This week our guest is Dan Moren (https://dmoren.com/). Dan is the author of the Galactic Cold War series of sci-fi espionage capers, a former senior editor at Macworld, a writer for Six Colors and TidBITS amongst other publications, and a prolific podcaster as co-host of Clockwise and The Rebound. But I did not have him on the show to talk about any of that. Dan is a very recent father and I wanted to talk about the latest and greatest in baby tech.
You can find everything you need to know about Dan Moren at dmoren.com/… including links to the Galactic Cold War Series. You can follow him online @dmoren.
If you want to buy his books at an independent bookstore, he suggests indiebound.org to find them.
Baby tech we discussed:
- Baby monitors & security of these monitors
- Eufy SpaceView Pro: www.amazon.com/…
- RF only
- Infrared, sound, and sound causes the display to awaken
- Sound machine?
- Hatch Rest www.amazon.com/…
- Bluetooth (not WiFi) speaker/night light/colors/presets
- Older kid change colors on schedule
- Wish it had Siri for automations (can do it via phone Bluetooth)
- Nursing – like Willow wearable breast pump
- Spectra: www.amazon.com/…
- Does have tubes and such, but it’s portable with a battery
- Breathing awareness – such as Owlet to prevent SIDS?
- Nope
- Allison mentioned Sleep Sack with a pattern on it for the camera to watch by Nanit: www.amazon.com/…
- Apps to track how much the baby eats/poops/sleeps?
- Baby Tracker app: apps.apple.com/…
- Track and share info between them
- Has an Apple Watch app
- Also weight from doctor
- Any gear that makes life easier?
- Friends passed stuff down and gave gifts
- Baby Bjorn bouncer: www.amazon.com/…
- adjustable/collapsible
- Fisher-Price playmat: www.amazon.com/…
- bat at toys
- Piano they can kick
- Great rattle – mirror on bottom, face on top, LED – when you shake it, it changes color. The kid loves it when it changes color
- Stroller tech
- Uppababy Cruise V2: uppababy.com/…
- Adjustable handle length
- Bassinet option – unzip part of it, magnets to hold them open
- Car seat attachment
- Very roomy basket underneath
- Model up has expansion for second seat
- Uppababy Cruise V2: uppababy.com/…
- Car Seat tech
- The Wirecutter recommended – Chico Keyfit 30: www.amazon.com/…
- Bottle warmers
- Top parenting tip: feed your baby formula right from the fridge
- Munchkin Smart Blend Formula Mixing Pitcher “French press” for making 24 oz of formula at a time: www.amazon.com/…
- Bottle sterilizers
- Not so often
- Allison mentioned: 2 Bottle brushes for $10 – handle comes off for a little nipple brush
- Pacifier sterilizers
- Thermometers
- Infrared non-contact thermometer doesn’t work on babies
- “Old school” Thermometer from Vicks: www.amazon.com/…
- Snot sucker: www.amazon.com/…
- Photo sharing
- MaskerAid app by Casey Liss lets you put a sticker over the baby’s face before posting to social media: apps.apple.com/…
- Shared album in Apple Photos rather than posting his face
- Digital Picture Frame
- Older Google Nest Hub with a screen