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I must be tone deaf because I could never tell the cries apart. There was loud and then very loud. Sometimes I would think I'd determined the Hungry Cry and then would realize it was just the Poop in the Pants Cry. So even at the high price, I possibly would have considered this.

I won't be buying one of those until it comes with the appropriate attachment that also takes care of the baby. You know, one that will feed the baby (perhaps with a super-high-tech genetically modified formula that will make the baby smarter, too) after detecting a hungry cry.

This reminds me of the guest on the Oprah show who could interpret baby cries and demonstrated with audience members who brought their babies. Don't know if I could stomach this price tag, but great idea!

this is ridiculous. the people who created this are clearly trying to profit from new, unsure or stupid parents. or those with too much money and not enough brains.
when my son (3 months old) cries, we just go down a quick and simple mental checklist:
wet diaper?
bored?
hungry?
overstimulated?
when was his last nap?
is he uncomfortable?
and so on. if nothing works, we put him in his sling or hold him and walk around until he feels better.
i've been wondering lately if there are less than obvious reasons that babies cry, such as having an itch, or a bit of dust in their eye, etc.
this gadget seems like its only function would be to steer parents even further from practicing natural parenting methods or even something as simple as learning about their own child. :( rely on your parental instincts, not machines.

This seems like a total gimmick to me...are you sure these aren't sold on TV?

I think when some people hear the word "analyze", they think of Star Trek-esque technology that will determine outcomes faster than a human can possibly think. I doubt the alarm clock has this ability to do this properly.

A baby crying is a form of communication that is as unique as the baby who is doing the crying. Humans have the ability to interpret their cries just by listening and observing. I agree wholeheartedly with the mental checklist.

Oh brother! Too ridiculous to say any more...

This isn't that much different from the woman on Oprah (Dunstan) who developed her five cry sounds of newborns and then turned it into the Dunstan Baby Language system (you buy the package!). I think Dunstan's package costs more than this gadget. I don't remember.

Meh. You know, if this or Dunstan helps parents, whatever. Great.

I just can't help thinking that the baby would have a really good feed, would start crying and the machine would respond by flashing "hungry, hungry!".

I wonder if this would be of help for parents (like me!) who don't hear well. I only have about half normal hearing and despite and hearing ear dog to alert me to the cries, there's not way I'll be able to differenciate the types of howls before the neighbors begin to complain!