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Kidos – Education and Entertainment Platform for Kids
by Allen Stern on September 11th, 2008
One of the most interesting products I’ve seen in a long time is Kidos. Kidos is a multi-platform education and entertainment package that basically protects kids from harming a parent’s computer but it’s really a lot more than that. Once you setup accounts for your kids, you can browse the gallery of "safe" software and media to load into your Kidos.
Out of the gate, Kidos has a business model. Within the gallery, you can buy entertainment and educational software to load into their Kidos. What a smart idea as it works just like iTunes. Here’s Kidos founder David Van Osdol explaining how the software works:
This is a great idea! I would love to be able to access foreign language content for my kids – and the idea of having access to more than music on an itunes-type platform is very exciting.
Its an interesting application and as you said it has a business model straight out of the door. I wonder who they consider as their biggest competitors?