January 7, 2006
Assited tracking kids phones launches at CES
Hop-on is to launch a GPS assisted tracking phone for kids at CES 2006. The new Chitter Chatter kids' phone was designed to empower kids and parents with both phone and LBS tracking capabilities, with a suggested retail price of under $50.
The Track-Me! Feature allows the user to send the address of his/her location to their parents' cell phones via a text message. By sending an SMS to their child's phone, parents will receive the address of the child's location. The location can also be tracked over the Internet.
The kid-friendly cell phone looks like a watch and can be worn at all times. Kids can easily contact parents using the Mom, Dad and Home speed-dial keys. Parents can also control who can call the phone and whom their kids can call using 7 parent-programmed numbers.
[via marketwire]
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