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Sunday, 8 January 2012

KidCam - keeping tabs on the kids

This is a product I wish I'd had when Betty was born five years ago.  We always had a standard baby monitor, but being the neurotic person that I am I never really had peace of mind - I would have loved to have been able to see what my babies were getting up.

Storage Options very kindly sent this KidCam to me just before Christmas - it comes with two cameras and a split screen monitor which means you can view two parts of the house or garden at once, and is ideal for slightly older children.

My children are now two and five and they share a bedroom which is situated quite a long way from our sitting room.  Often when we leave their bedroom at bedtime, it can get pretty wild in there.  We hear banging, and jumping, and yelling, and both blame each other for keeping the other awake.  With this product I can now keep a very close eye on them and see exactly what is going on - in fact they have taken to performing for the camera!  The cameras have the added bonus of having a night vision feature too.

The cameras are wireless and can be placed anywhere in the house and garden (they can even be used in the car).  It has a 100 metre range, and no interference.

I think that this is a really useful device, particularly if you are neurotic like me and like to know what is going on - it gives you total peace of mind,

The KidCam retails at £159,99 which may sound like quite a lot of money, but for what you get, I think that it is definitely worth it.