Baby Technology By: Sherman Teo

Summary:

Baby with smartphones Babies may feel more comfortable about new technologies than their parents. The makers of one wearable - currently taking pre-orders from US customers - are offering exactly that scenario. The Mimo Baby Monitor is an all-in-one baby-grow suit with a slot on its front to which a data-collecting plastic turtle plugs in. Mimo Baby Monitor Mimo's "smart baby monitor" gathers data via a sensor-equipped plug-in turtle. It takes similar readings to Owlet's product, beaming the results to concerned parents via Bluetooth and wi-fi. And there are some who are concerned such manufacturers are playing on parental paranoia. This can lead to some expensive purchasing mistakes, she adds. From a paediatric perspective, there appears to be pros and cons to integrating technology with parenting and infants. It has helped raise money for projects, including Smart Diapers - a nappy that aims to warn of developing urinary tract infections, despite warnings from Dr Laurent and others that the system might lead parents to make unnecessary trips to their doctor.

Opinion:
In my opinion, I believe that baby tech can be good however, it may also harm the babies due to the lack of testing on some of these devices. Such lack of testing will then cause the baby harm instead of their original purpose which is to make the baby's life easier and their parent's life difficult. Sometimes such technology also do not give us accurate results because they are not extremely advanced. however, some of these technology have helped out the parents by finding out and displaying the baby's vital systems and whether the baby is ok to their parents.

Baby tech: Will new gadgets result in paranoid parents? by Ki Eunyu

Baby tech: Will new gadgets result in paranoid parents?

Summary: Nowadays, as technology is developing many  digital baby products are also being developed. Many apps and devices have been made to know the conditions of the baby better. Some of them include Owlet Smart Sock which the parent will know the state of the baby through the app connected to the sock of the baby. These kind of devices may be helpful but parents should think carefully before buying such things as it may be unnecessary and all these products are very costly.

Opinion: In my opinion, these kind of ideas are creative and may be useful if used in the right methods. The companies should not think of trying to make money but rather should try their best to give the best to the baby. This way parents will be able to use good quality products and will be able to trust them. This devices should be further developed so that even parents who do not know a lot about growing their babies can react to the baby well and know their needs,