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Smartphone-controlled motion alarm keeps stuff safe

You can't keep track of everything all the time. If you're worried about something of yours being tampered with while your attention is elsewhere, though, a new company called BleepBleeps has created a little gadget with a big personality. Aimed at parents, Sammy Screamer is a little motion sensor that you can attach to anything you want so you can be alerted if someone starts tampering with it.

Examples given are doors, fridges, cookie jars, your backpack -- even your stroller. Sammy Screamer attaches via a magnet or loop, and you set the sensitivity and volume levels using a free Android or iOS app. When your stuff gets moved, Sammy sounds an alarm and sends a push notification to your phone via Bluetooth up to a range of 50 meters (about 164 feet). A small coin cell battery powers the device. … Read more

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Rockaroo turns the infant swing into a high-tech gadget

The infant swing is a simple concept. You suspend the little tyke from above, give the swing a little push, and let it sway the baby gently back and forth to calm the child. Now, let's apply a bit of robotics, multi-speed control, a speaker, and an MP3 player plug-in. You get the 4moms Rockaroo.

The other noticeable difference between the Rockaroo and a regular infant swing is that the motion comes from below, not with a couple of arms suspending the wee one. That makes it more like a high-tech rocking horse, or the tiny kid version of a mechanical bull, but with a mellow attitude.… Read more

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