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I doubt the company will succeed with a website like that. It looks nice, but has enough problems. 1. It doesn't clarify IF your kid requires a smartphone. Any

by whyme 16y ago

I doubt the company will succeed with a website like that. It looks nice, but has enough problems. 1. It doesn't clarify IF your kid requires a smartphone. Anyone not coming from the the article would wonder if there was 1 phone for the parent and a wrist-watch or something for the kid. It may seem obvious to many, but the average person hitting the site would probably not know, then try to use the feedback tool, which leads to #2. 2. The feedback tool makes you fill out the form first then after all that leads you to sign in or create an account -with no way out. What a shitty way to do it. It's not a social media site, it's a business. Subtle things like this can make a company flop. If they can't get the basics down, why would I want to do business with them? As for the product. I agree with the previous post, like as if my kids are going to have a smart phone. Just my 2 cents.

jamesg 16y ago
Yep, that's totally fair. The website is in pretty bad shape. We're following the advice we've been given which is that we should launch as soon as possible. To that end we've put a lot of work into the app, but the website largely remains a TODO.
- whyme 16y ago
  Understood. PS. You're probably only thinking of the software aspect, but food for thought - If there was a smartphone-to-wristwatch version - I'd buy one right away, and I doubt I'd look at the price tag.
  - jamesg 16y ago
    Awesome! Thanks for the great feedback!
  - jackowayed 16y ago
    One issue is that kids are a lot more willing to be without this dedicated tracker than their phone. As long as they can get the wristwatch back before going home, there's no cost to leaving the wristwatch where they're supposed to be and then continuing with their regularly scheduled mischief. But kids hate to be separated from their phone. Now, it's possible that it could have some combination of sensors that at least made pretty sure that some humanoid was wearing the thing. But that increases the cost and battery usage. Another issue is that the kids could just "forget" to charge it a lot. Integrating it with their phone means that most things that keep the tracking from working also keeps them from using their phone, which is pretty much a nightmare to most teens.
    - philwelch 16y ago
      Is there any reason kids can't abandon the tracker-phone and buy a separate, prepaid phone they use to keep in touch with friends?
      - jackowayed 16y ago
        Um, it costs money (both a fairly hefty (for a kid) price up front, and recurring). And at the rate most kids text, it would cost a lot of money on a prepaid plan. And then if they want to use a phone in their parents' presence, they need to be using the iPhone. And the parents might wonder why the kids almost never answer their calls (to the iPhone).
  - whyme 16y ago
    @jackowayed (there wasn't a reply link for some probably well known pg algorithm reason), I was thinking for kids in the non-rebellious stage. An eight year old probably does't even need to know. The parent can handle the charging every night, amongst the thousand other things parents do everyday to make sure their kids are safe. As for battery life - I won't pretend to know anything, but apple keeps surprising me with battery advancements so maybe it's catching up? or maybe someday it will. :)

by whyme 16y ago

jamesg 16y ago

Yep, that's totally fair. The website is in pretty bad shape. We're following the advice we've been given which is that we should launch as soon as possible. To that end we've put a lot of work into the app, but the website largely remains a TODO.

whyme 16y ago
Understood. PS. You're probably only thinking of the software aspect, but food for thought - If there was a smartphone-to-wristwatch version - I'd buy one right away, and I doubt I'd look at the price tag.
- jamesg 16y ago
  Awesome! Thanks for the great feedback!
- jackowayed 16y ago
  One issue is that kids are a lot more willing to be without this dedicated tracker than their phone. As long as they can get the wristwatch back before going home, there's no cost to leaving the wristwatch where they're supposed to be and then continuing with their regularly scheduled mischief. But kids hate to be separated from their phone. Now, it's possible that it could have some combination of sensors that at least made pretty sure that some humanoid was wearing the thing. But that increases the cost and battery usage. Another issue is that the kids could just "forget" to charge it a lot. Integrating it with their phone means that most things that keep the tracking from working also keeps them from using their phone, which is pretty much a nightmare to most teens.
  - philwelch 16y ago
    Is there any reason kids can't abandon the tracker-phone and buy a separate, prepaid phone they use to keep in touch with friends?
    - jackowayed 16y ago
      Um, it costs money (both a fairly hefty (for a kid) price up front, and recurring). And at the rate most kids text, it would cost a lot of money on a prepaid plan. And then if they want to use a phone in their parents' presence, they need to be using the iPhone. And the parents might wonder why the kids almost never answer their calls (to the iPhone).
- whyme 16y ago
  @jackowayed (there wasn't a reply link for some probably well known pg algorithm reason), I was thinking for kids in the non-rebellious stage. An eight year old probably does't even need to know. The parent can handle the charging every night, amongst the thousand other things parents do everyday to make sure their kids are safe. As for battery life - I won't pretend to know anything, but apple keeps surprising me with battery advancements so maybe it's catching up? or maybe someday it will. :)