It is touted to be "the first Google product built from the ground up
with little ones in mind" and is available for Android and iOS users.
It offers a curated selection of videos appropriate for young viewers
and features a "bright and playful design" meant to grab the attention
of kids.
YouTube for Kids has four sections: shows, music, learning, and explore.
The collection of videos comprise a pretty extensive vault of popular
children's content from Reading Rainbow, DreamWorks TV, Jim Henson TV,
Mother Goose Club, Talking Tom and Friends, and others.
Also, it comes with a number of parental controls such as, a timer to
set viewing limits, sound options at your disposal to cut off music or
sound effects. It is also possible to disable the search function, a
move that can limit your kids programming options to what's on the app's
home screen.
YouTube said that it was "just getting started" with the app and invited parents to send in feedback.
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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Findster’s GPS tracker locates missing kids or pets, with no monthly fee.
There are a number of gadgets, both new and old,
that allow parents to geo-locate their children – or let puppy parents
track down a wandering Fido – but many of these either fall short of the
task at hand by relying on Bluetooth alone, or require a monthly fee,
like the FiLIP smartwatch for kids or the Amber Alert GPS, for instance. A new gadget now in the works called Findster
differentiates itself through the use of proprietary RF technology,
which allows for a longer range than Bluetooth, as well as no monthly
fees.
The Findster team, based in Portugal, includes founders Virgílio Bento, David Barroso, Paulo Fonseca, André Ferreira, Márcio Colunas and David Dieteren, whose background includes a mix of experience in hardware, software, and design.
Not a parent himself, Bento admits that the idea for Findster came to him after he went looking for an affordable GPS tracker for his dog, who would sometimes become lost. But he was disappointed that most of the better GPS trackers required a monthly fee – which was hard to swallow given that the gadget wasn’t something he would need, except on a handful of occasions.
After deciding to tackle the problem himself along with the Findster team, Bento realized that there was a bigger need than just hunting down missing pets.
“People with kids told us, that is perfect for my kids. And we thought, okay, maybe we have a different segment here that’s important to acknowledge,” he says of the device’s transition in the far more crowded, and potentially more profitable, “kid tracker” space.
The founders began work on the device last year, and raised $67,000 during a prior crowdfunding campaign whose goal was $50,000. They’ve now just opened up an extension to that campaign to allow additional backers to get in. With still nearly a month left to go, Findster has raised over $11,000 so far on the new campaign.
The Findster team, based in Portugal, includes founders Virgílio Bento, David Barroso, Paulo Fonseca, André Ferreira, Márcio Colunas and David Dieteren, whose background includes a mix of experience in hardware, software, and design.
Not a parent himself, Bento admits that the idea for Findster came to him after he went looking for an affordable GPS tracker for his dog, who would sometimes become lost. But he was disappointed that most of the better GPS trackers required a monthly fee – which was hard to swallow given that the gadget wasn’t something he would need, except on a handful of occasions.
After deciding to tackle the problem himself along with the Findster team, Bento realized that there was a bigger need than just hunting down missing pets.
“People with kids told us, that is perfect for my kids. And we thought, okay, maybe we have a different segment here that’s important to acknowledge,” he says of the device’s transition in the far more crowded, and potentially more profitable, “kid tracker” space.
The founders began work on the device last year, and raised $67,000 during a prior crowdfunding campaign whose goal was $50,000. They’ve now just opened up an extension to that campaign to allow additional backers to get in. With still nearly a month left to go, Findster has raised over $11,000 so far on the new campaign.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Internet Explorer's targets kids of the 90's in new ad.
In an attempt to be purely sentimental, Internet Explorer launched an ad targeted at children of the 90's (aka the tech generation). While it was not really persuasive enough to make me switch from Firefox, this new
Microsoft Internet Explorer ad definitely connected with me from an
emotional approach.
Be sure to view the ad below:
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