With the popularity of Amazon's Alexa and Google's Home, it's no wonder that CES was ripe with kid-friendly versions of the devices this year. C-Way’s Memoo ($175) is a family-friendly AI device that is packed with parental controls. Parents connect the device to an app on their phones and then program it for their kids. It can kick off the kids' day with an alarm, followed by a weather check, and rounded out with a recitation of the day's activities or daily headlines that kids would find interesting. If the parents have a Spotify account, kid-friendly (parent-approved) music can be played through Memoo, and kids can also ask the device to read stories and play games. Parents can configure the device to connect with family and friends, so kids can reach out to a pre-approved list of contacts via two-way messaging. When not used as an AI device, MeMoo can be used as a sleep aid, with various colored nightlights to choose from and a storytelling function where parents can pre-record fairy tales.
C-Way hopes to introduce Memoo to the U.S. in June for $169.
