GPS child locator for parents
CHILDREN may not like it but a British technology firm has invented 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 a Global Positioning System (GPS), said Mr Matthew Salmon, a spokesman for the manufacturer, lok8u. 'It uses GPS and GSM (Global System for Mobiles) technology with an accuracy of 10 feet (three metres),' he said. 'It tracks your child.' 'It only starts working when the device is connected to the child's wrist,' Mr Salmon said, and is 'very difficult to get off'.
'Even if the child managed to get it off it would send an emergency text message through to your mobile phone,' he said. 'It would give you a Google Maps image with their exact location, the street name and the zip code.'
