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If you have multiple iOS gadgets cluttering up various outlets throughout your home, Griffin Technology's PowerDock 5 might be for you.

Entrepreneur J Cornelius posted this picture on Twitter, and it's a pretty ingenious tip. Instead of wrapping the big power cord separately, wrap it around the power brick and use the small cable to hold it in place.

Google's quick and dirty USB dongle lets you pump Netflix, YouTube, and other media from the Internet directly to your HDTV.

In an amazing use of paper, Ikea’s new catalog can be placed anywhere in your home, and appear as any piece of furniture on a smartphone or tablet.

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You can add that extra bit of smartness to your house by opting for any of these 13 innovative switches and socket designs.

Here are 15 of the coolest and most creative USB hubs to keep you connected and maximize your space for gadgets.

As much as I love my camera phone, I tend to forget to do anything with those photos, since downloading them to my computer means one extra step in a day that is already too full of “extra steps.” So my overworked brain is thankful to find an app for both iOS and Android that […]

Despite some downsides, including a high price, the Bose QuietComfort 20 offers the best noise-canceling in an in-ear headphone and should tempt frequent travelers looking for a more compact alternative to full-size NC headphones.

As the holidays fast approach, I give thanks for having family nearby, especially when I feel myself nodding sympathetically to those endure the many hours-long car rides to get to relatives’ houses. For them and for all Cool Mom Tech readers who are gearing up for a holiday travel adventure (calling it that makes […]

For those of us who travel a lot, tech is it’s own gift. It’s our lifelines, our memory preservers, our connection home to our families (thank you, universe, for video chat, on behalf of all parents who travel). And sometimes, tech is our way of keeping our families happy so we can get a little […]

The more our gadgets and smartphones become our lifelines, the more it becomes essential to make sure we don’t run out of juice on the road. One of the more practical trends that we caught at CES 2013 was the vast array of portable power sources, from innovative charging cases to battery packs. I saw […]