Owlet's infant monitoring sock is back on sale in the US

After it was pulled from sale in the US last fall over a warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Owlets infant monitoring sock is once again available to purchase. Announced late last year and now known as the Dream Sock, you can buy the Bluetooth-enabled wearable either as a standalone product for $299 or as part of the companys Dream Duo bundle for $399. The latter includes the Owlet Cam, a baby monitor with a 1080p camera and sensors for measuring the ambient temperature, noise level and humidity in the room where your newborn sleeps.

Each Dream Sock comes with a beside base station that connects to your home WiFi network. It relays the data the wearable and camera collect to the Owlet Dream App. Owlet is marketing the Dream Sock as a sleep aid tool. It will monitor your babys bedtime habits and use that information to provide personalized tips and guides to help you get them on a regular sleep schedule.

A feature the companys Smart Sock 3 offered (and continues to do so in countries where its still available) was heart rate and oxygen blood level monitoring. Owlet doesnt mention that functionality at all when it comes to the Dream Sock. That was one of the features that separated the companys products from similar devices offered by competitors like Nanit and a major reason for why the device was popular in the first place.

There arent many other products that monitor a babys heart rate and pulse ox in the way the Smart Sock 3 does, but it appears that functionality is what attracted the attention of the FDA and prompted the agency to contact Owlet about its marketing of the Smart Sock 3. Weve reached out to Owlet to find out if its working with the FDA to bring that feature back. In the meantime, you buy the Dream Sock through Owlets website. It will also be available through Best Buy and Target later this month.

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