Teracube Thrive: A Safe Phone For Kids: Tailor-made for Kids | Built-in Parental Control | Ages 8-17

Hello fellow Product Hunters! We are excited to announce our new product Teracube Thrive! We're also simultaneously launching today on Indiegogo (More on that at http://myteracube.com); however, our goal here is to connect with parents in the startup community. We invite you to look at our product, provide feedback, and join us on this exciting adventure. This will mark the 5th successfully (hopefully *crosses fingers*) shipped difference-making consumer electronics product my partner and I have shipped from Indiegogo campaigns. However, this particular product was designed by my partner due to a personal experience one of his friend's kids had with online bullies (Read on to see the full story👇). This inspired him to make a difference. While not a parent myself, I'm an uncle from a small-town family with strong family values, a passionate product creator, and a marketer. Unlike most people that "sell", I believe the purpose of marketing is to help people find solutions to their problems; you just happen to use the art of communication to connect meaningful solutions to the people that need them! I invented smart backup cameras and parking sensors in my last company that could (hopefully) save lives by making the technology more accessible. In either case, we're both entrepreneurs that believe you can make a difference while making a good business at the same time. What is Teracube Thrive? Thrive is a safe and affordable smartphone that provides children with a complete Android experience while providing parents with peace of mind via a built-in parental monitoring system. The result is a tailor-made smartphone that can adapt to every stage of a child's life and allow them to enjoy the best that smartphones have to offer without the harmful side effects. How does Teracube Thrive work? Teracube Thrive runs Thrive OS based on the popular Android ecosystem and allows parents to manage their children's phones and keep tabs on their daily usage without invading their privacy. For example, parents can limit total phone usage, calls, and text messages, set limits on everything from the internet to gaming, and view real-time child activity updates. Through the accompanying parent app, parents can also view and adjust all settings remotely from their iOS or Android phones. Lastly, it also comes with free replacements and our forever premium care warranty. Why Thrive, why now? On average, children and teens spend up to 8 hours on their phones, which can sometimes negatively affect their mental health and body, causing anxiety, depression, chronic neck pain, and more. Social media platforms have also made teens susceptible to bullying, whereas 41% of teens have had a negative experience on social media. Teracube's mission is to contribute to healthier lives by limiting screen time activities and encouraging children to focus more time on school, outdoor hobbies, and quality time with friends and family. So, what's the deal? There is no catch. We're offering an amazing deal to product hunters today that want to connect with us, provide feedback, and, dare I say, share with other parents that you think might find this helpful for their kids. You can get the phone for $99 on Indiegogo for pre-orders and $9/mo for the app, parent community access, forever premium care service, and more. However, all we could hope for is your feedback, ideas, and support (and it doesn't have to be financial) to help us further the cause of healthy smartphone habits. And, as I promised, here's my partner Sharad's full story! Kick in the Butt (Sharad's Founder Story) "As you all know, Teracube aims to solve big sustainability issues with our electronics. There is another major problem impacting our society right now: screen time addiction. This is not only relevant for adults but also very scary for our Kids. Average screen usage for Pre-teens is 4-6 hours and an astronomical 9+ hours for Teens! It was not these stats or the Facebook whistleblower but a close friend's daughter suffering from severe body image depression that made me think - we should not be sitting idle while parents and kids across the planet are struggling to manage their screen time social media addiction. I'm excited to announce that we have made progress and are launching Teracube Thrive - a safe phone for kids. Thrive inherits the sustainability attributes of Teracube phones and has been created to provide a safe, productive experience for children while protecting them from some of the harmful effects of technology that we all know too well." How is Thrive different? Most other smartphones are made for adults and require an app. Teracube Thrive, on the other hand, has built-in parental controls so that Kids get a safe phone experience right out of the box. And kids love it, too; they get access to all the apps and experiences that an Android platform can offer, but with built-in easy-to-configure parental controls that are kid-hack-proof. It Takes A Village To Raise A Child With Thrive, you will be part of a Peer Parent community where you can get reviews, ask questions and take suggestions. Along with the in-app reviews section, we will be adding a Thrive community on our forums for parents to connect with other parents. Please, join us on our exciting journey, and let's help our kids (nieces and nephews) have the healthy smartphone habits we've always wanted for ourselves! I'm guilty of too much screen time, too ;)