The Consumer Electronics Show of 2017 just ended, but we’re pretty stoked to see all the smart and innovative parenting tech that debuted last weekend in Las Vegas.
“Smart” is definitely the keyword here, as these products connect (wirelessly, of course) to your cellphone, where you can analyze a boatload of data, from your sick baby’s temperature trends over 48 hours to how much breast milk you’re pumping out with your hands-free breast pump.
If you’re into tech and you have kids, check out some of the coolest new products you’ll be able to take home over the next few months.
Willow wearable breast pump
Using a breast pump isn’t the most fun thing a mom can do, but they usually do the job pretty well. It’s a huge pain in the butt, though, to have to deal with tubes and a machine, and even the hands-free accessories don’t allow you to really move around and truly be “free.” Enter this delightful contraption called Willow, which “works quietly inside your bra.” No tubes, no connectors — just the pumps and their onboard collection bags. Brilliant. Oh, and it keeps track of your output via an app. Reports say it should be available this spring for around $430.
SNOO Smart Sleeper
Modern parents don’t even need to rock their babies to sleep if they plop down $1,160 for the SNOO Smart Sleeper from the folks at Happiest Baby. This high-tech bassinet can sense your baby’s movements and distress and calibrates movements designed to lull him or her back to sleep. Your baby barely needs you!
TempTraq
Sick kids are no fun, and waking up your feverish child in the middle of the night to check their temperature is even less fun. Instead, pop one of these fancy temperature trackers called TempTraq, which you can get on Amazon for $20, onto your child’s side, and let it send temp data straight to an app on your phone.
Bloomlife pregnancy monitor
You know those bulky monitors they strap to you in the delivery room? Now, you can have the same experience at home — minus the bulky straps, of course. The Bloomlife transmits data wirelessly on the status of your womb and what it’s up to these days (meaning it tracks contractions, whether they’re the good kind or the stop-wasting-my-time kind). The cost? $149… for the first month. Better pop that baby out!
Fisher Price Smart Cycle
For around $150, parents can buy the Fisher-Price Think & Learn Smart Cycle later this year for their preschoolers. Instead of going outside to ride his bike, he or she can stay indoors and pedal to the tune of a bunch of learning apps. Is this toy the biggest (and most depressing) indicator of how parenting has changed over the last decade? Most likely.
4moms Moxi Stroller
For those parents who want a bunch of tech along with their high-end stroller, it’s 4moms to the rescue. This sweet baby ride is accompanied by a swank LCD dashboard that displays distance, speed, calorie burn, temperature, time and battery level. And get this — it’s charged by the wheels. You can pick it up on Amazon for $700.
Memoo from C-Way
Digital personal assistants are the new thing, but you’re probably not in a huge hurry to let your pint-size family members have free reign over your household’s device. Enter Memoo, a smart hub that connects to your cellphone so you can control it within an inch of its life. For now, you can grab one for 169 Euros (or around $180).
Netgear Arlo baby monitor
Baby monitors are so passé, right? Unless you’re the first to grab one of these beauties from Netgear. The Arlo 1080p HD baby monitor is decked out with features that include low-light viewing, lullaby player, high-def footage, night light, air sensors, cry monitor and more. Expected arrival is spring of this year. Cost? $250.
Kuri Home Robot
If a boring ol’ nanny-cam isn’t your thing, why not spring for a $700 personal home robot? This super-adorable little guy called Kuri can check out what’s going on in your home in more than one location, read your kids a story, play music and can be set up to interact and control your smart home’s other capabilities. He also does a Baymax-type move and returns himself to his charging dock when his battery gets low.
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