1KHO 63: Technology that Supports Healthy Human Behavior | Russell York, Cosmo Technologies | The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast - S3 E36

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

It's been 15 years since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone and as Russell York, CEO of Cosmo Technologies puts it we have "blazed past some disturbing mile markers." Many are starting to take another look at the role of technology in our lives and beginning to determine ways to intentionally use it as a tool rather than being the end product that is used by technology as it collects our data, our money, and our time. Through Cosmo Technologies and the JrTrack Kids Smartwatch, Russell York and team are proactively providing solutions that bring back balance by providing desperately needed tech options to parents. Why is there very little middle ground when it comes to technology - especially technology for kids? Why doesn't Apple have a kid's phone? Google? The answer which we discuss in this podcast episode is fairly shocking. This is hard time to be a parent. Thankfully, companies like Cosmo Technologies are making it easier to "Take Back the Neighborhood!" Join us as we discuss the disconnected childhood experience, how to grapple with addictive screen devices, and what option we have as parents to help give our kids more freedom and more memorable and meaningful outdoor play moments. Learn more about the JrTrack 2 Kids GPS smartwatch here: https://cosmotogether.com/products/jrtrack2 Get 30% off your order with code: "1000HOURS" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode is brought to you by our friends at Cosmo Technologies.
0:05.0	If you've been looking for a better safer smartphone alternative to stay connected
0:10.0	with your kids in this crazy world, then I'm excited for you to learn about Cosmo.
0:14.4	Their junior track GPS Kids Smartwatch is an award-winning fully parent-administered
0:20.6	kid-safe device that's a standalone phone with calling and
0:23.7	texting plus a GPS tracker right on your kids wrist. It's perfect for kids ages
0:29.3	5 to 12 especially with back to school around the corner and it's so great for giving
0:34.4	parents peace of mind. The Cosmo junior track is just 60 bucks and
0:39.0	Cosmo is offering a special 30% off discount for 1,000 hours outside listeners to give it a try.
0:45.0	So just head over to W.W.Coso Together.
0:50.0	And enter code 1,000 hours 1,000,000, H-O-U-R-S at checkout.
0:58.5	Welcome to the 1,000-hour outside podcast.
1:01.5	I have an entrepreneur with me today. Russell York, welcome.
1:05.0	Thank you so much for having me Jenny. An entrepreneur plus a lot more, but currently
1:10.8	an entrepreneur and and founder of Cosmo together so a mission to
1:16.6	bring families closer together you have a smart watch junior track kid
1:21.1	smart watch and can you tell us your it's new right?
1:25.0	Just since 2020 within the past couple years so can you tell us your your journey there?
1:30.0	Yeah, of course now we we're very excited about this product. It is a new product. We're a young company. I was sitting at a kitchen table in early 2020 and sort of stumbled across this idea of connecting very young kids like pre-self and age kids but with the
1:46.0	device that was really age-appropriate designed for them it was really a pro-technology
1:51.7	idea right I think as parents and families technology It was really a pro technology idea, right?
1:52.6	I think as parents and families, technology is kind of scary.
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