Nov 17 2008
Monitoring Babies with iPhones
I’m not quite sure how much baby monitors cost these days, but I’m guessing it’s definitely a lot more money than this $.99 application for the iPhone. The application should work the same as any other type of baby monitor in that when the unit is left where the baby is, it will detect any movement, sound or stirring. The iPhone then will call you on a designated number to alert you.
Because it’s an iPhone, the “monitor” works on any range. You can be at the grocery store, for instance, and can still monitor the baby.
But then…it’s still quite an impractical gadget don’t you think? I mean, to leave an iPhone to basically do just this one thing is using such a powerful gadget for little function. And even if it does offer unlimited range… I doubt any parent would wanna leave the house that far, especially with such a fancy baby monitor.
I mean, for me, a baby monitor is tons helpful when you’re also within the same range as your baby — such as being in the next room, or at the downstairs part of the house. If you plan on going somewhere else, then it’s not a baby monitor you’d need, right?
For a $.99 application, it still wouldn’t stop me from getting an actual baby monitor, though.
