Kurio - Smartphone optimized for kids

Kurio has launched a smartphone which is specially optimized for kids. The phone also comes with parental controls for parents to keep track of their children. full list of controls includes : 

Contact Management :- 

Parents can manage a child’ s contacts , allowing or blocking certain contacts . If parents choose to maintain a safe list of contacts , kids may add contacts to their device, but they won’ t be able to call or message them until mom or dad adds them to the list of allowable
numbers.

Primary Contacts :- Parents can create up to five primary contacts that aren’ t subject to any restrictions and can also receive alerts . For example, mom , dad , grandma , grandpa and older siblings .

Phone Use :- Parents can set daily , weekly or monthly call - time limits and also limit the child’ s number of text messages .They can also access the child ’ s call log , text message and Internet browsing history . In order to respect the child’ s privacy , the content of MMS and text messages is not displayed . Though , Kurio Genius will provide tools to control message content . 

Application Management :- Parents can choose which applications are allowed , blocked or restricted by the calendar. Newly downloaded applications are blocked by default .Calendar Parents can set restricted times by day of week during which calls , SMS messages and restricted applications

are to be blocked .

Geolocation :- Using Kurio Phone ’ s GPS tracking technology , parents can monitor their child’ s position every 15 , 30 or 60 minutes, including his or her current position or last known position.

Geofencing :-

Parents can also pre- define secure and danger zones on a map, and set the days and times when these zones are activated . If the child leaves a secure zone or enters a danger zone , the parent will receive an alert . 

In Case of Emergency ( I . C . E . ) :- Parents can store the child ’ s information , including date of birth , allergies, blood type , as well as doctor’ s name and phone number, which can be accessed on the device in case of emergency . A child can alert emergency services and their primary contacts in case
of emergency , and also trigger a silent alarm by repeatedly pressing the “ power ” button when in danger . 

Theft / Loss :-  In the event of theft or loss , parents can remotely trigger an alarm on the device, block the phone completely so that it cannot be used, erase the device’ s data , set it to take a picture at phone start up , display a message on the device ’ s screen, and even track the
device’ s current location.

Other Alerts :- Parents can also receive alerts via SMS or e- mail notifying them when the child’ s phone is turned on /off, when it has a low battery , or even when the device’ s SIM card has been changed . The phone will be available for under $200 with free subscription. Will you be getting one for your kids? Let us know in the comments.