KidiPhone: A smart solution for children's online safety

Product Description:

The package includes: KidiPhone device, Israeli SIM card, screen sticker + silicone device protector, and charger. Trial period: Three weeks Marketed by: Kidiwatch Recommended Price: Launch price of NIS 699. Service package price including unlimited calls and browsing: NIS 39.90.

Product:

Online dangers lurk everywhere for your children. While you have some control when they're at home, what about when they're at school or visiting friends? How can you protect them?

The Kidiwatch's KidiPhone, a smart solution, enables safeguarding children through artificial intelligence, assisting in content monitoring, age-appropriate browsing, blocking inappropriate websites, real-time child tracking, real-time alerts for suspicious content like violence, profanity, and managing usage time and browsing history.

This blue-and-white technological development is a collaboration between PUERSIGHT and Samsung, allowing parents to manage browsing time, real-time tracking, block inappropriate content, and receive real-time alerts for suspicious content such as violence, profanity, etc., on social media platforms.

In essence, it's a Samsung smartphone with three 6.5-inch screen cameras, equipped with advanced AI-based safety software. Its benefits include monitoring children's conversations on social media platforms and identifying events requiring parental intervention. This is aimed at combating online bullying to prevent children's exposure to inappropriate content, negative messages, and even extreme situations that could physically harm them.

The software assists in monitoring the device's content and allows connecting it to the parent's mobile device for notifications. The KidiPhone is essentially a regular smartphone with the ability to install games and applications. However, the app integration allows parents to control content and manage the child's screen time.

Review:

Another product from Kidiwatch, which has proven highly effective in safeguarding children and pets in the past, does so again. The device comes with a built-in app called Surfie Kids, while on your device, you install the Surfie Parents app, enabling you to locate and monitor any suspicious activity.

Fortunately, during the trial period with the young tester, I didn't really identify any suspicious actions, but I was able to monitor their location and other activities. The act feels a bit intrusive and uncomfortable, but the immense sense of security in knowing where your child is at any given moment outweighs any discomfort. Nonetheless, I thought to myself, it could only increase anxiety, yet it is very worthwhile given the risks lurking outside.

With a storage capacity of 64 gigabytes and internal memory of 1.5 gigabytes, it's not particularly useful for adults but more than sufficient for children. The drawback, as with any Samsung device with low internal memory, is the quickly draining battery. It's important to ensure that the child leaves the house with a fully charged battery. Additionally, it's a convenient and user-friendly device, with a rear camera of 50 megapixels, connected to 4G network, and weighing 195 grams.

Conclusion:

If you want to sleep peacefully, this is a good and not very expensive investment.