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It’s also a “Smart Home” device, and communicates using the Bluetooth Low Energy standard. While these features alone make this product feel very well thought out, there’s even more to the Rest than meets the eye. We particularly like the “starry night” coverlet that comes in the box (alas, the arrow-themed coverlet in the photo does not). The Rest includes two in the box, but others are available on Hatch Baby’s website. We like the look of the Rest, but in case you want to customize it a bit, Hatch Baby is offering what it calls “coverlets”, which are plastic covers like the one shown below. The subtle chrome-colored ring surrounding the speaker is touch-sensitive, and a single press from the off state turns the Rest on, while additional short presses cycle through six stored light/sound combinations (which you can modify), and a long-press (3 seconds or so) shuts off the device. The Rest weighs 13 ounces, which makes it quite light for its size, and easy to carry in a bag for nights away from home. The Rest has an ABS plastic shell, which houses full-spectrum LED lights as well as a top-mounted speaker. In any event, the size is reasonable enough, and many single-function sound machines are around the same size. Officially, the Hatch Baby Rest is 4 x 4 x 6.25 inches, but we measured its diameter to be 4-1/8″, and its height to be 6-3/8″. We’ll get the basics out of the way first. You can catch Ari chatting about the Hatch Baby Rest and a number of other promising new baby tech products on NBC’s Portland Today Show, as aired February 8, 2017! Special thanks to Hatch Baby for providing a sample of the Hatch Baby Rest for review. Is Hatch Baby’s Rest going to be its second hit product in as many tries? Our extensive hands-on testing says yes it is – read on to learn more!
Of course, it takes a lot of skill to turn a good idea into reality, and that’s likely why we haven’t seen this product before.
The concept behind the Rest is so basic that it’s amazing no one has come up with it before: a Bluetooth-connected night light and sound machine. The first out of the gate is the Rest, the focus of this review. For 2017, Hatch Baby will be releasing three new products. While that was Hatch Baby’s first shot at merging the worlds of child care and technology, it was clearly only the beginning. Though since my daughter already has a favorite clock, we decided the Hatch+ was not really necessary for her.During the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, we spent some quality time in the Baby Tech Pavilion, and were lucky enough to chat with the great folks at Hatch Baby, which burst onto the tech scene in early 2016 with its Smart Changing Pad. With a four-year-old, I personally wish I had gone with the Rest+ just for the additional clock feature. This is a really nice addition for kids who are learning their numbers and can begin to understand what bedtime and wake time look like on the cock.Īnother feature is the ability for the Hatch Rest+ to be voice-controlled through Alexa. The main difference is that there is a visible clock on the bottom of the Hatch Rest+. While more expensive, the Rest+ offers two nice additional features. In addition to the Hatch Rest, there is another option called the Hatch Rest+. If for some reason they want to change colors or turn it off, they can by simply touching the top of the night light. The Hatch Rest can also be controlled to a degree by your child. If you prefer, almost all of this can be controlled with the buttons underneath the device. What is also appreciated is that, while you will probably mostly control the Hatch Rest via the free companion app, you do not have to. The Hatch Rest is a well-designed smart product, and the controls to change the custom options are very intuitive. We have found the consistency of the sound, paired with the light changes, really does help enforce these good sleep habits. When the light turns yellow in the morning with bird sounds, she knows that it is morning time and can get up to start the day. Our daughter now knows when the pink light turns on and her favorite lullaby begins, that it is time for us to get ready for bed.
Having the ability to create custom programs that repeat at the same time every day is a huge help. The real value of something like the Hatch Rest is in helping create consistent bed and wake times for a baby or child.
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