Kids and the PDA

Wednesday, September 10th, 2003 at 3:41 PM | Category: Meryl's Notes Blog No comments

It was bound to happen that a software developer for handheld devices come up with a program for kids. This is not the first thing I’ve seen aimed at kids as I’ve reviewed a few PalmOS games in the past.

PDA Playground isn’t for kids who have a PDA, but rather for adults who have one and need to get their kids ages 3 to 7 years to stop saying, “Are we there yet?&#148 or “I’m bored!”

When my daughter played those kid games I had on the PalmOS, I worried she would mess other things up by accident. This program turns the PDA into a kid zone until you exit with a password. The line is drawn, here’s the kid’s playground and the restricted area, do not pass without password.

I still won’t trust my 4-year-old with this because I fear he’ll beat the screen till it’s full of scratches or worse, ink (yeah, he would). On the other hand, I would’ve trusted my oldest with it when she was that age, but she is too old for the games.

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