The mobile devices since introduced in this world has become
the favorite time pass or friend of billions of people. With the introduction of
apps, the mobile usage graph has increased with many of the people literally
becoming addicts as said by the psychologists. I also try to control as much as
possible to stay away from my smartphone or tab. Nowadays even children whose
age range from 4 – 15 years are addicted to this device and they know the A-Z
of this tech device. They know how to properly use the smart device which is a
boon but there lies a major bane too.
Spending time on playing candy crush or posting pics on
Facebook has created a distance between the child and their respected parents.
Many students have been academically as well as physically affected due to this
device. So looking into this matter and to help the parents all around the
world, a Kickstarter project has been launched with the product named Tech Den
headed by James Symons.
Tech den is a white box which can be used to store 2 smart
devices at the same time. It can be 2 phones or 2 tabs or 1 tab and 1 phone. It
also acts as charger so whenever you keep your devices away from you for a
specific period of time, at that time your phone or tab will be charged and you
can charge yourself by spending time with your family or doing some skill
activities.
Tech den is a combination of Hardware (white box) and
software (tech den app).
Tech den app
Through this app, the parents can manage and see their
child’s phone usage. The child also has to install the app in their own
devices. (Note- child installs a different app from their parents). The parents
on their specific app can set the “session time” that is the time period during
which the child can use the phone. It can be set for morning, evening, before
going to bed, after coming from tuitions or any other specific time period.
Then there is the “screen time”. This time is within the session time and is
the actual time for which you can use your device. It can range from 20 minutes
to 30 minutes. Session time can range
from 2-3 hrs.
When you use your device, the app will be calculating the time
left for your usage. It will even send you a notification 2 minutes before, so
that you can use the device and keep it inside the white box on time.
When the device is plugged into the white box, parents will
get to know through their app whose device is plugged and for how much time.
The minute the child plugs out, the parents will come to know.
So what do the child get for all this discipline and hard
work?
The parents along with their child can set their rewards
through the goals that the parent has set. For example, if the child uses the
phone for 20 minutes set by the parent during the evening session, resulted
rewards like going for a movie will be rewarded to the child. That’s cool.!
And what reward can be big compared to spending time with
your closed ones and indulging in skilled activities.
The Den
It can charge apple and android devices. It can be completely
closed and you will not be able to see your device, so the whole phone
distraction gets killed. The white box measurements are
So when you order this device you get a whole package inside
a big box. The box contains
1.
The den (white box)
2.
2 apple charging cables.
3.
2 Android device charging cables.
4.
2 stabilizer feet for support.
5.
Power cord of Den.
The company has already sold 100 units in USA for 119 dollars
for testing purposes and by December 2018, it plans to go Retail.
