Owlet ‘Smart Sock’ Baby Monitor Falsely Touted, Suit Says (1)

Owlet Baby Care Inc. deceptively markets smartphone-integrated baby monitors despite knowledge that the products don’t accurately track infants’ vital signs, a new proposed class suit alleges.

The “Smark Sock” products use miniaturized technology to monitor babies’ oxygen saturation and heart rate levels, and are designed to notify parents if those levels fall outside a preset zone. The sensor technology is worn as a “sock” on a sleeping baby’s foot.

The Smart Sock sends the information via Bluetooth Low Energy to a nearby base station, which updates parents with colored lights and audible notifications, the complaint says. The information can then ...