Tin Can is a WiFi-based phone that recreates an old-fashioned landline experience with VoIP connectivity and built-in parental controls. The device restricts calls to approved contacts and approved hours and offers a free plan limited to Tin Can-to-Tin Can calls. Three Seattle-area friends prototyped the device from a corded landline and tested it with their own children and friends, observing enthusiastic use. The $75 device aims to let children chat with peers while avoiding apps, internet access, and other smartphone features. The product targets parents seeking to preserve children’s social autonomy and delay smartphone ownership; the company has raised $3.5 million.
It's important for kids to have social autonomy,
I want my daughter to be able to chat with her friends, like I did as a child in the '90s
They lost their minds. Kids used the crap out of the thing. They were so excited when it rang, they would jump over the couch.
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