August 14, 2005
Mobiles aimed at under-8s set for return to high street
A mobile telephone aimed at primary schoolchildren but withdrawn by the main distributor eight months ago because of health fears continues to be sold in Britain, reports The Telegraph.
"Health campaigners say they are disgusted that the telephone is still on the market, describing its sale to children as "a disgrace".
The telephone, previously also known as MyMo, is marketed by Eazytrack, a Worcestershire-based company, under the brand name OWL.
It is aimed at four- to eight-year-olds as an "SOS pay-as-you-go mobile telephone", which allows parents to know the location of their child to within 500 yards. The Owl can call only five numbers, as chosen by a parent for use in emergencies.
In January, Communic8, the distributors of MyMo, removed it from the market after the Government's chief adviser on radiation safety warned that under-nines should not have them."
Related articles:
-- MyMo withdrawn from UK market
-- MYMO: Baby cell phone being removed from French market
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