Owlet Dream Duo – FDA-Cleared Smart Baby Monitor with Sock & HD Video Cam 2K HD Video, Cry & Motion Alerts, Temp Monitoring

"5.0 out of 5 stars" - As a busy parent juggling work and life, the Owlet Dream Duo has been an absolute game-changer for our household. From the moment we set it up, it provided the peace of mind we didn’t know we needed.What I Love:✅ Crystal-Clear Monitoring – The camera quality is excellent, with a sharp night vision mode that lets us check in on our little one without disturbing them. The app is user-friendly and easy to navigate.✅ Sleep Tracking & Insights – The sleep tracking feature is a huge bonus! It gives us detailed insights into our baby’s sleep patterns, helping us adjust bedtime routines accordingly.✅ Reliable Sock Sensor – The Dream Sock is the highlight! It gently tracks our baby’s sleep trends, and while it doesn’t provide real-time oxygen or heart rate monitoring like the older versions, it still offers valuable data that helps us ensure restful nights. Plus, it’s soft and comfortable, and our baby barely notices it.✅ Great App Integration – The Owlet app makes everything seamless. I love how I can monitor everything in real time from my phone, whether I'm in the next room or at work.Minor Considerations:🔹 Pricey, but worth it – It’s definitely an investment, but the quality and peace of mind are priceless.🔹 WiFi Dependence – Since it runs on WiFi, any internet hiccup can momentarily disrupt access. Not a deal-breaker, but worth noting.Final Verdict:If you're a parent looking for an extra set of eyes and reassurance, the Owlet Dream Duo is 100% worth it. It helps us rest easier at night knowing we have insights into our baby’s sleep, and I wouldn’t trade that for anything!Highly recommend for any new or expecting parents. Five stars! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

"1.0 out of 5 stars" - I'm all about the power of biometric data to create a better life. I've been using fitness trackers for nearly a decade. I check the health app on my phone daily. I make decisions based on the feedback they provide, and my overall health has improved greatly. So I saw this as a godsend.In truth? It's a waste of money. Let's start with the Camera - the framerate is worse than a 2005 webcam. I first encountered this problem during setup when I was trying to point the camera in the correct direction. I would move the camera, then have to wait several seconds to see the updated picture on the app. Now don't get me wrong - the resolution is great. This would make a fine still camera. But as a full motion camera, particularly one that is timely, it fails miserably. The motion alerts are practically useless. Way too many false alarms. There can be nothing in the room whatsoever, and it will trigger a motion alert. Trying to figure out what caused it? Good luck because the app does not store video at all. This is frankly the biggest failure of the camera part of this product is that you cannot review stored footage. I wound up installing an old Ring cam in the room for this purpose. I discovered that in part, one thing that will cause a false motion alarm is if outside sunlight changes, such as at sunrise, sunset, or if something outside casts a shadow. Also, those motion alerts - they can be several seconds or even a minute later than the thing that triggers it. As far as the physical camera goes, it appears to be well made with quality hardware. The application on the other hand basically cripples it, making it a very poor quality and low value items. Shame on Owlet. and their app developers for putting such a pathetic app into the market with a straight face. Everyone who needs a cam is far better off buying a cheap Ring cam.Now to the anklet monitor. Again, the monitor itself is great. Once you get it adjusted correctly, it is comfortable and stays in place without causing the baby any discomfort. The app on the other hand fails miserably. You cannot review real-time or even near-real-time data. You cannot review historical data. You cannot set your own alert levels based on heart rate and/or SPO2. Frankly, the app makes the actual monitor useless. Its only discernible use appears to be in providing false alerts. I'm going to say one thing about the anklet in Owlets favor - I'm aware that the application is somewhat neutered because the FDA in its infinite stupidity decided that a biomonitor for babies should be regulated as a medical device. Rest assured that wherever there is a private sector solution, the government will come. in and turn it into a problem. But having said that, Owlet should have not have caved, and should have fought the FDA on this one. There are other monitors on the market which circumvent whatever brain-dead shackles the FDA have dictated for it.I would strongly recommend you don't buy this. Instead, take the money put it into a college fund.Update 10/24/2023: As miserable a product as this is, I didn't expect to get just 6 months of use out of. The battery started to degrade significantly. It now does not even make it through a full nights sleep. In fact, the State of Charge reported by the app goes from a reported 16 hours to just 30 minutes of available charge, in an hour. This thing woke my kid up two nights in a row with it's obnoxiously loud musical alert from the base station, which cannot be disabled. The app on the other hand didn't even register an issue until I opened it. And how I'm having to deal with ridiculously long wait times and runarounds from their customer service while trying to get it RMAd. Oh, and the camera got worse. I have to kill the app and restart it to see what is actually going on at any given time. It takes forever for both the camera and the base station to connect or update over wifi despite being just 6 and 8 feet from the wifi hotspot respectively.