Mobe firm gives birth to pair of kid tracking phones

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Teddy phone? #

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 15:52 GMT

I guess this is aimed at those paranoid about kids being snatched rather than those paranoid about kids' brains being boiled by microwave radiation.

Richard

Cos that's just what your 10-year old needs. #

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 15:52 GMT

OK, so it looks like a teddy and is probably quite sturdy (waterproof?), but does a 10-year old need to be making calls to arrange meetings and keep in touch with friends? What about call charges?

Unexploited niche market? No. A bloody stupid idea.

Sam

Too obvious? #

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 15:52 GMT

Just chip the little bastards...

Mark Lockwood

I'm not afraid of Bill Ray #

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 15:52 GMT

Mobe? I thought we'd banished that word. I suppose you wrote that article on your lappy....

Mines the one with the Nelly the Elephant logo on the lapels

Doc Dish

@Richard #

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 16:41 GMT

10-year old? My 6-year old would be embarrassed to be seen with that!

I suppose it would be a boon to all those parents that leave their toddlers alone whilst out at the pub - just train him to dial your number if he's scared or the building's on fire...

Conrad Longmore

Not exactly new #

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 16:41 GMT

Not exactly new.. the "bear" phone has been around since 2005: http://www.mobilegazette.com/buddy-bear-051026.htm

Bill Ray

Re: Not exactly new #

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 17:02 GMT

True - but no-one's launched it in the UK before, which makes this news for us. I suspect some careful searching will reveal the G-Phone to have had an earlier incarnation too, though it's a lot harder to search for a limited-feature-clamshell than it is a teddy-shaped phone.

Thanks for the link though - I was sure I'd seen it before but failed to find such a fine reference.

Bill.

kain preacher

@ Richard #

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 17:55 GMT

If its like the Disney phones sold in the states, the parents have to program in the numbers they call..

Todd Harrison

Shades of "I always do what teddy says" #

Posted Tuesday 18th November 2008 23:08 GMT

Getting closer to the Harry Harrison science fiction story "I Always Do What Teddy Says", about the toys used to program children for correct thought.

Steve Mason