reads | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:17:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png reads | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 The Daily Mom: The daily down-low for moms, all in one beautiful app. https://coolmomtech.com/2013/12/daily-mom-daily-low-moms-one-beautiful-app/ https://coolmomtech.com/2013/12/daily-mom-daily-low-moms-one-beautiful-app/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:00:03 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=8812 If there’s one word to describe my life since becoming a mom of two, it’s scattered. And also distracted. And busy. Luckily, there’s now a terrific new app called The Daily Mom that aggregates all the news that parents need to know online into one handy place. This iOS app draws from dozens of content sources you […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2013/12/daily-mom-daily-low-moms-one-beautiful-app/feed/ 3 eReatah: Like a Netflix for e-books. Books you get to keep. https://coolmomtech.com/2013/10/ereatah-subcription-netflix-for-ebooks/ https://coolmomtech.com/2013/10/ereatah-subcription-netflix-for-ebooks/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:30:00 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/%categories%/ereatah-subcription-netflix-for-ebooks/ I love the feel of a real book in my hands, but I have to admit I really love the convenience of ebooks when I’ve just finished The Hunger Games and I can’t wait more than five minutes to get Catching Fire downloaded on my iPad. But what do you do when you’ve finished the […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2013/10/ereatah-subcription-netflix-for-ebooks/feed/ 0 3000 classic books, all in your palm. https://coolmomtech.com/2013/07/3000-classic-books-on-usb/ https://coolmomtech.com/2013/07/3000-classic-books-on-usb/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:00:00 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/%categories%/3000-classic-books-on-usb/ The library has always been the classic way to get a ton of books without spending a fortune. Then Kindle and Nook came along, occasionally offering crazy ways to get free ebooks. Now there’s a new way to save money on an entire library: A single USB. An Australian company is offering a USB with […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2013/07/3000-classic-books-on-usb/feed/ 4 The perfect iPad app for new moms with lots of questions. (Isn’t that all of us?) https://coolmomtech.com/2013/03/ready-set-baby-ipad-app-for-new-moms/ https://coolmomtech.com/2013/03/ready-set-baby-ipad-app-for-new-moms/#respond Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/%categories%/ready-set-baby-ipad-app-for-new-moms/ Since it has been five years since the last time I was pregnant, this time around feels like my first again, even though it’s my third! Now, everything pregnancy, baby care and newborn-related I come across seems to be motorized, digitized or is a mobile app.  While I have the parenting thing down (somewhat) pat […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2013/03/ready-set-baby-ipad-app-for-new-moms/feed/ 0 The ultimate handbook for photographing motherhood https://coolmomtech.com/2012/07/photographic-guide-to-picturing-motherhood-tracey-clark/ https://coolmomtech.com/2012/07/photographic-guide-to-picturing-motherhood-tracey-clark/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/2012/07/31/photographic-guide-to-picturing-motherhood-tracey-clark/ I’m pretty sure we can claim to know cool mom, author, and photographer Tracey Clark “when,” since we featured her first book way back when we first started our site. She even took our first official Cool Mom Picks photo, back when we each only had one kiddo. Ah, the memories! Since then, Tracey has […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2012/07/photographic-guide-to-picturing-motherhood-tracey-clark/feed/ 1 Beyond Snapshots: The only photography book you’ll need https://coolmomtech.com/2012/07/beyond-snapshots-photography/ https://coolmomtech.com/2012/07/beyond-snapshots-photography/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/2012/07/11/beyond-snapshots-photography/ A few years ago, I ditched my point-and-shoot camera for a fancy DSLR, and while I was almost instantly taking better photos of my kids, I really had absolutely no idea how to use any of the actual settings. Without time to read the huge instruction manual or take a photography class, like many people, […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2012/07/beyond-snapshots-photography/feed/ 2 You can’t win this game, and that’s why this game wins https://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/press-here-app/ https://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/press-here-app/#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/24/press-here-app/ We love everything about Press Here, the amazing “interactive” children’s book by French artist Herve Tullet. So we are thrilled to see that it’s now an app. And honestly, there’s no better book to make the transition from page to iPad (and iPhone, too). On every page of the original book, kids follow commands and […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/press-here-app/feed/ 0 Barnyard Dance is like a hoedown for your iPad. In a good way. https://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/barnyard-dance-is-like-a-hoedo/ https://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/barnyard-dance-is-like-a-hoedo/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/15/barnyard-dance-is-like-a-hoedo/ Farm animals, banjo music, red and white gingham–it’s the stuff of knee-slapping, toe-tapping hoedowns. I know, I rolled my eyes a bit initially, too, until I realized that the Barnyard Dance app is an adaptation of one of Sandra Boynton’s most beloved board books. Chances are you have a few of her titles lying around […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/barnyard-dance-is-like-a-hoedo/feed/ 2 Beatrix Potter goes digital with The Tale of Benjamin Bunny https://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/beatrix-potter-benjamin-bunny-app/ https://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/beatrix-potter-benjamin-bunny-app/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/2012/04/03/beatrix-potter-benjamin-bunny-app/ I have always been a huge Beatrix Potter fan, so I find it thrilling that my own kids are just as enthralled with the artwork and easy prose. And now they’ve got an extra reason to enjoy her works: One of my favorite tales now comes to life beautifully on iPad, right in time for […]

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