Cell phone warns of predators

CATS Communication is to launch the first cell phone that uses the GPS to alert parents when a child is walking near a sexual predator's home, reports Post Gazette.

The system allows parents to build a "geofence" around every listed child predator that lives within their ZIP code. The phone alerts parents through an e-mail, text message or pager if their child enters that zone.
Linked with the Family Watchdog's national database of registered sex offenders, the phone will update every time the a name is added to the database.

The feature, which hits the market in the next 60 days, costs $19.99 a month for the first phone and $9.99 for each additional phone. It's part of Cat Trax, a Nextel wireless phone CATS introduced last year.

Regine | 7:40 PM | Localisation |
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