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The Kickstarter-funded Android computer has a wealth of parental control features. (Read More)

A new Android PC aimed at parents has now opened its pre-order waiting list. The device reached its funding goal of $50,000 on Kickstarter in just 22 hours and 43 minutes and is set to go on sale for under $100. (Read More)

Throughout the campaign you guys have enquired as to whether you can upgrade the memory of your MiiPC. Well, we have been listening! For those who want to get more performance headroom with their MiiPC devices, we are very excited to now offer the... (Read More)

MiiPC, the Kickstarter-funded, family-orientated Android PC, is to offer a spec bump for backers based on the demands of those who've pledged to support the machine. The mini computer will now also be available with 2GB of RAM and 8GB of flash storage space (up from 1GB/4GB respectively) for just an extra $15 dollars to those who back the campaign before it closes in a week's time, showing just how much influence crowd-funding backers can have over the development of such a product. (Read More)

We are always trying to find ways to make MiiPC even more useful and smarter. Several of our backers have requested a built-in mic for added convenience. We are listening! So, we have been working with our hardware designer to see if this can be... (Read More)

In Update #3 we announced that we achieved our $100K stretch goal allowing us to unlock 2 new color options “Pretty in Pink” and “Jet Black”. And as we have already hit this goal, we have been busy preparing the final mockup design and... (Read More)

If you are in the need of an inexpensive, family-friendly PC, you may want to take a look at MiiPC, now available on Kickstarter for a $99 pledge. The MiiPC includes an Android operating system, making it compatible with many popular apps, and requires a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.What really seems to make the MiiPC shine are the parental controls, available on a companion mobile app. The app provides real-time monitoring and usage restriction settings that give parents full control of their children's activities. In addition, the multi-user account feature appears to allow for different settings for different users, which is a plus for tweaking the settings for each of your children. (Read More)

We have received great feedback & inquiries about the MiiPC device hardware specifications during our first week at Kickstarter. Thank you very much for your fantastic support! Many backers have also asked us about how the MiiPC companion mobile... (Read More)

This month has thrown up three more Kickstarter projects that are of interest to Apps Blog. MiiPC, Tiny Games and Popbitch: The Next Generation are very different beasts, but apps are central to all three. (Read More)

A big “THANK YOU!” to each and every one of you for the fantastic support! We just passed $100K and this means you just unlocked two more new MiiPC color options - Pretty in Pink and Jet Black. Anyone who has pledged $99 and above may choose... (Read More)

As we are now looking into the future of MiiPC we can let you in on a little secret, our stretch goals (which is very exciting on our end!). Thanks to your incredible support, our team has come together and started working on how we can make MiiPC a... (Read More)

The best news to wake up to! MiiPC has reached its funding goal in less than one day. We’ve had some brilliant feedback and suggestions, and and we cannot thank you all enough for believing in our idea. To be honest, we did not expect to get funded... (Read More)

When we think about Android, traditional home PCs are probably the last item in that thought process. San Mateo, California-based ZeroDesktop, Inc. are out to alter our perceptions of what a family computer can be with the $99 MiiPC, which hit its $50,000 Kickstarter goal in less than 24 hours. (Read More)

A new Android-powered computer has turned up on Kickstarter called the MiiPC that allows parents to control what their kids do online. The big feature of the computer isn’t hardware, but a companion application that runs on Android devices and the iPhone allowing parents to see what their kids are doing online in real-time and control their access. The companion app allows multiple user profiles to be set up allowing different kids different levels of access. (Read More)

MiiPC, a new Kickstarter project, has been launched today by Young Song , the founder of eMachines. Young is looking to upset the traditional PC market again by launching the first family computer on Android, starting from $89 on a Kickstarter early bird discount. MiiPC allows parents to give their young children access to the Internet under their supervision from a companion mobile app. (Read More)

Kickstarter might be about to launch the closest thing we've seen yet to a fully-packaged Android PC, with the MiiPC kicking off its pledge period today. (Read More)

A plug-and-play PC running Google's Android OS has launched on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website and is accepting pledges from today (Read More)