Delay the arrival of the first smartphone in children. For this purpose, parents bet on the clock or other connected objects such as the first device. A way to limit its uses, with a smaller screen, even completely absent. This, while allowing parents to contact them when they are not at home or even ensure their safety.
But it can be difficult to know which one to choose with all the models present in the market. Here is a selection of five watches and other connected objects for children.
Kidizoom Vtech Dx2 clock
A connected watch without the Internet. Adapted to children from the age of five, it is used without coupling with a smartphone. With a 1.44 -inch screen, it helps children learn to read digital time (a digital screen is also available).
In addition to classical functions such as the alarm or pomometer, it also offers several functions to entertain children without the Internet. With their selfie target, they can take a photo or a video. They even have the possibility to touch their shots to add color filters, for example. And they can also record and distort their voice using the dictaphone.
The games (-Catch-Monster, Brain Training …), as well as the sports challenges to have fun jumping, dancing or currently, are also available. Parents also have the ability to impose daily game limits (15, 30, 60 or 90 minutes) with the Explore Park application on a computer. This application also allows you to download new content, such as books or games.
All this with an autonomy of two to three days in conventional use. Keep in mind that the Kidizoom Vtech DX2 does not allow him to geolocate his son or communicate with him.
The ICE Smart Junior 3.0 finds my watch
A clock that can be used with and without a smartphone. As the name implies, the ICE Smart Junior 3.0 finds MI (locating in French), allows you to geolocate your child thanks to Apple technology of the same name. When it is connected to the parents’ smartphone, through the ICE Junior application, the child can be contacted by message or listening to music.
Equipped with a 1.75 -inch screen, the clock also has several health functions (followed by spent calories, sleep, heart rate measurement …) and many sports (walking, running, football, tennis …). It is even possible to define a daily reminder so that the child dedicates 30 minutes to a sports activity.
It offers an autonomy of three to five days. If the ICE Smart Junior 3.0 finds MY can be used without associating with a smartphone, it is much more limited. It becomes a simple clock capable of giving time.
Children look tcl mt46
A clock with a blocked package (2 GB for 4.99 euros per month). Released in June By Bouygues and TCl, the Children look tcl mt46 It has a SIM card that offers a 4G connection, but only for communications. Therefore, it is impossible to go to the Internet or on social networks with this clock, which only allows the child to make calls, including vision, and send voice messages.
But it can only interact with the contact list predefined by parents in the parental application TCL Connect. This also allows you to geolocate your child thanks to the clock. They even have the possibility of defining security areas (house, school …) to be informed as soon as their child leaves it.
The children’s watch also has an SMS mode (which will be activated by pressing the main button for a few seconds) so that the father receives an automatic call accompanied by an alert with the GPS position and a photo of his son.
Offering autonomy for up to two days, the connected Bouygues clock also allows you to entertain yourself with the possibility of sending photos and games offered. But to remain concentrated during class hours, parents can activate school mode to restrict uses. The clock no longer sounds and the messages are no longer accessible. Only geolocation will be active.
Garmin Vivofit Jr. 3 bracelet
If you do not want to offer a connected clock, you can opt for a bracelet like Garmin’s. HE Vivofit Jr. 3 It is also distinguished from the functions it offers. Parents cannot contact or geolocate their child with this bracelet, but it is possible to “monitor” in another way.
From the Garmin JR application, they have access to their number of steps, their dream and their daily activities (football, playing the park …). It also allows parents to administer tasks (reading, tasks …) and offer them points that can be used to buy rewards.
Vivofit Jr. 3 is also available in several versions inspired by films and series to please children, in addition to classic models. Between Star Wars the Mandalorian, Disney princess either Iron manThey have several options in terms of colors, but also adventures and games (questionnaire, memory game …) offered in the bracelet.
A way for Garmin entertaining children while encouraging them to move, some of these contents can only be unbelievable if they reach their daily activity goals established at 60 minutes.
Operating with a battery, which can last up to one year and be replaced, the Vivofit Jr. 3 also incorporates a Widget of the ECU (in case of emergency) to quickly show the contact contact data of the emergency contact.
Weenect Children’s Drawer
Neither a clock nor a connected bracelet. Sold at 49.99 euros (+ a subscription of 12.99 euros per month), Children It is a GPS tracer designed for children. From the Weenect application, it allows you to geolocate your child in real time (up to one position every ten seconds) and without distance limit, but not only.
Like the observation of the children of the Bouygues, it is also possible to define security areas, to be alerted when a child enters or leaves it.
According to Weenect, it incorporates a SIM card with multiple networks to cover 99% of the territory. To this is added an emergency button, to which it is enough to support once to send an alert to the father. From there, the latter can call it and join him using the GPS position. Keep in mind that the tracer will not work if there is no telephone network available in the area where the child is located.
Source: BFM TV
