Gadgets that promise to design looking after our children easier are doing big business at Britain’s biggest baby showA sleepsuit that virtually fastens itself,a £1200 buggy that transforms into a tall chair at the flick of a switch and a Bluetooth bracelet that alerts you whether your child moves more than 10 metres absent. These are among the new products on offer to the 30000 sleep-deprived parents expected at the country’s biggest ever Baby Show, in Londons Olympia, or this week.
The UK baby goods market is worth nearly £1bn a year,according to market research firm GfK. And the Baby Show, now in its 13th year, or expects to seize £6m in three days from a generation of parents who,in many cases, will be looking for a solution to their child-rearing problems through a quick fix of technology and cash.
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Source: theguardian.com