Pampers and Huggies Square Off With Smart Diapers

Forget smartwatches, heads-up displays in eyeglasses, or Elon Musk's planned Neuralink implant to connect the human brain directly to computers. Diapers are becoming the next frontier in wearable technology.

Both Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) have developed connected diapers for their respective Huggies and Pampers brands that tell parents via a smartphone app when Junior's butt-hugger needs changing. 

And while knowing when a diaper is wet can be helpful in preventing rashes or infections, the technology is going even further to monitor pee and poo habits, sleeping patterns, and diaper consumption. How did we all make it out of infancy without this?

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