesday 18 November

iPhone cases for the terminally hip

I could count the many ways in which I am completely obsessed with Threadless, the original crowdsourcing art-to-product site, but who has that kind of time? ... [More]

Saturday 17 January

Can You Hear Me Now?

These days I woo clients while emptying the dishwasher, refilling sippy cups, and changing poopy diapers. Yes, really. Obviously, a Bluetooth headset is a must. But not all headsets are created equal, which is why I lo-ove my Zivio Boom. ... [More]

Wednesday 14 January

Don't shake it like a Polaroid picture, unless you want to break your laptop

Just because they stopped making film for Polaroid cameras doesn't mean you have to stop enjoying the now kitsch classic. We are totally digging on Poladroid, free downloadable software that gives your digital pics the same retro look of those instant pictures from your youth. ... [More]

Tuesday 23 December

A baby monitor for your iPhone? Sure. What the heck.

baby-monitor I remember that time we went to visit my folks for the holidays, and in the midst of packing the presents and the pack-n-play, I somehow forgot the baby monitor. Well, I was sure I'd hear the baby when she woke up. But by the time I went to check on her I discovered that she'd been screaming with indignation for long enough that I immediately dissolved into a puddle of maternal guilt. ... [More]

Sunday 21 December

Dear Santa, Call me back!

If there's one thing I love about the holiday season, it's that delightful little perk of being able to tell the kids they have to behave or Santa won't bring them anything. (Holiday blackmail: Just another service I offer as a mom.) ... [More]

Sunday 21 December

SingStar ABBA - Because if you can't humiliate yourself in front of your closest friends...

If you have guests (of the fun variety) to entertain over the next couple weeks, run - don't walk - and grab yourself a copy of SingStar ABBA for PS2 or PS3. As a huge, cheesy, unabashed ABBA fan, when I had the chance to review this I was like, gimme! Or rather, Gimme Gimme Gimme. ... [More]

Friday 19 December

When good things happen to good people

Remember that awesome $5k Intel tech makeover we got to help give away this fall? And you helped vote for the winners? And you were kind of hoping it was you but realized that the people who won were so deserving that you felt perfectly great about it? ... [More]

Friday 05 December

kidthing: Like iTunes for kids too young to give your iTunes password to

There's no question that today's kids are computer-savvy; my daughter can Google the answer to her burning questions before I can even find my reading glasses. But just because they can surf the web doesn't mean that it's a good idea to just turn them loose out there. ... [More]

Sunday 05 October

Last chance to win a $5,000 tech makeover. This is it. Door's closing. Say goodbye to 5k...

You know you'll be entirely bummed if you wake up Tuesday morning and spring out of bed thinking, "Oh SHOOT. I forgot to enter the $5000 tech makeover contest from Intel." ... [More]

Friday 29 August

Don't Let Hannah Montana's Singing Hurt Your Kids. More.

I used to worry that my daughter was damaging her fragile ear drums with a volume set to "too loud." Thankfully, we now have LoudEnough Volume-Limiting Earphones so when I yell DO YOU HEAR ME? I know that if I don't get an answer it's only because she's ignoring me. ... [More]

Thursday 28 August

We get to give away a $5000 tech makeover. Whoo!

Are you reading this right now on the other side of a Comodore 64? Reluctant to give up that original Walkman? Wondering why you just can't find any good Betamax tapes any more? Have we got news for you. One of the cooler promotions we're excited to be a part of comes courtesy of FM and Intel who's giving away like some whopping crazy $5,000 tech makeover. And guess who gets to be one of the judges? ... [More]