Elari 4G Wink (children's watch)

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2023: Elari 4G Wink Children's Smartwatch Release for Child Safety and Parental Peace of Mind

The companies Rostelecom"," VK ELARI and presented on February 8, 2023 a jointly developed smart children's watches 4G ELARI Wink model - they not only provide parental control over the whereabouts of children, but also give the child only. The safe content children's device combines the services and capabilities of the project participants: smart filling, including children's messenger KidGram, from ELARI, from VK voice assistant Marusya and from Wink online cinema Rostelecom.

The recognition of children's smartwatches is growing, as they allow parents to track the movement of a child in real time. ELARI 4G Wink will immediately send a warning to parents if the son or daughter is outside the designated area (for example, outside the perimeter of the school), there is also an alarm button in the watch to call for help. This device from Rostelecom, VK and ELARI will also allow you to control the child's access to content.

In addition to the tracking and communications functions standard for children's smartwatches, the watch has a voice assistant Marusya, which works only in children's mode. With the help of Marusi, you can voice control the Wink video service from Rostelecom (the availability of content is adjusted depending on its age category), listen to children's music or audiobooks. When buying a watch, young ELARI 4G Wink users will receive a free three-month subscription to VK Wink Music and Video Service.

The device supports voice and video calls, but only with confirmed numbers. If the child is called from an unfamiliar number, such a call will be blocked. The watch has a KidGram messenger designed for the needs of children. It allows parents to share useful content from Telegram with the younger generation and at the same time control communication and channel selection. It is important that access to any content in the hours can be limited to the time of lessons or other classes through the parent application.

The safety of children in general and in the digital environment in particular is the main priority of the family. That is why "Rostelecom" pays attention to the development of children's services and parental control functionality. Participation in the development of children's watches with built-in services of the company became a pilot and interesting project for the team. Wink's video service is often watched by the whole family, cinema and cartoons for children and adolescents occupy the top lines in the top views. Wink has video tutorials, audiobooks, educational blogger video content and for children, which has passed the test. Voice control online movie theater through the clock only opens access to the allowed digital content one, depending on its age marking. So with this gadget everything will be under the control of parents, noted the director of the office of partner and promising products of Rostelecom Kirill Brylyov.

Children consume a lot of online content that is worth controlling from an early age. Smartwatches with a SIM card and navigation module are becoming a solution for parents, as they provide not only important data on the location of the child, but also limit the unwanted flow of information. The vendor's devices are already presented both in different price categories and in various sales channels, so they are available to users throughout the country, noted the director of the department "Audio, accessories, portable equipment" of the company "Marvel Distribution" Alexander Rozov.

The project participants - Rostelecom and VK - are the founders of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment. The development of smart children's watches meets the goals of the alliance - to create creative and secure digital content for the younger generation. Sales of ELARI 4G Wink smart watches at a special price for subscribers began on the Rostelecom website, and the gadget can also be purchased in the country's online hypermarkets (Ozon, Wildberries, SberMegaMarket and Yandex Market).

ELARI 4G Wink Capabilities

Appearance. Due to the round dial ELARI 4G Wink look like an adult. The soft silicone strap holds firmly on the child's wrist, does not rub the hand and allows the skin to breathe. The watch display is made of hardened Gorilla Glass, and the screen is recessed into the dial frame, which protects the watch from possible damage when dropped or hit. A touchscreen display with a high response rate is visible in direct sunlight. The watch is presented in two colors - black and purple.

Tracking. GPSWi-FiGLONASS The/LBS//module allows you to monitor the location and movements of a child from smartphones his parents in the free ELARI SafeFamily app for,, and. iOS Android HarmonyOS History of movements up to it is stored two months, parents can also display permitted geozones on the watch - an area virtual that is indicated around the usual locations of the child. If a child crosses the boundaries of a given zone, a notification will be received on the parents' smartphone.

Video calls. The watch is equipped with two video cameras - the main 5 megapixel and the front 0.3 megapixel. The main camera is located on the front of the watch case and allows you to take photos and videos of the environment and objects. The selfie camera is located on the right side of the dial at the bottom, with its help you can communicate via video link and take selfies.

Vibration call. Along with GPS, an SOS button and a hand-off sensor when choosing a watch, parents often pay attention to the silent ring function. This is additional security: incoming calls do not bother others and, if the child does not hear that they are called, he will feel it.

Recorder. In adult smartwatches, this function can be found often. In the children's model, ELARI provided this opportunity. The voice recorder can be used as a voice notebook when it is not possible to make notes by hand, and listen to the recording directly from the device.

Calculator. Adapted for school tasks.

MP3 player. The ability to listen to MP3 tracks downloaded from your computer or sent to KidGram.

Extended memory. Provides good device performance, as well as storage for photos, videos, audio files and content from KidGram. Capacious battery (605 mAh). Keeps the charge up to 48 hours in standby mode, does not overheat and does not weigh down the gadget.