A British technology firm has developed an electronic babysitter: a wristwatch-like device that lets parents know where their children are at all times.
The GPS Child Locator, or num8, attaches securely to a child's wrist and contains Global Positioning System equipment, said a spokesman for the manufacturer, lok8u. It uses GPS and GSM (Global System for Mobiles) technology with an accuracy of 10 feet. It only starts working when the device is connected to the child's wrist and is very difficult to get off.
Even if the child manages to get it off, it would send an emergency text message through to your mobile phone. It would give you a Google Maps image with their exact location, the street name and zip code.
When a child is wearing the device, a parent sends the text message "wru" and the child's current location is sent back to a mobile phone or computer. - AFP.
Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, January 13, 2009.
Grateful thanks to AFP and The Hindu.
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