Show #030 - Baby Tech

Norbtek.info Podcast, for Sunday, February 04, 2007. '''Show #030 - Baby Techwww.techpodcasts.com Norbtek @ Techpodcastswww.blubrry.com Norbtek @ BlubrryListener line at (206) 888-NORB or (206) 888-6672Email at [email protected] GoDaddy.com has given me a custom code to pass along to you... So here it isFor 10% off your purchase use ''blu32'', did you chatch that in the promo?,and for 10% off Web hosting services use ''pod32'' 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