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Here comes Android based smartphone for kids

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LAS VEGAS, USA: Techno Source, a division of LF Products (a Li & Fung company), and KD Interactive, a division of KD Group, makers of the best-selling Kurio line of Android devices for families with kids, announce the first-ever Kurio phone made just for kids.

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The perfect first phone, Kurio Phone has all of the sophisticated smartphone features kids want, combined with the advanced parental controls and safety features for which parents have been waiting.

"'When can I have a cell phone?' is a popular question and point of contention that arises in many households with kids under the age of 13," said Eric Levin, division head, Techno Source. "Up until now, the question has sparked many dinner table debates as parents struggle with concerns of safety, usage and offering their children unfettered access to the Internet. Thanks to Kurio Phone's powerful parental controls, now parents can know who their kids are in contact with, manage their phone usage and rest assured they are safe online."

The Kurio Phone, the Safest Smartphone for Kids, features robust parental controls that parents have come to expect and trust from Kurio, including app management, time control features and the Kurio Genius Internet filtering system with advanced security levels and daily auto-updates covering more than 450 million websites (and counting) in 170 different languages.

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"Kids want cell phones, but with access to this technology comes great responsibility," said Pieter van den Bosch, strategic director, KD Group.

"Kurio Phone includes additional parental controls to address safety concerns that come along with giving a child a mobile device, but they also promote the child's independence and help foster an open parent-child dialogue. In fact, on the smartphone, the child will be able to monitor his or her own phone usage and see the parameters that mom and dad have set."

Kurio Phone will run on the Android 4.2 (Jellybean) operating system and provide all the features kids expect from a sophisticated device: a multi-core processor and 1 GB RAM to have a fluid interface and experience, a 480 x 800 4" screen, front and rear-facing cameras, 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, GPS, FM radio and 4 GB of internal memory for their apps and files (expandable to 36 GB with a micro SD card). Kurio Phone will come in a sleek black design with either red or blue trim.

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