Tagged: Baby Tech 👼

I became an Appa (dad) in 2023 with the arrival of Uma. Before that, I was just a dog dad. Uma changed my life in many ways. One of which is Tech. Now I do lot of BabyTech. This is all about that.

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Uma with her Baby Radio 2

Baby Radio

Table of Contents1 Requirements2 Solution3 Audio Content Technically, it’s not a radio. No radio waves are involved as such. It’s a Micro SD Card Player like the cassette tape players we used to have. The name Baby Radio is apt only because it only plays what a baby needs to hear, is controlled...

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Ruizu X52

Anju wanted a replacement for her iPod clip. Even though she said a replacement for the clip, she meant she wanted a minimal, hassle-free, distraction-free music player. There are not many devices in the market that do the same. Finally, I found the Ruizu X52, which is close enough and, in some ways,...

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Linked List:  FOSS Apps for Tracking Baby Progress

I have been using apps to track my baby’s progress. I mostly use self-hostable web apps that I can host on my home server or Android apps that work offline. All of which are FOSS. Except for the Milestone tracking apps :( They are not FOSS, but they are taxpayer-funded and freely available.

Pathu, as usual, is very suspicious of machines. 1

Roomba Combo j7 with Home Assistant

We got a Roomba Combo j7 sometime back. It’s a combo vacuum and mopping robot. We primarily use it for Vacuuming, but mopping is decent too. We used to once a week vacuuming using Dyson. But I needed to vacuum our bedroom daily, which is difficult if you do it manually.

Screenshot of baby buddy desktop. Credit : BabyBuddy Project 2

Tracking Babies using Baby Buddy

It is tough to keep track of newborns’ daily routines, mainly because you are generally busy performing those tasks rather than making a note of them. Even then, I have seen people keeping diaries. That can happen only because of lots of dedication and hard work. I wanted to make it easy for us.

Bring them all together 1

Building Baby Gym

Table of Contents1 Idea and Materials1.1 Raw materials1.2 Tools2 Legs3 Central beam4 Assembly The idea was to build a baby gym, which is adjustable in height and gives us the flexibility to disassemble and carry easily. There are many products available in the market. But I wanted to build one. Hence, the build....