World's Smartest Dummy

Hello all, for my final blog post I will be discussing the Pacif-i. This new device is the “Worlds first Bluetooth Smart Pacifier.”1 I personally feel like this device is extremely beneficial and will soon be the normal pacifier for any family who can afford to spend a little extra on child care. First off this device will give any worried parent peace of mind when dealing with their baby.

For those of you slightly confused about this device here is a quick quote that will tell you exactly what this smart pacifier does “With a temperature sensor built into the pacifier’s silicon teat, Pacif-i transmits temperature data via Bluetooth Smart (sometimes referred to as Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth Low Energy) to a free app on an iOS or Android smartphone or tablet. The app determines when the temperature is the most accurate and then time-stamps and plots the temperature data in a graph.  Via the app, parents can record when medication was administered, set-up alerts/ reminders and share the data with carers and medical professionals.”2

This could be a great buy, but it also brings up the question? Is this okay or will this make parents more dependable on their smartphone when looking to aid their children other than having natural caring instincts. For example “Pacif-i also features an in-built proximity sensor that allows parents to monitor the pacifier’s location and so be alerted when their child wanders off. Within the app, parents can set the distance, up to a range of 20 metres, for the alarm to be triggered when this is breached.”3 There should not be a time when your baby wanders off that far without you noticing, sure it happens but in reality this should not be an issue.

To conclude this final blog post I will add a link to a Pacif-i video that talks more about the device in great detail. Thank you for reading for reading my blog about the new technology that would one day be the norm. I hope you all enjoyed reading these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them.

References

1. Pacif-i. (n.d.). The world’s smartest dummy. Retrieved on March 17, 2015, from                 

                  http://bluemaestro.com/pacifi-smart-pacifier/

2. Ibid

3. Ibid