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I spent several hours today at "The Sandbox Summit: A Playdate with
Technology."The sessions were focused on the impact of technology on children and families, and though I arrived in the middle of a session, I knew I had come to the right place. Dr. Warren Buckleitner, the editor of Children's Technology Review was making a plea to the developers of children's digital media: "Don't exploit tired, frustrated parents!" He urged digital businesses to create a code of ethics for Web sites and games aimed at children that would include standards around clear advertising and marketing. He urged developers to give children and parents control -- in particular a high level of control in letting children take "breaks" in their games.
Wow! That's a concept that would change my life! How many times have I called my son to dinner -- but he just needs to finish this game? Or this level?
Project Kuro Ultra-Thin TV -- this television is less than 1/3 of an inch thick. It is the one TV at CES that everyone is looking at side-on.
Seriously, that pictures is of me wearing something called "My Vu" goggles. The goggles are connected to your video iPod or Zune, and you are completely immersed in your media experience -- the video plays within the goggles, and you have sound piped in through earbuds in your ears. My colleague described it as the sensation of "Tommy," which is apt. And while the experience of being completely lost in a movie oblivious to the outside world is pretty cool (and disorienting), this is definitely one piece of technology I would NOT want to bring home. If you think your kids get lost in video games or cartoons, I suspect they would be completely lost in the My Vu.
Later today I will be attending the Sandbox Summit, which is a series of discussions around kids and technology. I'm very much looking forward to it, both personally and professionally.
Here I am on the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center, live blogging from the NBC booth at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Nearly 200,000 people come to Vegas each January from around the world to check out the latest and greatest advances in gadgets and gizmos. I walked the floor of the show yesterday and gathered some pictures and products I thought iVillagers would be interested in.
But first, check me out:
