IT'S tough to be a Mum, but it sure helps when you have tech to make it easier.

A blog can provide an outlet to vent or chronicle all your baby's firsts. A smartphone can help keep track of piano lessons, Mandarin tuition and grocery lists. And a GPS device can help make sure everyone gets to softball sessions on time, no matter where they are.

Interestingly, women now make more gadget-buying decisions at home than men, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.

In fact, women initiate 61 per cent of all technology purchases.

So much so that gadget-buying Mums are a force to be reckoned with. A search on Google for 'Mummy blogs' throws up some 650,000 results.

These mothers who discuss anything from the best diapers to global warming have become so visible a demographic that they're now the target of marketers.

Digital Life checks out three techie Mums who are not only comfortable with tech toys, but have also made them must-haves in their daily lives. » The Trigger-Happy mummy » The connected mummy » The gadget mummy

This article was first published in Digital Life, The Straits Times on Apr 29, 2008.