babies
Cameras
ShutterBuddy Attacks Baby Photo ADD Issue With Simplicity
9:30AM Jack Loftus | Babies, while cute, can turn ugly at family picture time. Look! A bit of floating dander. Picture ruined. Any little thing can become a distraction. Enter the ingenious — and head-smackingly simple — ShutterBuddy. More »
Design
Scoop High Chair For Future Space Cadets And Dorky Parents
5:00PM Jesus Diaz | If I ever have kids, I won’t get them the $US470 Scoop High Chair. I don’t care it has a foot pedal-driven pneumatic lift or that is easy to clean: It’s just a ridiculous piece of high-tech furniture. More »
Software
iPhone App Interprets Babies’ Tears, Doesn’t Excuse Bad Parenting
4:20PM Rosa Golijan | The Cry Translator iPhone app is supposed to assist those with little parental instinct by translating the sobs and screams of their children and providing advice. How ever did we all make it to adulthood without apps like this? More »
Random Stuff
Woman To Live Stream Her Child’s Birth
4:00PM Rosa Golijan | People have posted videos of deliveries online before, but this Lynsee girl has decided on a live video stream when she gives birth to her first child. I’m OK with over-sharing now and then, I’m OK with over-sharing now and then, but this could be too much. More »
Design
Star Wars Baby Costumes Guarantee Virginity ‘Til At Least 40
3:40AM Jesus Diaz | Looking at these Halloween Star Wars baby costumes, I wish I was one year old again. To dress as Chewbacca, drool all I wanted, grab any boob at hand, and eat fruit and cookies purée. And then poop it out. More »
Robots
Todder-Sized Robotic Chairs Help Kids With Disabilities Get Around
6:00AM Jason Chen | When a one-year-old has difficulty with movement, it impairs brain development, since researchers say babies form neural connections through exploration of their environment. How do you get around this? With a bad-ass robotic chair. More »
Gadgets
9:00AM Chris Oaten | The final instalment in our week-long Babymodo special in honour of Giz editor Nick Broughall’s recent entry into fatherhood lands with a thud. This one’s not so much for the baby as for the slightly older infant who’s taken to exploring mobility. More »
Babymodo. Sound Of One Head Thudding
9:00AM Chris Oaten | The final instalment in our week-long Babymodo special in honour of Giz editor Nick Broughall’s recent entry into fatherhood lands with a thud. This one’s not so much for the baby as for the slightly older infant who’s taken to exploring mobility. More »
Gadgets
9:00AM Chris Oaten | TummyTub. You’ll pardon our cynicism but here we have one of those things that come along in life with perfectly reasonable logic to justify their existence yet still manage to creep us out. More »
Babymodo: Buckets Of Bath Time Fun
9:00AM Chris Oaten | TummyTub. You’ll pardon our cynicism but here we have one of those things that come along in life with perfectly reasonable logic to justify their existence yet still manage to creep us out. More »
Design
9:30AM Chris Oaten | From yesterday’s ridiculous to today’s sublime. Not one of you reading this right now would underestimate the importance of good seating, especially for the baby whose future entails a high likelihood of editing a gadget blog. Ladies and gentleman, we introduce the Bloom fresco. More »
Babymodo: Serious Seating For Junior
9:30AM Chris Oaten | From yesterday’s ridiculous to today’s sublime. Not one of you reading this right now would underestimate the importance of good seating, especially for the baby whose future entails a high likelihood of editing a gadget blog. Ladies and gentleman, we introduce the Bloom fresco. More »
Computers
