As reported in MAKE magazine, Danish company Tanterflügn has come up with the ultimate iPod enhancement for busy mommies and daddies. The iPood (patent pending) is a unique, interactive toilet training device for toddlers. When properly outfitted. any child’s iPod can become not only the perfect entertainment device for all ages, but a truly useful companion in the child-rearing process.
When a Bluetooth-enabled strain gauge is attached to a child’s tummy, the iPood starts analyzing the youngster’s muscle contractions for signs of movement. “All children’s bodies give off some signal that elimination is imminent. Our software can detect those subtle signs far faster and with more accuracy than a parent can,” said Tørd Gustavsen, CTO of Tanterflügn. “Tests have shown that our device can help shorten the toilet training process by as much as 35%.”
Using gentle words of encouragement recorded by some of today’s most popular fictional children’s characters, the toddler is prompted to “make like a big boy” (or girl… the iPood’s software can auto-detect gender differences based on the pitch of tummy rumbling). For any successful toilet session, the child is treated to cheers and rewarded with snippets of audio, from Elmo giggling and saying “Way to Go!” to Barney the Dinosaur bellowing “You’re a sooper-dee-dooper pooper!”
The iPood is already available in Europe and should be on shelves in this country next month, pending final FDA approval. The iPood comes with a washable silicone rubber gasket in a variety of playful colors, and Tanterflügn will offer a “family pack” for parents of twins or siblings close in age.
WOW! It worked like a charm. My 1.5 yearold is out of diapers for good.
Hurray! No more stincky diaperchanges.
T. F.
I can’t believe it! It worked! I’ve been to trying to train my twins for months and in a day for them!
It works fantastic, my 3 year old son was potty trained in 1 minute, thanks I-pod (i-pood).
Wow, this is brilliant! I’ll definitely be telling my friends about it. It just made my day and I’m positive it has been (and will be) appreciated by the entire family. Thanks i-pood, it’s just what I’ve been looking for.
AS IF!!! this sounds like the dumbest thing ive ever heard of! all you parents are just too damn lazy to get off your duffs and actually be parents. Bollocks to the lot of ya~!
Amazing! It really worked! I have twin sons and never found time to teach them both to use the toilet! This product REALLY worked!