Caring Cot: as long as the hand that rocks the cradle isn't mine

You must forgive the Smiths reference, we only save them for stuff we're really excited about. The Caring Cot was invented by one Gary Cho, whose agenda wasn't just keeping that damned baby quiet in the middle of the freaking night,
but also safety and preventative care. If the device (which is estimated to cost £150—that's about $270 US) "hears" the baby cry for more than thirty seconds, it automatically begins rocking the cradle vertically (which he claims is more effective at calming a child than horizontal rocking); it also monitors the child's movement and ambient temperature and can sound an alarm if it thinks something's up, which could help detect early symptomps of Sudden Infants Death Syndrome (SIDS). Jeez, you'd think babies couldn't just take care of themselves, or something.