Check out this awesome automated baby cradle. It costs over $4K, but for new parents who are tired of getting up every few hours to rock their baby back to sleep, it could be worth it. The Suima does the rocking for you based on an embedded sound sensor that detects crying noises. It's programmed to start with a quick-paced rocking, then slowly settles into the pace of the mom's heartbeat; and eventually, it rocks slower and slower to a more sleep-inducing pace. If all goes according to plan, the baby should be asleep again within 15 minutes.
You can also rent one for about $100/month, which is smart, because babies grow out of stuff really fast.
Product page via Impress Watch (Japanese)
Great idea, but it looks horrible and clinical!
Posted by: Moogly_bear | March 18, 2009 at 02:28 AM
Erm... You know that Asians have been using something like that for more than the past 20 years at less than 10% of the cost?
It's a cloth thingy connected to a cloth hanger lookalike thingy which is connected to 4 springs and finally connected to a motor which moves the cloth thingy which the baby is in up and down....
Recently met my sister's in-laws from France and they were amazed at the device...
Posted by: Kelvin Richards | March 18, 2009 at 04:00 AM
Hi Lisa
Virgin comment post from a big fan 8)
Saw this and immediately thought of the Lullabub - a rather nifty invention by a fellow Aussie.
http://www.babyhugs.com.au/lullabub.htm
Avail in the U.S.
I am not affiliated with Lullabub - I saw the inventor on an Aussie inventors program years ago and was impressed. Check out the testimonials here:
http://www.babyhugs.com.au/testimonials.htm
Anyhoo, larve your blog!
Cheers,
scootergrrl.com
Posted by: scootergrrl | March 22, 2009 at 09:07 PM