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Why an iPhone? I see this as most useful for an absent parent (e.g. on a business trip / separated). What then is the chance of their being an unused iPhone in

Why an iPhone? I see this as most useful for an absent parent (e.g. on a business trip / separated). What then is the chance of their being an unused iPhone in the house? Why not a standard PC built into a teddy-bear, simplified and locked down for just this application? Sell it as a $500 dedicated device to the business (wo)man who's away from their kids on a business trip. [EDIT] p.s. - wouldn't the iPhone screen make the text too small for the child to read along with the parent? Is reading along an important part of the experience?

hillel 17y ago
Maybe when the apple tablet comes out? :)
- mahmud 17y ago
  Don't get too hung up on bleeding edge tech, there is money in $ALREADY_EXISTING tech. Put all your focus on marketing now.
replicatorblog 17y ago
Think a little longer term. The iPod touch has a great chance to displace the Gameboy as the portable gameplayer of choice. You get way more processing power per dollar (and not much more expensive), a massive catalog of games, and services like this demonstrate other uses nicely. I would do the iPod touch version stat!
- tomsaffell 17y ago
  It's not a matter of 'longer term', it's a matter of suitability of the HW for the task at hand. The iPod touch / iPhone has small screen, which would not allow the book to be displayed in full glory along side the video, so no reading along for the child :(. Plus it doesn't support Flash, it would need to be a native app, hence taxable by Apple. I'm not saying iPhone wont work at all, I'm saying there's probably an additional opportunity (maybe better) for a bigger device, designed specifically for the task, and sold at a healthy margin (people who go on lots of business trips normally have above average income).
axod 17y ago
iTeddy (Was on dragons den UK) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kwjYSn03-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kwjYSn03-M Original pitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhMNipYqY5Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhMNipYqY5Y
- Torn 17y ago
  Deployment on the iTeddy would be amazing as an option when paying. That thing has serious traction. OP should definitely test the water there.
pbhjpbhj 17y ago
Teddy Ruxspin (sp?) ?
anigbrowl 17y ago
Chumby seems like the obvious candidate.

hillel 17y ago

Maybe when the apple tablet comes out? :)

mahmud 17y ago
Don't get too hung up on bleeding edge tech, there is money in $ALREADY_EXISTING tech. Put all your focus on marketing now.

replicatorblog 17y ago

Think a little longer term. The iPod touch has a great chance to displace the Gameboy as the portable gameplayer of choice. You get way more processing power per dollar (and not much more expensive), a massive catalog of games, and services like this demonstrate other uses nicely. I would do the iPod touch version stat!

tomsaffell 17y ago
It's not a matter of 'longer term', it's a matter of suitability of the HW for the task at hand. The iPod touch / iPhone has small screen, which would not allow the book to be displayed in full glory along side the video, so no reading along for the child :(. Plus it doesn't support Flash, it would need to be a native app, hence taxable by Apple. I'm not saying iPhone wont work at all, I'm saying there's probably an additional opportunity (maybe better) for a bigger device, designed specifically for the task, and sold at a healthy margin (people who go on lots of business trips normally have above average income).

axod 17y ago

iTeddy (Was on dragons den UK) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kwjYSn03-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kwjYSn03-M Original pitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhMNipYqY5Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhMNipYqY5Y

Torn 17y ago
Deployment on the iTeddy would be amazing as an option when paying. That thing has serious traction. OP should definitely test the water there.

pbhjpbhj 17y ago

Teddy Ruxspin (sp?) ?

anigbrowl 17y ago

Chumby seems like the obvious candidate.