The Wearable Babysitter: it's worse than you think

by Thomas Ricker, posted Nov 17th 2006 at 8:33AM

Ok, we've seen some freaktastic ways to round up, watch and even threaten kids into subordination. But a new "Wearable Babysitter" concept "demonstrated" at the Ubiquitous Fashionable Computer show in Korea is set to kick your regularly scheduled babysitter into the bins of history. It all goes a little something like this: slip that big-azz spring with attached LCD and speaker over your head, hook up some "special sensors" to junior's diaper and, er, nipples (yes, nipples) and mom's free to throw back some Cosmos with the girls from work just like she used to. Then, when mister remote baby drops a big ol' Texan or apparently, gets cold, you'll be the first to know. Of course, you could just leave the kid at the coat check but that's not very hi-tech now is it? Hmm, now what shoes match a plastic baby handbag?

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wearables

Tags: babysitter, wearable babysitter, WearableBabysitter

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Ken @ Nov 17th 2006 9:05AM

That wasn't the "wearable babysitter" I was hoping for.

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Gr1zz @ Nov 17th 2006 9:14AM

I hear ya brother!

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Chris @ Nov 17th 2006 9:30AM

So how do I wear her?

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Seamus Bartlett @ Nov 17th 2006 9:54AM

So, now if junior makes his way into the bathtub, or faucet, or garden hose, or anything else of that matter, he'll be electrocuted.

Hmmmm....a bit too much of an S&M flavor for me.

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strider_mt2k @ Nov 17th 2006 9:56AM

Babies are the new accessory pet.

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eskimo @ Nov 17th 2006 10:59AM

Okay, seriously, WHY do we need this? Other than looking like Jane Jetson when you leave the house, who, seriously, in their right mind, would leave from whatever great time they're having to go change their kid's diaper? I say we put the shirt on the kid, and if he gets into trouble he strangles himself. Not the most humane of solutions, but at least it takes care of your babysitter problem.

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Doug Brashears @ Nov 17th 2006 12:22PM

The baby leash is bad enough...perhaps those not wanting kids enough to actually give them attention shouldn't have them in the first place. Maybe I'm just a sensimental Dad but I actually enjoy spending time with my kid. I sincerely hope that this reference design, like the amphibious civilian car and the Ricochet network, is just a test to see where people want technology to go.

- Doug :-/

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JS Beckerist @ Nov 17th 2006 12:39PM

Paris Hilton you crazy bitch I swear to god you better not be reading that...

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UFC @ Mar 30th 2007 3:34AM

Hmm.. that is a just concept product.. original is the 2nd prize of ubiquitous fashionable computer contest(www.ufcom.org) which undergraduates can participate in.. and the nipple means a nipple of baby's bottle. there are many sensors on diaper and nipple ...so parents can check their baby's state of health anytime in office or other place...of course..baby is in home with his/her human babysitter.^^

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