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KidZui - Subscription Browser for Kids
Techtree News Staff, Mar 20, 2008 1222 hrs ISTInstead of creating the "ideal" content for kids at one place, the Web site acts as a hub for the best content available for kids on the Web.
You can never be too sure what your kid (if you happen to have any) will stumble upon while surfing the Internet. Blocking content through Internet filters helps keep away a major chunk of graphic content that your child could access. However, in the process, parents may inadvertently be depriving their kids of some really fun and educational content. This is where KidZui says it fits in.
Kidzui.com is a subscription-based browser for kids that offers a regulated Internet environment, featuring hundreds of reviewed Web sites, images, and videos that are deemed suitable for kids aged between three and twelve years of age.
Instead of creating the "ideal" content for kids at one place, the Web site acts as a hub for the best content available for kids on the Web. There are several categories of content available that will interest kids -- for example, animals, hobbies, fairies, etc. Parents can customize this to what they think is best for their kids; unless their pre-teen knows how to manipulate the settings. Additionally, content changes according to the kid's age as registered by parents.
As for the browser, it can be acquired through a simple download and an intuitive setup from the KidZui Web site. The initial offering includes all services free of cost for the first 30 days. Post the 30-day trial period, users would need to pay for the service at $9.95 per month, or $99.95 per year.
After signing up for the service, parents can help kids log on to KidZui, and create and decorate a personal avatar. Kids can earn points to decorate an avatar by looking at new sites.
US-based KidZui opened its service for the public on March 19 after roughly three years of development. So, here's your new net nanny; it should certainly work well for parents with very young kids to prevent them from accidentally stumbling upon stuff they should not see. However, when you talk of age ten and beyond, or even younger, we all know how effective such restrictions really are with whiz kids.
Kidzui.com is a subscription-based browser for kids that offers a regulated Internet environment, featuring hundreds of reviewed Web sites, images, and videos that are deemed suitable for kids aged between three and twelve years of age.
Instead of creating the "ideal" content for kids at one place, the Web site acts as a hub for the best content available for kids on the Web. There are several categories of content available that will interest kids -- for example, animals, hobbies, fairies, etc. Parents can customize this to what they think is best for their kids; unless their pre-teen knows how to manipulate the settings. Additionally, content changes according to the kid's age as registered by parents.
As for the browser, it can be acquired through a simple download and an intuitive setup from the KidZui Web site. The initial offering includes all services free of cost for the first 30 days. Post the 30-day trial period, users would need to pay for the service at $9.95 per month, or $99.95 per year.
After signing up for the service, parents can help kids log on to KidZui, and create and decorate a personal avatar. Kids can earn points to decorate an avatar by looking at new sites.
US-based KidZui opened its service for the public on March 19 after roughly three years of development. So, here's your new net nanny; it should certainly work well for parents with very young kids to prevent them from accidentally stumbling upon stuff they should not see. However, when you talk of age ten and beyond, or even younger, we all know how effective such restrictions really are with whiz kids.
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