iPhone, iPod to Be Hottest Holiday Items

ATLANTA, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Leading analysts are projecting that the iPhone and iPod Touch will be the top-selling holiday gift items this season, and InternetSafety.com is encouraging parents to secure the devices with Safe Eyes Mobile before giving them to children to avoid exposing them to harmful online material. Both the iPod Touch and the iPhone have fully functional and unfiltered web browsers that can access all Internet content, including sites unsuitable for children.

“A lot of parents aren’t conditioned to think of the iPhone as a computer, but younger users can access the same content from their phone as they can from a PC or Mac,” said Forrest Collier, CEO of InternetSafety.com. “A lot of our customers will buy iPhones and iPods for children not realizing the danger, and purchase Safe Eyes Mobile after their child is exposed to harmful content. We are encouraging parents to act ahead of a potential problem by installing a child-safe browser prior to giving the devices to children.”

Earlier in the year, Apple introduced a form of parental controls to the iPhone and iPod Touch, which allows parents to limit downloading apps and music based on age. However, no age-related restrictions were placed on the standard Safari browser to limit a child’s access to Internet content not controlled by Apple. Installing Safe Eyes Mobile as the primary browser for the two devices closes the gap by preventing access to harmful Internet content.

Safe Eyes Mobile is a fully functional browser with InternetSafety.com’s award-winning filtering technology built in, giving parents the ability to block 35 categories of sites as well as create custom lists of allowed and banned sites. Safe Eyes Mobile syncs with Safe Eyes for the home by automatically importing settings such as categories blocked and time limits on Internet access.

InternetSafety.com will be offering discounts on the app, regularly $19.99, in the month of December. Safe Eyes Mobile can be purchased in the App Store or by visiting www.internetsafety.com.

About InternetSafety.com

InternetSafety.com has been a leading provider of web filtering solutions for consumers and businesses since 1999. The company’s flagship software, Safe Eyes, is the two-time recipient of the PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award, earned a separate Editor’s Choice Award from LAPTOP Magazine, and was rated as the #1 parental control solution by America’s leading consumer advocacy publication. Other products include Safe Eyes Mobile, the first family-safe browser for the iPhone, and EtherShield, a hardware appliance offering plug-and-play Internet filtering for business environments. The company’s products are used by customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit www.internetsafety.com.

SOURCE InternetSafety.com