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| Babies may feel more comfortable about new technologies than their parents. (Yes! This is the photo and caption to this BBC article!) |
Just to illustrate the insanity of creating tech gadgets for babies. The industry is earning billions of dollars off these devices, which may harm babies.
by Ella Williamson, Technology writer, BBC News, 5 June 2014
They may be too young to have their own email address - let alone go shopping - but newborns and infants are being viewed by many tech start-ups as the next big thing.
A baby boom in gadget sales, if you will.
But as the amount of tech-for-tots grows, should parents think twice about opening their purses?
Is synching your baby to your smartphone, in fact, a step too far?
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| Mimo's "smart baby monitor" gathers data via a sensor-equipped plug-in turtle |
The makers of one wearable - currently taking pre-orders from US customers - is offering exactly that scenario.
The Owlet Smart Sock is a small device designed to be worn around the foot of an infant, which sends the data it gathers to an associated mobile app.
The Owlet Smart Sock is a small device designed to be worn around the foot of an infant, which sends the data it gathers to an associated mobile app.