children

US Senators seek Web porn tax

News Senator Blanche Lincoln, an Arkansas Democrat, characterised her bill introduced last week as a way to make the Internet a "safer place" for children. Many adult-oriented Web sites in today's online world are not only failing to keep products...

2 August 2005, 9:40

Will RFID-guided robots rule the world?

News Take a closer look and you'll see the children wearing small electronic devices, tiny radio transmitters that signal the bot when the kids wander out of safe range. The company rents the robotic security guard for £1,500 per month, according to...

11 July 2005, 11:11

How do we make mobiles safe for kids?

News The EC has launched a consultation into how to cut the risks associated with mobile phone use for minors, including bullying, access to illegal or adult content and the threat of grooming, as well as the high cost to children of using the device.

27 July 2006, 9:24

News.blog: Videogames don't breed violent kids

News The $1.5m study, which began in 2004, closely examined 1,200 children after bouts with violent games like Grand Theft Auto and not-so-violent titles like The Sims. Sure, some children displayed a playful aggressiveness after hours spent with a...

Tags: children, kids, theft, videogames

13 May 2008, 8:54

Intel developing 'back to school' laptop

News The unit, which is intended to launch in time for the new school year in September, is being developed for children aged between seven and 18, according to reports. Tristan Wilkinson, director of public sector at Intel EMEA, said the company is...

6 March 2007, 9:29

Hamleys reneges on Christmas e-discount

News Hamleys had been taken by surprise by a sudden spurt of children's gift-buying at the weekend after a specialist discount-hunting Web site had found that because of a glitch, it was possible for consumers to rack up multiple discounts and claim up...

21 December 2006, 9:38

Pope condemns violent videogames

News As part of the annual papal message for World Communications Day, the theme of which was 'Children and the Media: A Challenge for Education', the pope talked about the media's effect on children, paying particular attention to games and films.

25 January 2007, 7:27

Can your family go a week without computers?

News Child-health experts are increasingly pointing to computers, along with televisions, as the culprits behind a national obesity epidemic among children. Questions about how much is too much come as children devote more time to electronic media than...

25 April 2005, 13:57

Can Mickey and Frodo revive virtual worlds?

News The game, dubbed the Virtual Magic Kingdom, is at least half advertisement for the company's offline parks, but the company appears to be creating the foundation for a new online gaming community for children.

1 June 2005, 8:56

News.blog: Technology infiltrates toyland

News Some were fantastic, while others seemed as though they'd suck the creativity out of children. Fisher-Price has also designed an iTunes-like Web site where parents (or children, if they can get their little hands on a credit card) can buy toddler...

17 February 2006, 11:51

Sex workers call for 'GTA' boycott

News The organisation quotes various points from Walsh's paper including, "Children are more likely to imitate a character with whom they identify. Although the organisation admits to being "adamantly opposed to any and all forms of censorship," it...

17 February 2006, 8:48

Enlisting robots for day care

News In other words, if the children forget there's a second verse to Incey Wincey Spider, the system will prompt Rubi to prompt them. Rubi and Qrio, an experimental robot developed by Sony also used in the experiments, are immersed for about an hour at...

24 June 2005, 8:36

Schools may add Wii to PE

News The children were fitted with heart rate monitors, which found that the youngsters became fitter after regularly using the consoles. A Department of Health spokesperson told the paper that it accepts that initiatives like these can get children...

Tags: kids, cent, sports, physical

29 January 2008, 8:31

UK government failing to provide Web access for all

News The MP also asked for information about the number of households containing children without access to the Web. Interestingly, UK households with children are more likely to have Internet access than childless homes -- less than a third (24 per...

Tags: silicon, cent, children, universal

8 April 2008, 9:19

Students try texting to combat knife crime

News Posters see image below) urge children to text details of potential offenders, such as their name, nickname, school and year. Talks and/or workshops are also conducted in the target schools to ensure children are fully informed.

Tags: details, children, anti, london

4 June 2008, 9:13