baby monitor

noun

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of baby monitor

: an electronic device consisting of a one-way radio or video transmitter with a portable receiver for remotely listening to or observing an otherwise unattended child

Since they were introduced in the early eighties, baby monitors have helped reassure millions of moms and dads that their children were snoozing safely.
—Anna David

Recent Examples of baby monitor from the Web

Other IoT attacks have included reports of baby monitors being hacked.

— mark hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft's chip push continues with Azure Sphere: Securing gadgets with chips and Linux," 16 Apr. 2018
Sanders’ mother said her daughter was obsessed with the Illuminati, was unstable and used a baby monitor to spy on her neighbors, Associated Press said.

— crystal hill, miamiherald, "Mom set up a P.O. box to get ‘fan mail’ before killing her 2 young sons, Mass. prosecutors say | Miami Herald," 10 Apr. 2018
Devices on the 5 GHz frequency minimizes interference among devices also operating on the 2.4Hz frequency in the home, such as microwaves, baby monitors, and cordless phones.

— marc saltzman, USA TODAY, "Why you should never hide your router in a closet: 5 steps to speed up your slow Wi-Fi," 3 Feb. 2018
His mother, Lanai Carter, keeps a baby monitor in his room, listening for sounds of a seizure.

— tacey rychter, New York Times, "Even Australia’s Medical Marijuana Poster Boy Can’t Get the Drug," 11 Feb. 2018
To find that lock, and anything else that's connected to the Internet, hackers need only head to Shodan, a search engine of sorts where one can find networked items—computers, phones, baby monitors, and anything else with an IP address.

— rachel z. arndt, Popular Mechanics, "Now That Everything Is Connected, Everything Will Get Hacked," 11 Apr. 2014
Also toasters and door locks, baby monitors and juicers, doorbells and gas grills.

— ian bogost, The Atlantic, "You Are Already Living Inside a Computer," 14 Sep. 2017
Subelsky wove through the crowd wearing a baby monitor, but somehow, the then-newborn Charlotte slept through the night.

— baltimore sun staff, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore notables share their best (and worst) New Year's Eve stories," 21 Dec. 2017
Forget old-school baby monitors and consider going high-tech.

— CNN Underscored, "Innovative products that new parents should know about," 19 Dec. 2017

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