How to Log Into Your Baby Monitor From a Smartphone

Tech-loving new parents often ask how they can access their baby monitors like an IP camera on the go

The Withings Smart Baby monitor is made by the same company that makes the Wi-Fi scale that tweets your weight. It lets you watch your baby from an app on your mobile device running Android or iOS. The monitor connects to the web on your home Wi-Fi network. You then use your mobile device as a receiver

However, there are a few drawbacks to this. You don't have a separate monitor that you can gaze at while keeping your mobile device free for other tasks. You have to leave a mobile device behind for the babysitter or nanny. You can't log in from the web on a computer — you have to go through app and have a strong Wi-fi network at home to keep the camera running