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No, it’s not a watch.

Face it guys, it’s everywhere. Almost every single kid that is around you is playing some game of sorts. Portables hand held, consoles at home, laptops, desktops, all the kinds of gaming platform that you would find around the world.

Of course, this is a major problem for some parents as they might want to stop their children from playing excessively. There are number of ways to limit their children’s game play time, some of which are already included in operating system of the computer (for example, Windows Vista) and others may already be present in consoles (xbox 360).

However, when it’s finally time to use this new product called the GameDr Timer, you know something is wrong. Really wrong.

Introducing the GameDr Timer, a revolutionary product that will limit the amount of time that children gets to use per day. Basically, it’s quite a simple, yet effectively model that revolves around a very crucial component of any electrical system: the power plug.

Perfect fit! Locks in place so no one can remove it!

The Timer comes with a… well, Timer so that users can set the maximum amount of time for the electrical system to be active. Once the timer is up, the power is automatically cut off till the next cycle of the day and this will effectively stop anyone from trying to boot up the system, since there isn’t any power being supplied to it!

The GameDr Timer also locks the electrical system’s power plug to itself, thus removing any possibility of anyone trying to tamper with the device. Not only that, users will need to enter a 4-digit code in order to remove the plug from the Timer or do any changes to the total amount of time allocated to a single person.

There’s also a start/stop function for the Timer too. This will allow players to start/stop their allocated time blocks. While powering down your electrical systems suddenly is harmful to the system itself, the device will warn the player that they have this amount of time left before the device will power down the system. Usually, the notification will come at around 5 minutes remaining and will continue to happen until the very last minute. This will give the player ample time to save their game and power down their own consoles. However, if the player is unable to power down/save in time… well, that’s the player’s problem, I guess.

Well, it’s a fit for most entertainment systems out there…

On the bright side though, this device is cheap. Only USD$29.99!

But really, do we need such a device when Vista and the 360 already has such parental controls? Isn’t that extra money spent?

Via: Tips and Tricks.

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