KIDO’Z is the first International computer operating system specifically designed for children ages 3-7 years. With multilingual support in 17 languages, KIDO’Z is already deployed in over 80 countries. With the utility of a simple browser, and the security of a refined, parent filtered search engine, KIDO’Z provides the ideal environment for adults to present technology and a safe Internet to their children.
At the heart of KIDO’Z, is a smart content engine that can be configured to individualize content based on a wide variety of criteria: age, language, culture, nationality, gender, religion, and content popularity, just to name a few possible variables.
“We started KIDO’Z so that our small children could understand and safely interact with great Internet content. KIDO’Z now is a logical progression of this development, where all the world’s small children can experience the nearly limitless potential of the Internet, but in a safe, fun and meaningful way.” – Gai Havkin, CEO.
For kids, KIDO’Z is a safe, intuitive and friendly way to begin learning Internet technology, and to explore content from the very best providers on the Web. Using the graphics based interface, even very young children who cannot yet read can navigate web sites approved by parents, favorite content, watch entertaining and educational video, and play intelligent and interactive games.
For parents KIDO’Z, through its parental interface, delivers safety, control and peace of mind. Parents are actually building the world of KIDO’Z for all children through monitoring their own children’s activities, suggesting and sharing the best content, and in effect contributing to a unique user generated content system, one centered on early childhood.
A freeware download is available here.
The KIDO’Z Kid’s Web Environment is the safe, easy and fun way for young kids to surf their favorite sites, watch videos and play games.
Especially For Your Kid
Each kid is unique..with different likes, dislikes, and different cultural and language backgrounds.
And so, we created KIDO’Z with that in mind..
Tons of top kids’ content is loaded into KIDO’Z by the KIDO’Z team. But what makes KIDO’Z special is the content added by you, the parents.
Shared Content for Kids:
KIDO’Z is on a path of evolution…we constantly look for new and exciting ways to keep your kid entertained, while at the same time, building on our security layers and offering innovative personalization tools.
Each time a new version of KIDO’Z is released, your KIDO’Z application will be automatically updated to bring you the latest KIDO’Z features.
The KIDO’Z Kid’s Web Environment is designed to be easy to use – it’s plug-and-play, has a rich graphical interface appropriate for your kids, and comes set-up with pre-loaded default settings.
There is nothing complicated about installing and using KIDO’Z – simply download, register and you’re good to go
KIDO’Z Features:
* Personal – personalized content as added by you and parents just like you. You can add content just for your kid, or choose to share it with other kids in your community. The KIDO’Z smart engine also brings your kid the most relevant content for him/her from the parental public content hub.
* Safe – relevant kid’s content in a protected environment. Using the Parental Control Panel, you can adjust the KIDO’Z security settings according to your preferences.
* Customized – select your child’s personal settings – language, age, gender, nationality, content preferences (to name a few) – and your kid’s content will be automatically customized accordingly
KIDO’Z TV
* YouTube for kids - a huge variety of the best kid’s videos are just a mouse-click away!
* Personal – videos as uploaded by you and by other parents all with the KIDO’Z stamp of approval
* Customized – content is customized according to your child’s personal settings
* Easily accessible – videos are sorted into channels for easy search capabilities
KIDO’Z Game Center
* Kid’s Games are safely stored in the KIDO’Z environment – kid-safe games with all banners and links blocked to ensure that your kid remains secure
* Loads of fun and interactive games, with new games always being added
* Automatic customization of game content according to your child’s personal settings
The Parental Control Account:
The Parental Control Account is a parents only, password protected area that allows you as the parents to manage your child’s account and content. Your Account can be accessed by you at any time, and you can change your settings whenever you want to.
The Parental Control Account can be reached either by pressing the “parental control” link on the top bar of the KIDO’Z environment or from any other browser by browsing to http://kidoz.bet/parents.
* Daily Time Limit – There is also an option to moderate the time that your kid spends on KIDO’Z daily using our Daily Time Limit function
* Video Search – the video-search functionality allows you to search YouTube for the best kid’s videos directly from the KIDO’Z system
* Content Sharing – When adding content for your kid that is not private and can be interesting for other kids, you can decide to share it. By doing so, the content will be added, after KIDO’Z moderation, to the public content stream and all other kids will be able to see and enjoy it
* Content Ratings – KIDO’Z values shared opinions and so we created the KIDO’Z Content Review system. You can rate any content (anonymously if you wish) and view other parent’s ratings.
* Localized Content – KIDO’Z is localized for kids to receive customized content according to their language setting. In the Parental Control Account you can choose up to 3 languages (from a list of over 160 languages) that your kid understands. A wide array of content can be found in many languages and the selection is growing all the time. Make KIDO’Z speak your kid’s language by adding new content in your kid’s language. The entire KIDO’Z Kid’s Web Environment is now available in 17 languages! Source KIDO’Z
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May 18th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Charles, you are by far the best person on this web. KIDO’Z is one of those rare things that is so worthy, and in customary form, you have done an excellent job of showcasing them.
Not many people think about it, but given all we have seen in search, perhaps the best of them are leaning toward exclusive content like this, or at least this is maybe the best way to get relevance.
Thanks for your good work Charles, I know your readers appreciate you, and I wanted you and everyone who reads this to know, that many many other people out there do too.
Always,
Phil
May 18th, 2009 at 8:38 am
The internet can be a great tool for educating and entertaining children, and a system like KIDO’Z makes perfect sense as children begin using computers and the internet at ever younger ages.
May 18th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
nice software!!! PG is important for kids!! this is a gr8 tool for them!
May 19th, 2009 at 2:50 am
As somebody who set up a childrens education software label in the 1990s I really support anything that encourages children to engage with computer mediated learning and communication. The open-ness of the web means of course there is not much censorship which means kids can be exposed to innappropriate material by suprise. Also kids haven’t learned the skills to judge the difference between good and bad information too. Worse of all predatory adults and bullying chidren can take advantage of the trust and naivite of youngsters so a web interface like this is superb!
June 9th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
internet security for kids…
I can’t believe I missed this! I’m going to have to do some more reading me thinks….
July 7th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Hey, just stopping by from stumble. Great post.
I’ll be back to read more of your updates. You seem to have a very interesting bloggy.