Norbtek.info Podcast, for Sunday, February 04, 2007. '''Show #030 - Baby Tech
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Spoonful of Sugar
Dispensing medicine to infants and toddlers is never easy, those little
suckers turn their heads and you end up putting the stuff right in their
ear or they just spit it out all over the place. So how about using their
own natural instincts to help them out. All babies, well, most babies,
like to suckle on a binky, and Medicine Dispenser by Kidz-Med has a
chamber for the medicine. It has a plunger to help deliver the medicine
to the back of the baby's tongue or you can just let them use their natural
sucking action to deliver the goods. The Medicine Dispenser by Kidz-Med
delivers the medicine in a simple and easy way so that your baby may not
even know they are taking it.
$10 - Medicine Dispenser
What's Hot Doc?
Its not easy to get a baby's temperature sometime. Heck, Baby's just
don't like holding still for eating so why would they hold still for
an in the ear thermometer much less a 'rectal" thermometer. So how
about an infrared thermometer that you just point at your baby's head,
navel, or arm pit. No need for a probe covers or disturbing your baby's
sleep. Your baby will never even know you took their temperature. Check
out the '''Thermofocus''' also by Kid-Med.
$100 - Thermofocus
Check out the other great products from this company at Kidz-Med.com
Look! I'm on TV
O.K., so you got you baby in their rear-facing car seat in the back
or a child in the third row of the SUV, but you can't see how they
are doing, and that dual mirror trick just don't cut it. So what's
a good techie mom to do? Well, get the Automobile Monitor by Summer
Infant of course. Day or night, this 2.5" dash-mounted color screen
will let you keep an eye on the baby and the other one on the road.
The camera mounts to a variety of head rests. Both units will plug
into the car power outlet.
$150 - Automobile Monitor
Summer Infant has many more great products at Summer Infant
Don't Touch That!
If your children are like mine, one of them is accidentally unbuckling
the car seat buckle or the toddler is getting to smart for his own
britches and unbuckling himself! Well, someone figured out how to stop
those pesky kids with the Safeclip. This device prevents accidental
release but allows quick access to the buckle in case of emergency.
It attaches in mere seconds and is easily removable.
£4.99 - Safeclip
What A Change
German designer, Tim Schinkle, has created a couple of beautiful
wall mounted baby changing stations that would look great in your
baby's room. These changing stations are terrifically space saving
and can be converted into a child's fold down desk later such as the
OWO. You'll have to get them from Germany as there are no distributors
here in the US as far as I know, but they will ship practically world wide.
OWO €274,-- (about $356) - OWO
Check out the other beautiful products and products at Timkid.
Ski Baby Ski
I found this cool baby product and thought what fun and what trouble
this could be. Skis for your baby stroller! Now that's cool!
BabyfactoryUSA.com has these skis that will fit just about any single
or dual wheeled stroller with wheels up to 12" in diameter. The skis
are wide and have a grove to keep them tracking easily and even come
with a carrying and storage bag. Of course we don't need these here
in Elk Grove as it was a balmy 63 degrees F and not a cloud in sight.
Oh well.
$35 - Stroller Skis
iWhat???
O.K. The whole "i-insert name of device here" thing is really starting
to get to me, but hey this is cool... If you don't mind giving your kid
control of your iPod. ifrogz has come out with a silicone case just for
kids and the iPod called Tadpole. Cute ain't it. Anyway, this is not
your ordinary silicone case.. Its an ifrogz case and has a variety of
colors and an optional screen and click wheel protector of which you
can customize. I have our Show #25 ifrogz case winner's review later
in the show so stay tuned.
$25 w/ screen protector - ifrogz Tadpole
iCaramba... Not another i-Thingy
Yeah well, hey, I found it just had to let you know about it. So here
it is, the iCrib Sound System by Munchkin. This device hangs on the side
of the crib and pumps in the tunes to the crib from any MP3 player. It
will auto shut off after 15, 30, or 60 minutes. It also has a color
changing night light , but don't forget to buy batteries too as this
does not come with an AC adapter. No you won't be finding the lullaby
playlist on my iPod, but still looks cool. The web site has a store
locator by using your ZIP code. Apparently I can get one at Target.
$33 - iCrib
Getting Serious for a Moment
I hate to bring this up but it has to be mentioned... Over 2000
children are reported missing everyday, what are you going to
do if this happens to you? It could take about an hour or two
to get all the viatl information you will need to provide the
authorities about your missing child. I found this, the
AMBER stick™. It is a usb stick that has all the vital
information that is necessary to generate Missing
Persons Flyers and import into law enforcement's
computers. Everyting is encrypted and password
protected for privacy. All the software for the access
of the information is right on the stick and works
with Windows ME and higher. Update as often as
you want and even upload to a central server
database where the information can be available
to be distributed to law enforcement all over the
US with email/password combination for
authorized access.
$50 for (1) or (2) for $40 each - Amber stick
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