July 7, 2005
Extreme safety protection
A device not much larger than a credit card that enables parents to keep tabs on where their kids are via GPS has just gone on sale in the UK. If youngsters carry the Verify Location Sazo with them, their parents can pinpoint their location to within a few metres on a PC or a mobile phone. The Sazo can also be used to make and receive voice calls and features a panic button which, if pressed, sends an SMS to the parent. It allows also to store the co-ordinates of predefined areas (geo-fences). Should geo-fence boundaries be crossed, the contacts are informed by an SMS alarm. The Sazo GPS can also be programmed to issue an alarm if the carrier exceeds a specified speed limit.
The device costs £100 with a monthly service charge starting at £10.
(via The Guardian)
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