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CCATP #747 – Dan Moren on Baby Tech

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.

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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
  • Car Seat tech
  • 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

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