by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware, Tech Toys
It’s hard to believe this was my first ever year attending the Maker Faire in NYC, but yep. It’s true. And now consider me an annual attendee. Thanks to our sponsor Sprout by HP who hooked me up with tickets (thank you thank you thank you, HP!) I got to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys
Last year we fell in love with the Anki Drive app-controlled racers, calling it one of our top tech toys of 2014. Earlier this year at Toy Fair, we got a look (and a very fun if brief test drive) of the brand new Anki OVERDRIVE and as of today, it’s here! And...
by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts, Games + Gaming
Okay procrastinators. It may be a little late to order something awesome online for Father’s Day…or maybe not! Check for shipping options for some of these cool geeky gifts for your favorite gamer, or just bookmark it for future gift ideas. There are...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys
When people ask me about any tech “wows” I might have caught at the NY International Toy Fair this week, honestly there were a few but not tons. However the first thing I’m excited about is the upcoming Anki OVERDRIVE, and it’s killing me that...
by Liz Gumbinner | Games + Gaming
If your kids are as obsessed with Minecraft as mine, you will laugh like I did when I saw this Minecraft Valentines t-shirt. Not laughing? Give it a sec. Take your time. You’ll get it. The raglan tee is just available in men’s and women’s sizes...
by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys
I’ve seen these game controller chocolates at all the fancy chocolate shops in my ‘hood, so how cool is it that you can save yourself a fortune and make your own thanks to our pals at Think Geek. This game controller chocolate mold features three different...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Oh, any baby can own a cute plush clutch ball. But where’s the adventure in that? With the wonderfully geeky handmade plush d20 die from Etsy’s Sweetly Geek, you can just see the possibilities. Maybe you’ll have a future halfling fighter on your...
by Cool Mom Staff | Father's Day Gifts
We love our dads. We love our geeky dads. So of course we want to put together some of our favorite Father’s Day gifts for geeky dads that we’ve been seeing, loving, and bookmarking for ourselves. Great news: You don’t have to shop at ComicCon to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts
I’ve been having the best time browsing for Father’s Day gifts on the site Hatch.co lately. (Also uh, self-proclaimed Mother’s Day gifts, in which every day is Mother’s Day but that’s another story.) But if we’re to think of the...
