Kidstart

Kidstart is an American company based in Naples, FL, founded in 2004. The company is known for it's line of electronic devices designed for children, which includes mobile phones, tablets, and smart watches.
== Current Product Lines ==
*PocketPal - Kidstart's long-running line of smartphones, introduced in 2005. PocketPal phones before 2011 ran their own special operating system called Palware, which could be updated through the computer. The latest (and final) release of the Palware operating system was the "Playtime, Anytime" update (version 5.0), rolled out on January 9th, 2011. Since 2011, the software was based on Google's Android operating system.
* TabPal - Kidstart's line of Android tablets, introduced in 2012.
* GoBand (revival) - Kidstart's line of smart watches, introduced in 2016. These smart watches run a special version of Android Wear.
== Former Product Lines ==
* MoviePal - Kidstart's line of interactive DVD players, introduced in 2007 and discontinued in 2010.
* GoBand (original) - Kidstart's line of fitness bands, introduced in 2009 and discontinued in 2012.
* Bookworm - Kidstart's interactive book reader, introduced in 2010 and discontinued in 2011. These were recalled in result of a massive problem where the motherboards would often go bad.
== Current Services ==
* PalMart - A service that lets users download add-ons for their PocketPal, TabPal, and GoBand devices over the air. Add-ons included apps, games, ringtones, themes, wallpapers, alarms/character alarms, and videos (movies/TV shows). Add-ons also included ringback tones, but this was discontinued in 2014.
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