Technology sector is gearing up to make life a lot more simpler and better. On the same note, it doesn’t come as a surprise that there are gadgets and gizmos taking away the stress linked to parenthood too.There is just so much to look out for, ranging from simple products that make feeding easy to a superb monitoring system that ensures your kids safety. Some of the coolest baby gadgets of the year 2011 have been enlisted below. Take a tour.
1.Summer Infant Prodigy: Infant Car Seat and Travel System
Cost- $180
Most of us are unaware of the fact that a higher proportion of car seats are actually installed in an incorrect manner. With Prodigy, parents can rest assured that nothing will go amiss. This infant car seat base has a tiny screen that helps you follow step wise instructions about tightening and leveling the base during installation before the seat even sets in to keep the baby safe while traveling.
2. The Squirt: Easy baby food dispensing spoon
Cost- $10
Feeding a baby is one challenge that can turn out to be disastrous for the parents, particularly in terms of the mess it creates. This special dispensing spoon sores food within which is released gently when squeezed. This feeding tool is the best way of feeding your little one while traveling. Alongside its easy to clean and also dishwasher safe.
3. Philips AVENT Baby Monitor: Baby monitor with temperature and humidity sensors and New Eco Mode
Cost- $160.
Unlike the typical baby monitor systems, this special device not only alerts you whenever your baby cries but also reports room temperature and puts up other displays too. It has a LED light system that flashes an alert when the cries reach a particular intensity level. It also plays soothing music so as to help the baby sleep. The time and temperature display function are the other additional features.The most amazing feature of this gadget is the two way speaker that lets you communicate with the baby from absolutely anywhere in your home.
4. Hygeia EnJoye: LBI Double Electric Breast Pump
Cost- $300
Nobody likes pumping breast milk but this special device can radically make the entire deal a lot less annoying. For your utmost comfort, you have the option of customizing your pump by adjusting the speed and level of suction control. The bonus part is that it separates the bottle and tubing in a different section meant for collection which reduces the chances of molding because of condensation.The coolest feature of this gadget is the CARE Button. By pressing this button you can record the cries of your baby for later use. During the suction process press play and this will naturally create the physical condition of feeding your baby, hence stimulating milk production.
5. Boon Glo: Color changing night light fitted with portable glowing balls
Cost- $84.99
Boon has a creative range of innovative baby products and the nightlight Glo is nothing different. This twin use product is an interactive night light and also a great toy that transmits colors for a period of 30 minutes until the baby is fast off to sleep. When the day rolls over you can detach the plastic balls and hand them to the baby for some fun. A mix of relaxation and entertainment.
6. iiamo bottle: Self Heating Baby Feeder Bottle
Cost- $60
Sometimes heating a baby bottle is downright difficult particularly when you are traveling. In such occasions the self heating bottle from iiamo is a boon in disguise. It has a disposable warmer that powers the heating process and can heat as much as 180 ml milk in around 4 minutes short.
7. Philips AVENT Combined Steamer and Blender: Steam Baby Food, Flip, Blend and Instantly Serve
Cost- $240
This ones a sure winner particularly when it saves you from washing.You can quickly and easily make food for your little one with the Philips AVENT range of combined blender and steamer. Another plus point is that the nutrition stays in place as the entire process takes place in a single go. Blending the steamed food is good for the digestive system of your baby. So, just steam and blend some nutritional dishes.
8. Itzbeen: Baby care timer for keeping a track of the baby’s routine
Cost- $40
Managing everything along with a baby to take care of, can be very difficult. Parents have to keep an eye on every little detail linked to the little one such as feeding intervals, hours of sleep and a lot more. Itzbeen is the tool that resolves this issue and helps you with every minute detail that forms an intricate part of baby’s care routine.
9. Origami Power: Automatic Folding Stroller
Cost- $499.99
There was a time when the single handed fold seemed like a great respite from the tedious stroller folding activity. Now imagine that you only have to push a button to fold the stroller that too within 10 seconds only. The stroller from Origami also comes equipped with various other functions such as detecting whether the baby is in the stroller or not and a built in charger that uses naturally produced energy created during a 10 minute walk with the stroller.
10.Ritmo: Prenatal baby music system with surround sound
Cost- $130
Though the market isn’t flowing with prenatal music systems but the Ritmo is absolutely one of a kind. Everybody knows that music has positive energy that stimulates productivity in all living things and this even applies for the unborn baby. Ritmo comes with four speakers that can be connected to your MP3 player too, so the baby enjoys surround sound within the uterus. A word of advice- stick to soothing /peppy numbers.
