Yeah, the grandparents scenario was exactly why I immediately bought it. Younger kids with limited screen time. The grandparents call our phones to talk to them and vice versa. I'm curious how this will work for my kids who don't have apple devices/accounts.
replyWe're old school and use a dry erase board on the fridge for our calendar, so a centralized device would be nice. We tried using an old iPad, but it was more clunky to turn it on, click on the app each time. We did try kiosk mode, but it was terrible when we needed the device for something else.
For families who want to reduce screen time and device reliance this could be a very good alternative to everyone having their own device.
replyLike some sort of shared communication device that's larger, sits on a counter, and is plugged into the wall?
replyWhat a novel idea.
Fax machine? Genuinely not sure what you mean. Is the answer just "a computer" ?
replyBecause while yes, that's true, this apparently recognises the different users. So presumably if a child is using it, that will be under managed parameters set by a parent - meaning that it's much harder for the child to circumvent.
They likely refer to a classic landline phone..
replywait until someone designs an old school wireless home phone to connect to it. we'll come full circle.
replySomething like this https://tincan.kids/?
replyTincans are huge right now with the elementary age kids at least (my 2nd grader is my only frame of reference)
replyThis already exists: https://flipply.co.uk/
reply>home, always on recording
replyIt’s not surprising they made it cheap
They’re trying to compete with all the other creepy Flock-at-Home brands
Its only purpose is to disrupt competitors
Apple has a better track record in this regard, do you have any recent evidence that this trust is unfounded?
replyalways on recording means you are the product and they can train off of you and be even more embedded in your life.
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