Bandai Co. Ltd. and Buffalo Inc. Sept. 3, 2007 announced that they jointly developed the "Pasocon (personal computer) Kids Key," a USB key type software package that switches the PC into kids-dedicated mode once it is inserted to a USB port.

Licensed by the Walt Disney Japan Ltd., Bandai and Buffalo employed two Disney characters. The product can be chosen from Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh versions.

If you insert this product to a USB port of a Windows XP or Vista PC, the PC will log off first, install software and log on in Kids mode. Since all these operations are carried out automatically just after inserting the key to a USB port, users do not need to do software installation themselves. If parents set a Windows logon password, children can't enter a parent's Windows environment even if they remove the key.