You'll never look at a baby monitor the same way after meeting Aristotle ($300, available in June). A combination baby monitor, Amazon Echo, smart light, Bluetooth speaker, sound machine, and baby soother, the Aristotle is truly making the nursery smart.
It tracks feedings, pumping sessions, and diaper changes — letting you know when you need to order more diapers and then orders them. The box comes with a wireless camera that streams 256-bit encrypted video to an app on your phone and additional cameras can be added to the room.
But Aristotle really shines when it is used as more than a monitor. It can be programmed to only respond to kids when they say "please" when asking for things. It reads from a stable of pre-selected books — I heard Thomas the Tank Engine — and more, and more can be downloaded, it plays animal sound guessing games with kids, and can be set to only speak in a second language during certain hours (Spanish, Mandarin, and French will be available at launch). Most impressively, the software is designed with natural language processing so it understands how toddlers speak — missing letters and all. As a child grows, it learns their speech patterns to reduce miscommunication.
