First it was Mimo, a device that helps parents monitor their baby’s sleep. Now the Brazilian arm of diaper-maker Huggies has upped the ante by creating TweetPee, a concept device and accompanying iPhone app that lets parents know when their baby’s diaper need changing.
Here’s how it works: a bird-shaped moisture sensor is attached to the front of the baby’s diaper. When the baby pees, the device sends an alert to his parents’ iPhone letting them know it’s time for diaper duty. The time of each instance is recorded through the TweetPee app, allowing parents to monitor how often their child is urinating. The app also shows the average time is takes for a fresh diaper to become soiled, and parents can load the diaper packs they’ve bought to enable TweetPee to notify them when they need to stock up.
The Huggies video promo is below (it’s in Portuguese, but you get the picture):
There are few details available about whether Huggies intends to market the device, and there have been concerns about the effects of microwaves on sensitive young body parts. However, TweetPee could make busy parents’ lives easier by using tech to keep them updated about their baby’s needs.
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