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The company uses the technology, which has the lowest "risk potential" - low-power [[Wikipedia:Bluetooth|bluetooth]] transmitter:<ref name="ref6">HIETANEN, M.; ALANKO, T. Occupational exposure related to radiofrequency fields from wireless communication systems [online]. 2016, 26 January. Available online at: http://web.archive.org/web/20061006124651/http://www.ursi.org/Proceedings/ProcGA05/pdf/K03.7%2801682%29.pdf</ref> "Mimo uses ultra low- power Bluetooth Low Energy, which is lower power than a standard audio monitor or your smartphone."<ref name="ref2"/>
Christopher P. Bonafide and his colleagues point out that real efficiency of wearable technologies for babies has not been examined profoundly yet. Consequently, the accuracy of the sensors used by these technologies was not proven. The false alarm, which inaccurate sensors may cause, could lead to anxiety in parents. The accuracy of devices was not examined, since the devices are not regulated by FDA. The researchers, however, conducted their research with different devices, namely [[MonBaby]], [[Baby Vida ]] and [[Owlet]].<ref>Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Consumer-use baby monitors have little proven benefit for healthy infants: Vital signs monitors marketed to parents may cause harm, experts say. ScienceDaily [online]. 2017, Jan 24. Available online at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170124111415.html (Retrieved 2nd February, 2017).</ref> When this research was published at ''Wareable'', the journal illustrate this paper using the picture of Mimobaby.<ref>SAWH, Michael. Wearable baby monitors do more harm than good says medical study. Wareable [online]. 2017, Jan 27. Available online at: https://www.wareable.com/health-and-wellbeing/wearable-baby-monitors-not-safe-says-report-3833 (Retrieved 2nd February, 2017).</ref>
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