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So, here’s the big problem with parental controls: parents tend to be technologically inept. I’m not trying to be mean here, but my mom can barely set up a VCR … wait a minute, no one uses VCRs anymore … my mom can barely set up a TiVo much less parental controls for a console. So if you have to ask your kid to set up the password that prevents your kid from playing M rated games well it kind of defeats the purpose. Luckily, the Kinect might be able to change all of this. Instead of using a password, personal information, or separate accounts to differentiate between users, the Kinect can use the gamer’s body itself. If it sees a person with the body dimensions of a kid, then it immediately switches on parental controls. Otherwise it will unlock games of all rating types. 
By Angelo D’Argenio |