A new video game control device has been devised to aid parents and guardians who don’t have the time or energy to remain vigilant when it comes to the time their children spend with games. John Morrissey has developed the GameDr, a specially formulated game timer.
The GameDr is exceedingly simple to use. Users plug the console into the GameDr, plug the GameDr into the wall, set the timer, set the password and it’s installed. When the time alloted for the day is drawing close, the GameDr alerts the gamers, so there is ample time to save a game.
Digital Innovations just began distributing the product in June, 2009 for $29.99. At the moment it is only available for purchase online, but will eventually be sold on TV and found in stores.
While it seems like an easy way out, I wonder if the GameDr could be potentially harmful to consoles. If the player doesn’t stop in time, it immediately stops power to the console. A save could be corrupted. Perhaps even serious damage could befall the console.
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Good point about corrupted saves/consoles. We'll just have to see how it plays out. Good idea it just depends on the execution.
Hi Drake!
Yup. When I saw this I remembered back to my PS1 days when a brief power outage totaled one of my PS1 memory cards.