Parents rage against new fee to keep their smart bassinets smart


Happiest Baby, the company that makes Snoo, began charging for access to some of the bassinet’s premium features – features that used to be available to Snoo users indefinitely, at no extra cost. — TNS

Most new parents are looking for a way to reclaim even a hint of the sleep they used to get pre-infant. So, a smart bassinet that uses sensors to detect when a crying baby needs pacifying, simulating the sounds and rhythms of the womb, offers an irresistible promise to sleep-strapped parents: another hour or two of shut-eye.

The dream doesn’t come cheap: One of the more popular models, the Snoo retails for US$1,700 (RM7,511), although enterprising parents can score one secondhand from friends, neighbors or relatives whose own children have outgrown it.

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