Go go gadget: the kid's watch that can phone home

The growing wearables market now includes devices allowing parents to track and call children – not without controversy

It was witnessing a frantic mum searching for her son two years ago that first gave Colleen Wong the idea of creating a wearable mobile phone for kids. “It just made me think, why are we not more connected to our children?”

The Gator Watch has an in-built GPS tracker and SIM card that can both receive and make calls. By pairing it with a smartphone, you can assign what numbers the device is allowed to connect with, and track the location of your child via the app. Parents can also receive notifications in case they wander outside pre-programmed “safe zones”.

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from Children | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2vW34SI