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Baby Monitors suck!
You may or may not remember some time back I wrote a post on Baby Monitors, where I lamented the specifications of the Transmitter/Receiver devices – using them, in my opinion, was like a throwback to 10 years ago with the state of Mobile phones! Well we are now 9 months on, and I thought I would re-visit the topic – mainly because I have a rapidly deteriorating relationship with the Monitors!
The other day I sat down to do some work at home whilst our Baby was asleep. I took the Receiver monitor with me, and got on with typing away. Now what do you think I noticed after less than ONE hour? Yep, the battery had failed! This has two effects, with the monitors I am using:
1) the first monitor was projected aerially at a steep vector, with massive acceleratory force (by me)
2) the transmitter, because it can’t “see” the receiver, started beeping – note – the transmitter is obviously in the sleeping childs room…!
Why why why are units (a) badly designed and (b) fitted with such shoddy batteries (which are basically done after 9 months)? Well I will tell you – because new Mums and Dads are an easy target – they’ll buy anything if they are told it will keep their child safe. Well I’m afraid that’s deceit on the manufacturers part if their so-called award-winning products don’t do the job!
It’s not often I get in to a rant – but on this occasion it’s justified – children are arguably the most important ongoing event in your life when they happen, and people shouldn’t have to put up with sub-standard products.
Rant over.
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
