by Joyce Slaton posted in Products & Prizes

Do I ever have an unusual monitor to show you today -- the Summer Infant Babble Band is an audio monitor with a parent unit worn like a wristwatch.

It seems like most of the monitors on the market right now are kinda silently battling it out: Do they work with your phone/computer, or do you view or listen to your baby on a separate remote-control-like parent unit"
Pros and cons to both, but the Babble Band sidesteps the question by putting the audio on your arm instead. How does it work" Here, see:

I didn't show it on the video, but the wristwatch is just what transmits the sound, there's another plug-in unit that captures it. You can't use a battery, possible negative if you have a nursery setup where there's not a plug. It should be set up at least 3 feet from your baby's crib, because, not to be morbid, but babies have strangled on monitor cords. Note the plural in that last sentence. Keep the cord secured 3 feet minimum away, all will be well. I always photograph the baby gear in the box, so that I can put it back looking nice. We typically donate our used, tested gear in San Francisco to the Homeless Prenatal Program
Here it is on my kitchen butcher block, with the wristband on top of it, charging up.

I also didn't show the monitor's range in the video, because I couldn't stand the sound of my feet clomping around the building and up and down stairs, and I haven't learned how to edit videos yet. (I will! I ...