It might not be a Mac but, in today’s world you have to start the kids early on the computer.  It’s just a fact of life that computers are the life line to just about everything. The Discovery Baby Laptop is the perfect introduction to the computing world (at an infant level of course).  Having layers of activities, the baby laptop stimulates all of the baby’s senses providing hours of fun in the crib or on the road.  Your child can sit right beside you and pretend to be just like you…  I’m sure when MTV starts running episodes of Baby Cribs, you’ll see the  Discovery Baby Laptop for sure.

Highlights:

• Mirror lights up and doubles as viewing screen
• Pop-up images talk to baby and teach beginning numbers, letters, shapes, colors and more
• Features six learning activities
• Learn animal names and sounds
• Keypad lightshow adds to the musical fun
• Encourages hand-eye coordination
• Boosts fine motor skills
• Sized for little hands
• Says friendly phrases like ‘You’re my friend’ and ‘Peek-a-boo!’
• Mirror encourages self-discovery

$25 – Discovery Baby Laptop

Sleek and sophisticated isn’t exactly how I’d describe today’s children’s furniture. But this K1 highchair from Küster certainly differs from the norm. Not only is it modern and stylish, it’s highly functional too. It even got a thumbs up from Halle Berry.

Kuster K1 High Chair

Going on a trip last weekend, we ran into the problem of trying to find a place to heat up the baby bottle. There is nothing more frustrating than having a hungry baby in the car, waiting and crying for the formula to heat up to the right temperature.

Karim Rashid has designed a self heating baby bottle branded “Iiamo” that is able to heat milk up to 37 degrees in 4 minutes. Its a mobile bottle that requires no batteries, but heats up the milk through an embedded heating cartridge made out of the salt and water.

One of the key features about this device is that the bottle is made out of the cleanest and most environmentally friendly plastic material polypropylene (PP) without BPA.

Now if we can only get this Danish company to spin out an adult version – tea or coffee heater for me.

Specifications

• Includes a disposable heating cartridge
• Able to heat the milk up to 37 degrees in 4 min
• Designed by Karim Rashid
• Bottle made out of the cleanest and most environmentally friendly plastic material polypropylene (PP) without BPA

Ilamo home page (translated from Danish to English)

Call me crazy, but if your baby has a fever, wouldn’t they be crying out in pain, rendering this pacifier-thermometer combo a bit ineffective? I mean, how are you going to keep it in their mouth?

But I suppose if you just have an inkling that they’re getting sick or things are getting progressively worse, this might be a soothing, less-invasive means of taking your child’s temperature. Parents of the world, feel free to enlighten me!

The Pacifier Thermometer from Summer Infant beeps once the reading is done and a red glow will appear if the temperature reaches 99.9 degrees Fahrenheit or more. Temperatures can be read in Celsuis or Fahrenheit and the internal memory can even store the last reading so you can stay atop of your child’s health.

Summer Infant Pacifier Thermometer

If you’re like me and think “eew” every time grab hold of a shopping cart, you might want to look at the Boppy for your little bundle.

The Boppy is a shopping cart liner that acts like a 360 degree layer of protection between your child and the everyday germs that collect on a shopping cart. Plus, it’s kinda plush and stylish and I like how it comes with toy loops and several storage pockets so you can stash your own essentials.

The Boppy is machine-washable and fits regular and larger-scale carts, as well as most restaurant high chairs. Just make sure you use it on chairs and carts equipped with safety belts.

Boppy Protect Me Shopping Cart Liner – Neutral

Show your little guy how to pee like the big boys with Peter Potty, the world’s first-ever flushable urinal made especially for kids.

The way I see it, if you’re going to potty train, why not teach them right the first time? Forget the potty chair – let them stand right from day one, just like poppa.

The Peter Potty can be mounted to the wall or left to stand on its own base against the wall. And best of all, it flushes too! Well, not in the traditional sense, but the potty comes with a refillable water reservoir so you just push a button and the urine goes directly into a small bucket that stores several pint-size pees.

It grows with your boy too. Simply adjust the base and the potty grows up to 4 inches.

Peter Potty Toddler Urinal via Gearhead Mom

Oh boy I just wish this camera was available when we had our babies! This is just short from you reaching out and touch to comfort your baby. The BABYVIEW20 helps to soothe your baby to sleep at night. The camera plays a selection of lullabies that you can control with the monitor. With a push of a button you can start playing music, change the song, or stop the music when your baby is asleep. All without having to go in the room and disturb her! You can also comfort your child with a built-in night light that glows softly to help calm your child in the dark. You can turn the night light on or off with the touch of a button. This makes a great gift for anybody with or having a baby!

Features

• Digital video and audio signals between camera and monitor are secure and interference free
• Hassle-free portable monitoring with a battery operated monitor and camera
• Night vision allows you to monitor your child around the clock
• Standby mode allows you to turn off the monitor’s screen and be alerted only when your child makes noise
• The camera helps soothe your child with lullabies and a built-in night light

BABYVIEW20 Interference Free Digital Wireless Video Monitor with Night Light Lullaby Camera

The Fisher-Price Zen Collection Cradle Swing all but eliminates the need for a Nanny.  Here we have the creme-da-la-creme of baby swings that any expecting Mother would love to have.  Looking more like plush furniture or fine artwork, its functions may be more cherished then anything else.  The oversized (beanbag chair like) seat is covered in lush fabrics making your baby feel as if they never left the womb.   Your choice of rocking side-to-side or front-to-back give you options most swings don’t have.  To cap things off, a variety of soft music and soft gentle motion of the mobile will definitely get the job done.  Once question…  When are they going to make these for adults?

Highlights:

$180 – Fisher-Price Zen Collection Cradle Swing