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Thursday 17 May

The Big Jambox - Yep, bigger is better

The Jawbone Jambox might be one of our favorite household gadgets, with amazing sound from such a tiny speaker that syncs up via your smart phone or computer's Bluetooth.

But when I told my husband that they had just launched the Big Jambox, I'm not sure who drooled more.

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Wednesday 16 May

A mobile punch card...brilliant!

You know those cards you get from various retail establishments that you are supposed to hold onto until each box has been stamped so that you can redeem your free latte, or soup, or frozen yogurt? I must have millions of those cards accumulated, none of which have been redeemed mostly because I can't find them when I'm at the right shop. Enter an app that aims to change that.

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Wednesday 16 May

Since time warps when you become a mama, here's a watch made just for you.

I've never been much of a watch-wearer, and more of us are in the same boat, using our smart phones to tell time.

And yet, once you're a new parent, so much revolves around time: how long has the baby been sleeping? Is it time for a diaper change? When did she last eat? And when did I put that pizza in the oven, because I am totally starving?

[don't miss a great offer after the jump]

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Tuesday 15 May

Save the Earth, and your iPhone

Eco-friendly iPhone case rPet 100% recycled

As much as I love eco-friendly iPhone cases, so many of them are fabric-based and a little heavy for spring and summer. So if you're looking for something cool that's not made from felt or wool, you need to check out these new earth conscious cases from CMT-fave case-mate.

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Tuesday 15 May

Cupcake, have we got an app for you!

We've covered virtual cupcake baking apps and even cupcake ATM machines. But if you love cupcakes (and, really, who doesn't?), here's the killer iPad app you've been waiting for.

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Monday 14 May

Piquing Our Geek: Would you buy a plane ticket on Twitter?

Not quite today, but very soon, you'll be able to book cheap flights on Twitter with one click and three keystrokes. Is that something you'd ever be willing to do?

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Monday 14 May

The new Facebook App Center is coming. Holy cow--you're never getting out now.

Seems everywhere you turn now, there's a new app just waiting for you to try out. We're living in an app-cessed world! (I just made that up). There have been many Facebook apps we've touted here on Cool Mom Tech, including Wrapp for social gift carding and Emma which offers up personalized classifieds. But in a few weeks, you'll get to experience the glory of all Facebook apps in one central marketplace. Intrigued? Yeah, us too.

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Sunday 13 May

Happy Mother's Day!

From the bottom of our hearts, we want to wish you the happiest of Mothers Days. Whether you found yourself with a new Kindle today, or just the cutest ever crayon drawing of "Momm" we hope you're doing something wonderful.

As for us, the hardworking moms of Cool Mom Tech will be spending a (mostly) unplugged day with our families. And possibly a massage therapist or two. But we'll be sure to see you tomorrow first thing. We can never stay away from you that long.

-Liz, Kristen, Beth, and the CMT team

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Saturday 12 May

Kids' (free!) music download of the week: Happy Mother's Day

May you wake up tomorrow to hugs and something yummy for Mother's Day breakfast that you didn't have to make for yourself. And whenever your day starts to feel like any other Sunday, here's a song you can crank up and play to remind the world that this is your day.

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Saturday 12 May

Passport pictures from the comfort of home. Thank you Passportica!

Take passport photos at home with Passportica

Getting passport photos taken is arguably one of the least fun aspects of trip preparation (besides actually waiting on line for the passport). The last time I had to get passport pictures taken, I unfortunately chose an extraordinarily busy time at the local drugstore chain, and had to endure getting my photo taken at the front of the store, while everybody in line for the cashier (and for flu shots, mind you) sat and watched.

And of course, as the technician was about to start shooting, she realized that her memory card was full. Thank goodness my kids weren't there with me.

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