In brief
LG's KizON helps parents track their children's location and contact them through GPS, a smartphone app and basic calling functions. The article also suggests adapting the wristband design to help owners find lost pets.
LG unveiled a helpful tool for parents in South Korea: KizON, a GPS tracker designed for children. Using GPS and basic phone functions, it allows parents to check their children's location through a smartphone app. Parents can also set a designated area, and KizON will notify them when their child leaves it.
KizOn also offers a basic calling function: pressing a button places a call to a preset number. Parents can also contact their children through the app. If a call is not answered within 10 seconds, KizON will connect automatically, allowing parents to hear sounds in the surrounding environment.
Devices of this kind combine hardware with software in the form of an app. Using GPS to track locations is nothing new, but applying it to help parents look after their children is an innovative idea. With this equipment, parents no longer need to worry about their children getting lost or being unable to find out how they are when they are out of sight.
This kind of technology could also be applied to pets simply by changing the wristband's design. People in Hong Kong would no longer need to worry about their beloved cats and dogs getting lost. Passers-by who encounter a lost pet could also use the device to speak with its owner and help reunite them.
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