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Poop-Stopping Design: The Disposable Nappy

3:30AM January 13, 2012 | Rachel Swaby

Babies are incredible waste producing-machines, speeding through approximately 10 nappies every day. If you are in possession of a poop-maker, you’ve got options for dealing with their impressive output: disposables, cloth, something called FuzziBunz. More »


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Withings’ New Scale Tracks Your Baby’s Baby Fat

12:47AM January 10, 2012 | Mat Honan

Withings’ new baby scale seems like a great idea for tracking babies weight. Plop the kid on the scale, and it wirelessly sends data to a Withings app, graphing it up just as prettily as your delightful little baby. More »


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Does The World Really Need A Wi-Fi Baby Scale?

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1:30PM January 9, 2012 | Nick Broughall

The original Withings Wi-Fi scale was kind of cool. It offered adults a chance to carefully monitor their weight using Wi-Fi and apps to incentivise weight loss and weight management. But the new Wi-Fi baby scale that the company has unveiled at CES this year? Is it really the kind of gadget people would spend money on? More »


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The Creepiest Spider In The World Is The Only One That Carries Her Babies Like A Human

6:05PM December 20, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

If there’s an image that summarises my idea of complete horror, this is it: a wolf spider carrying dozens of babies on her back. It’s the only spider in the world that does this. More »


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Wondrously Childlike Gifts For The New Dad

3:00PM December 5, 2011 | Mat Honan

Babies are so adorable! And so very much trouble. They’re always hungry, often crying and never sleeping. But here’s a little secret: fatherhood can be a great excuse to gear up. Oh man. I’m totally lactating. More »


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Who Really Is The World’s Seven Billionth Person?

2:39AM November 1, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

The world’s seven billionth person was a tiny little girl named Danica May Camacho who was born today in Manila, the Philipines, and weighed just 2.5kg (she was one month premature). More »


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Kid Treats Military Dad’s Virtual Bedtime Story Like The Real Thing

4:26AM October 25, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Well, this is possibly the most heartbreaking scene you’ll see today. This amazing father and deployed military man made some pre-recorded bedtime stories for his two-year-old daughter while he was away. And from the look of it, she can’t tell. More »


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Star Trek-Inspired Feeding Set: The Trouble With Dribbles

6:20AM October 20, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Babies might not be able to give you the live long and prosper salute, but every geek parent knows it’s never too early to indoctrinate your kids into the world of Star Trek. More »


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Watch A Baby Treat A Magazine Like An iPad — The Crazy Future

7:40AM October 14, 2011 | Sam Biddle

This is perfectly even mix of completely adorable and completely frightening. Adorable, because, well, it’s a baby being cute and infantile. Frightening because her mushy baby brain’s already been transformed by an iPad. More »


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Study Says Babies Make Men Less Masculine, More Nurturing

2:47PM September 14, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests men’s testosterone levels fluctuate when they have children. More »