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Remember when kids wanted a pony?
還記得你的孩子何時曾想要匹小馬么？
Today your tween wants a smartphone.
今天你的小寶貝想要的是一部智能手機。
You were hoping this conversation could wait until high school.
你曾經希望這樣的要求起碼也要到他們高中階段才會出現吧。
But you've given in to your child's contradictory pleas for both greater independence and more connectivity with friends.
但身為家長的你已經屈服于他們想擁有更多獨立空間及友情陪伴這種自相矛盾的請求下。
A smartphone can make it easier to track your kid's whereabouts.
一部智能手機可以輕而易舉的追蹤到你孩子的位置。
And it will introduce them to a technology they'll need to learn eventually.
而且它還推送給將他們以后肯定涉及到的技術知識。
Unfortunately, other people can also track your kids.
不幸的是，其它人也能因此跟蹤到你孩子的位置。
And the technology can become a distraction or endanger their privacy.
并且這項技術也能使小孩們注意力渙散或者威脅到他們的個人隱私。
So a company called KD Interactive is marketing a smartphone for youngsters that makes it easier for parents to set parental filters and strict guidelines for use.
所以一家名為KD互動的公司正在營銷推廣一種面向青少年的智能手機，不僅可以通過家長們的簡單操作執行過濾模式而且對一些功能的使用也有嚴格的指導要求。
The Kurio smartphone will let parents specify time slots when the phone can be used.
這款智能手機使得家長們可以詳細的安排手機使用時運行程序的時間段。
It keeps a log of who your child is texting, chatting with and calling.
它可以對你的孩子和誰發信息，和誰聊天打電話這類事情進行記錄。
You can also create a master list of approved apps the phone can download.
你也能制作出手機可下載并允許使用的應用程序的主菜單。
And your kid can send you an SOS message by pressing the Kurio's power button repeatedly.
而且你的孩子還可以通過重復按下手機上的電源鍵發送SOS緊急救援短信給你。
You'll be able to pony up for the smartphone starting this summer.
這款智能機或許會在今年夏天上市。
