iStroll Kid

The World's First iPad Case for Baby Strollers.
*Patent pending.

Kids love the iPad! It's interactive, convenient, media-rich, easy to use (we can keep going, but you get the idea). The iStroll Kid allows parents to connect the iPad to any stroller and go. While your child is busy watching a video or interacting with a educational app, parents are free to run errands, shop, go for a walk, whatever. Meanwhile, your little one stays entertained or educated or both, for up to 10 hours (but please, don't leave your child in the stroller for that long. That's just cruel.)

To see how the iStroll Kid works please watch our video above. It's pretty simple, though: the iStroll Kid connects to your stroller's legs. Once it's attached, you insert the iPad into the case and you're ready to go. You can also quick disconnect the iStroll Kid from the stroller using the quick-disconnect feature.

Being a father myself, I understand how difficult it is to manage your child when you're on the go. The iStroll Kid can also connect to the back seat of your car, so your little one can continue to watch movies on long road trips or quick runs to the grocery store. No more portable DVD players or expensive in-car entertainment systems - just strap it to your back seat.

How did we come up with this idea?

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What was i thinking?

I'll spare you the marketing lingo and tell you what the impetus was for the creation of this little gizmo. When my wife and I went anywhere - to the grocery store, to the mall, to run a short 10-minute errand - if we had to take my son Alexander with us, that errand was guaranteed to become a nightmare. See, Alexander doesn't like drives and he doesn't like staying in his stroller. He's easily displeased in both places and when he is, the decibel level of his screaming is enough to drive dogs wild.

So we did what many parents in our technologically-dependent world do. We bought a DVD player for the car. Which totally worked - in the car. The stroller, however, was still a challenge.

Right around that time, the iPad was released. Movies! Games! Apps! Bright and Shiny Colors!

It was my dream come true. More importantly, my son took to it like a fish to water. I thought about duct-taping it to his hands, but my wife (and the Department of Children and Families) had a thing or two to say about that. So, I set about finding a way to mount the iPad in two key places I needed it - my car and Alexander's stroller.




Many Prototypes, Many Revisions

We created the first prototype and put it to the test. My son was the beta tester here, and if you watched the video you know that it worked. Alexander was calm for the entire duration of our mall trip. That's when I knew i had something.

I know what you're thinking. "So you created something to keep your kid quiet. Bravo. Another kid raised by videos of Spongebob."

Okay, so we do have some Spongebob content on there. But if it was just about turning on a video and letting that soothe him, I'd have stuck with the DVD player idea and just taped a portable player to his stroller.

The magic of the iPad is that it isn't just about video content. We have a number of educational apps downloaded from the App Store that keep him entertained, yes, but also educate him. I can't quite explain how cool it is to watch your son work out math problems on the iPad while my wife picks out her next pair of shoes (speaking of which, honey, do you really need those heels in fuchsia and pink?).


Personally, I think CNN and Wired said it best when in the article, "5 reasons why the iPad was made to keep parents sane". Clearly, I'm not the only one that thinks the iPad can help with kids - and your sanity.

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Alexander Souza

"Inventor" - iStroll Kid. Loves trains, M∓M's, and his family.

His favorite IPad app Thomas the Train

Inventor

Paul Graham from Y Combinator once said that the key to good products is to look for problems and then try to solve them. I had a problem. Being a first-time dad, my problem was my son would not relax in his stroller. That's the problem I solved, and I hope that if you have a similar problem, it will solve it for you too. Even if you don't have my specific issue, having the iStroll Kid is still a great way to expose your child to the wealth of educational opportunities that exist on the iPad when he might otherwise just be sitting there.

I give credit to my son for helping me come up with the iStroll Kid. In a sense he is the inventor. ;-)

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Christian Souza


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User Testimonials
“  I have a daughter who is visually impaired and requires a wheelchair full time. As she is with me when we are a various conferences around the USA, this would be a wonderful way to promote and advertise your amazing product! Please let me know when this is available and the cost. --Mother of a child with special needs  ”
“  Hey there... just found your site and wanted to let you know I love the concept of your idea... so much so I just shared it with many groups on FB and now it is being cross posted elsewhere.. hope it helps you gather more interest and get it to market... not just so parents of "typical" kids can use it but more so so that it will be available for families of children with special needs. Many children use iPad as communication devices and your apparatus will make it more accessible... especially if it can be adapted to hook onto a wheelchair!!! One of the biggest questions I am getting right now is "How much?" ? Do you have any price points I could share?

I wish you luck and if you would like to talk further about the idea of making this truly an accessible product for all families to use I would love to help out. --Occupational Therapist  ”

Order

Currently we are finalizing the requirements to create the mold for production. However we are seeking to raise funds to pay for the mold and create our first batch of iStroll Kid's.

if you are interested in the iStrollKid, please fill out our form and we will update you when it's ready for release.

We are also submitting our project to Kickstarter to raise funds. Fill out the form and we will keep you up to date with our progress.

We have received a lot of requests about using the iStroll Kid for special needs children. We are very excited that our solution will help and facilitate the lives of people that need it.

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