BabyphoneBaby monitor guides
Setup, safe placement, security and how the technology works, without the sales pitch.
How to Use Two Phones as a Baby Monitor
A step-by-step setup for turning two phones into a baby monitor: placement, power, pairing, and the tests to run before you rely on it overnight.
Turn an Old Phone Into a Baby Monitor: What Works and What Doesn't
How to tell whether an old phone is up to the job, which iPhone and Android versions work, and what to do before you put it in the nursery.
Can a Baby Monitor Be Hacked? A Plain-English Security Guide
Yes, and it has happened. Here is how baby monitors actually get compromised, what to look for before you buy, and a checklist for securing yours.
Baby Monitor App vs. Dedicated Monitor: An Honest Comparison
When a phone-based baby monitor is enough, when you should buy dedicated hardware, and the trade-offs most comparisons leave out.
Where to Put a Baby Monitor: Safe Placement and Cord Safety
The three-foot rule, why cords are the real danger, how it applies to phones and chargers, and what baby monitors can and cannot do for safe sleep.
How Cry Detection Works in a Baby Monitor App
A baby monitor can tell crying from a slammed door without any AI cloud. Here is how pitch, harmonics and timing do the work, and where it still gets things wrong.
Baby Monitor Apps and Cameras Compared: Cloud Baby Monitor, Baby Monitor 3G, Annie, Nanit and More
Prices, trade-offs and who each option suits, from free phone-based monitors to a $290 smart camera. An openly biased comparison, with the sources.