WhyCry is a handheld portable monitor which identifies babies' moods by analysing common indicators in their cries.
When placed next to a cot, the unit can tell if a baby is stressed, annoyed, bored, sleepy or hungry by converting its cries into digital sound waves which are quickly analysed against hundreds of samples stored in its memory. A reading is given within 20 seconds. Hospitals’ research has proven the monitor to be 98 per cent accurate when results are crosschecked with a checklist of babies’ body language, which comes with the product.
WhyCry is designed as a guide to reassure parents rather than replace important natural instincts, which develop over time.