5 cool gift ideas for tech-savvy Moms

For Moms who enjoy technology, there's a host of Mother's Day gifts that make flowers pale in comparison. If your mom can't live without her gadgets, check out these five gifts any multi-tasking, on-the-go Mom would be thrilled to receive. [Image credit: iStock.com/Geber86]

One great and convenient gift you might consider giving your mom for Mother's Day is Tile. She'll never again have to worry about misplacing anything.

• Tile is a lost item tracker that comes with a physical device and app.
• Simply place the Tile device on an item you lose frequently by sticking, hooking or attaching it. Then install the app on your smartphone.
• When you can't find the device, Tile will help you locate it wirelessly via Bluetooth technology.
• You can even stick a Tile to your phone and make it ring when you've misplaced your phone.
• And how many times have you "lost" your car at the mall? No more. Tile makes it easy to find where you parked.

The emPOWERED Tote looks like a fashionable bag on the outside, but hidden on the inside it contains technology for charging such things as your mom's smartphone and other portable devices.

• An emPowered Tote is an excellent gift for any fashion-conscious mom on-the-go. These functional leather goods are the ultimate fusion of fashion and technology for keeping all of mom's electronic gadgets topped up.

The emPowered product line can be easily found online, so you'll need to search around a little.

If your mom lugs her iPad around, help her protect it by giving her a personalized case.

• Choose a colour or pattern that matches her personality, then have her initials added to it. It's a great way to help her ensure that her iPad stays safe, but that she also looks fashionable while using it!

If your mom is a firm believer in good causes, you could consider getting her a RED iPad case from Apple – which is literally red!

• Up to 50% of profits from the sales of RED products from Apple will go to fight AIDS.

Tech-loving Moms who want to stay healthy will enjoy the Fitbit fitness tracker. And why not? The all-new Alta HR model is touted as the world’s slimmest wristband with continuous heart rate.

• In general, a Fitbit is worn on the wrist much like a watch. Along with the ability to track the number of steps you take, the number of calories you burn and how active you are each day, it also records the duration and stages of your sleep each night through an app included with the device.
• Consider also pairing the Fitbit device with an Aria scale. The scale can sync up with the Fitbit using your home Wi-Fi network, tell you your body fat percentage, track your progress over time and help you set (and achieve) health goals.

Sense is more than just an alarm clock. It's a clever new way to optimize your night's sleep because it monitors conditions in your bedroom and your sleep habits to figure out how you sleep best: everything from air quality to humidity and temperature to noise levels in the bedroom are tracked.

• Comparing those conditions to your sleeping patterns (recorded through a sensor clipped to your pillow) allows you to create a sleeping environment and make changes to your nighttime routine conducive to the best night's sleep possible, based on detailed suggestions provided by the device.

Any tired, overworked Mom would surely appreciate a sound night's rest!