This week’s Quantified Self roundup features a tracking device with a twist, and two new gadgets to help you keep an eye on your baby.

TapTap

Tracking devices help you achieve the best possible you by charting your progress and motivating you to meet your goals.  But what if trackers could also bring you closer to the special people in your life?

TapTap is an Indiegogo project that aims to bring people closer, even if they are thousands of miles apart.  With a simple touch on the bracelet, you can let your significant other know that you are thinking about them.  TapTap comes in pairs; one for you and one for the special person in your life.  It’s a slap bracelet, so it easily adjust to any wrist size and has a removable module that connects to your smartphone or alerts you if your TapTap companion is sending you a secret message.

When you tap or touch TapTap, it sends a message to the other TapTap device, translating through vibrations.  A light touch becomes a light vibration, while a hard tap will mean stronger vibration.  Bonus: aside from being a secret communicator and fitness tracker, TapTap can also be used as a game controller and a smart alarm.

Baby vital signs monitor

Baby’s Fairy is a vital signs monitoring system.  It has a bracelet that you strap on the left wrist of your baby, and a parent base featuring a small screen that delivers information about your baby’s vital signs.  The bracelet tracks heart rate and body temperature, and connects to the parent base to up to 32.8 yards (or 30 meters).  If the parent moves too far from the baby, the parent base sets off an alarm to alert the parent.

The bracelet connects to the parent base using a low power and frequency module that is FCC certified, which means it is safe to use on babies.  The bracelet transmits heart rate info every three seconds, and temperature data every five seconds.  The parent base is small so it is easy to carry around, and it features an LCD screen with a backlight for nighttime use.

With Baby’s Fairy, you will immediately be alerted if the device’s battery is running low and if there are any changes in the baby’s vital signs.  This device could save thousands of babies.

Tedi

Stuffed toys are cute but they have a limited purpose in life.  Thanks to BabyWatch, teddy bears now serve as more that just drool absorbers — they can now monitor your baby’s health and even track developmental progress.

photo: courtesy of Tedi

is a very advanced teddy bear developed by BabyWatch.  The bear itself is laced with sensors and transmitters such as a thermometer, pulsemeter, white noise speaker, grip sensor and voice recorder to help you monitor and interact with your baby.

It pairs up with a mobile app, where you can access more of Tedi’s features such as TediTalk to help you teach your kids words, TediCry which analyzes the baby’s cries and tell you what your baby could possibly need, TediGrip which analyzes the baby’s grip and developmental progress, and TedySleep which uses Womb sounds to help your baby fall asleep faster.