Existing Product Research
We researched products such as children's cell phones and cameras to learn what already exists in the market.
Children's Cameras:
Polaroid Pixie 3.0MP Kids Digital Camera with Games - CKA-00301S
- Pink (targeted for girls)
- Has a shape designed for easy grip
- Key feature: camera with games!
- Negative point: 2 AAA batteries only last for 2 hours. http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=sc_qi_detaillink/602-3903911-9448613?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=0&asin=B000SASMDO
- Customizable camera cover
- ability to superimpose Disney characters over the picture in your viewfinder in real time. (If you want to have Piglet smiling at your dog, you press a magic wand button and line up the picture so Piglet is posed right where you want him.)
- an auto flash, a 1.5-inch color screen, an optical viewfinder and a 4x digital zoom.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E1DE113FF93BA35751C0A9619C8B63 - no numeric key pad
- educational games stored
- entering approved phone numbers is tedious
- battery operated (lasts for about 7 hours)
- has numeric key pad
- Firefly phones:
http://www.fireflymobile.com - Consumer reports:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/babies-kids/school-age-kids/activities-sports/kids-cell-phones/kids-cell-phones-206-cellphone-safety-childrens-cell-phones/overview/
CIRCUITS: A Children's Camera That Lets Piglet Say 'Cheese'
Children’s Phones:
glowPhone
flyPhone
