--- description: Find out why Harbor Baby Monitor is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: Harbor Baby Monitor: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt880264a699b3185c/698a8a1716d884c27fc43bb9/Harbor-Camera-Monitor.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # A Failsafe Baby Monitor by [Chris Stokel-Walker](/author/chris-stokel-walker/) ## Chris Stokel-Walker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Upon waking one morning, Kevin Lavelle found there was no audio coming from his smartphone baby monitor. His child was fine, but he had no idea how long they had been unheard. “I realized how truly unreliable these products are,” says Lavelle, now the CEO and co-founder of Harbor. Most devices rely on Wi-Fi or your smartphone—both of which can crash at inconvenient times. Harbor, which can connect with either Wi-Fi or radio, and has its own backup link, turns itself back on if it loses connection with the company’s servers. The gizmo also includes haptic alerts that can wake you—but not your partner—if your child is fussing. The company is currently piloting a Remote Night Nanny, a pay service that includes video conferences with a nurse who will monitor your child all night, and only alert you if needed. **Buy Now:** Harbor Baby Monitor on [Harbor](https://fave.co/48iu3e2 "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Harbor Baby Monitor: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094760/harbor-baby-monitor/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094760/harbor-baby-monitor/"},"headline":"Harbor Baby Monitor: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:01:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:30.791Z","description":"Find out why Harbor Baby Monitor is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094760/harbor-baby-monitor/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt880264a699b3185c/698a8a1716d884c27fc43bb9/Harbor-Camera-Monitor.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Stokel-Walker","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/chris-stokel-walker/"}],"creator":"Chris Stokel-Walker","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt880264a699b3185c/698a8a1716d884c27fc43bb9/Harbor-Camera-Monitor.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094760/harbor-baby-monitor/","name":"Harbor Baby Monitor: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"241017 Best Inventions For Parents","description":"Mila's Keeper MilKeeper, the Harbor Baby Monitor, and Babyark Convertible Car Seat are among TIME's best inventions for parents.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ZfoN6OF2/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-10-29T19:07:32.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZfoN6OF2.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094760/harbor-baby-monitor/","duration":"PT1M40S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094760/harbor-baby-monitor/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```