Once upon a time, wives would roll their eyes at couples’ get-togethers when the men would start talking cars. Inevitably there would come a stream of jargon about one car’s V6 engine, how many cubic centimeters the tranny was (then just a nickname for transmission) — and the rack-and-pinion steering.

But if some of the latest high-tech baby strollers go mass market, it might be the moms who take over the conversations to compare such hot features as auto-power folding, daytime running lights and all-wheel, hydraulic suspension.

The better strollers still start in the low $100s, and that might be the price floor you’re considering as you weigh all the other expenses you’re facing with your firstborn. Spring for $850 or more for the 4Moms Origami stroller, and you’ll be queen of the playground.

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The 4Moms Origami Stroller has an LCD dashboard, plus pathway lights.

For starters, there’s an LCD dashboard that includes a thermometer, speedometer, and trip and lifetime odometers. You get daytime-running and pathway lights, and a single-button press opens or closes the stroller. (Despite the temptation its name would suggest, the Origami knows not to fold your child up inside.)

The turning of the rear wheels charges the battery to run the LCD and the phone charger. (What, waste all that acoustic power coming from the passenger?)

Yet you could pay upwards of $1,000 for the Origami with all its accessories and look like a piker if the Smartbe Intelligent Stroller makes it past its crowd-funding stage.

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The Smartbe Intelligent Stroller comes with built-in sensors for self-propulsion.

The SmartBe ranges from about $900 to upwards of $3,000 for the Self-Propelled Seat or the Bassinet models. The self-propulsion isn’t like that of some upright vacuum cleaners, which allow easier pushing. Rather, the stroller has a three-mode electric motor that lets you walk or run behind it without holding on at all. Sensors track your motion to keep the stroller within reach.

With all of this model’s creature comforts, your child might never learn to walk. Besides the built-in rocker, bottle warmer, and wireless speaker for music — check the rating of your phone’s song list, Mom — you get an electronic climate-control system within the retractable canopy. (Sorry, there’s no adult-size version.)

Webcams also let you monitor your cherub via the app in case you’re indoors and need to sneak into the next room for a jiffy.

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Not that the traditional, lightweight “umbrella” stroller is going away anytime soon. No matter how snazzy the stroller you take with you when you’re spending the whole day with your little one, you might still need a stroller for quick hops to the supermarket so there’s some room left in the trunk for your groceries.

Dazzled by these Maseratis of baby strollers? Keep in mind that these years will be gone before you know it. You won’t regret settling for a plain-Jane stroller that was merely as safe and convenient as you needed it to be.

But you’d likely regret not unstrapping your little one from the stroller a little more often and just holding that sweet bundle of joy against your heart.