| Children's Hospitals To Get the Xbox 360 Experience |
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| Written by Edwin Hernandez | ||||
| Wednesday, 23 April 2008 | ||||
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In an interesting move for Microsoft, the company announced today that they would be forming a partnership with the Companions in Courage Foundation. This foundation is a non-profit organization which helps families struggling with seriously ill children. Through this partnership, Microsoft will be supplying Xbox 360 Kiosks to various children's hospitals and pediatric centers. "The customized and hospital-friendly Xbox 360 kiosks are pre-loaded with a variety of Y-rated TV programs, G-rated movies, games rated E and E10+, as well as Xbox 360 Headset and Xbox LIVE Vision Camera capabilities, which enable patients to communicate over a dedicated Xbox LIVE network. This network, created just for Xbox 360 kiosks and consoles in children’s hospitals, allows patients to play games over Xbox LIVE, but limits chat via voice, text and video to only those children playing from select hospitals across the country. The industry-leading parental controls on Xbox 360, known as Family Settings, will be used to help restrict access to content outside ratings parameters, as well as the times during which patients can use the kiosks or consoles." This seems like an awesome way for sick children to break the monotony of the hospital bed. To make a donation to help provide more kiosks to hospitals, click here.
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