BrainGear

BrainGear is a line of laptop computers and mobile devices aimed at children. Designed by Niobium Moon, BrainGear devices are usually branded with multiple different franchises, with the first models being themed after Nickelodeon's The Loud House and later releases being themed after such franchises as Sonic the Hedgehog, My Little Pony, Spider-Man, Frozen, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barbie, Batman, Pokmon, SpongeBob SquarePants, Super Mario, and Star Wars.
==Development and Overview==
The BrainGear brand was conceived by after a conversation with friends about lazy "iPad parents" who give their small children a mobile device to keep them distracted, rather than taking the time to actually parent them and teach them. Nio recalled his childhood experiences with LCD edutainment laptops, particularly one that was themed after the movie Spider-Man 3, and began to consider the potential of a modern-day version of that concept, giving kids and parents a lot of the current capabilities of laptops and mobile devices while still encouraging kids who use it to keep learning.
The concept was first envisioned with characters from The Loud House, who would appear and talk to the user in various lessons, games, and other activities. The characters would praise the user for getting correct answers and encourage them to keep trying if they get something wrong, with the device overall being somewhat comparable to an old Leapster game system.
Each BrainGear laptop computer includes activities based around reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, music, and art, alongside a games category where children can play simple games and puzzles like crosswords, tic-tac-toe, and snake, as well as games based on the franchise the child's device is themed after. For example, the Sonic BrainGear laptop would have a game where Sonic races against Shadow, and the Barbie laptop would include a dress-up game where the child can change up Barbie and Ken's outfits. BrainGear laptops also feature utility apps, like sticky notes and a calendar to schedule events with.
Paired with every BrainGear laptop is a matching phone. As children continue to take lessons and play games on their laptops, they will receive a progress report at the end of every month and be rewarded with BrainGear Points - with higher grades and better attendance (i.e. more time spent on the laptop) granting them more points. These points can then be used to unlock content on their phone when they use it to access the BrainGear Shop; such content often includes songs to listen to in the phone's Music Player app and wallpapers for the home screen, among other things. BrainGear phones can also capture photos and video footage, or be used to set reminders, alarms, etc.
Parents (or other legal guardians) can add contacts to BrainGear phones, allowing the child to call or text them or vice versa, as well as emergency services if need be. Video calls are enabled as well as audio-only calls. A parents-only PIN key must be set before contacts can be added, so as to prevent children from adding someone as a contact without their parents' permission.
Category:Nio's Stuff
Category:Edutainment Games
Category:Computers
Category:Mobile Devices