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Any parent with a newborn or a young child will tell you that their baby monitor is their best friend. From nap time to bedtime and 4 a.m. feedings, they?re the eyes and ears of exhausted moms and dads, letting them know the moment their little one needs them.
But beyond the nursery, your baby monitor has the potential to do so much more. With features such as sound and motion detection, night-vision video and remote smartphone control from just about anywhere, there are tons of fun and helpful ways to repurpose your monitor to take advantage of all that tech. We?ve put together this list to help give your best friend new life.
Remote-school spy
Is your little virtual-schooler working on her fractions or is she sneaking in some Roblox time" With all the Zoom calls you?re on for work, too, it?s not always easy to go and check. A simple hack for your old audio or video monitor is to just put the baby unit in your kids? room so you can watch and/or listen in, or use the talkback feature to nudge them back to work or see if they need help. Security cameras
Some video baby monitor systems have high-end features that rival many dedicated security cameras. Video units with moveable, 360-degree tilting cameras and motion sensors are perfect for keeping an eye on your home while you?re away, or for just alerting you when a package arrives and you?re in the backyard. Although we wouldn?t suggest this as a formal security system, multiple cameras placed around the ...