Kiddo Kidkeeper Proximity Alarm
By Andrew Liszewski
The Kiddo Kidkeeper from Smart Target is like a 21st century version of those ‘kid leashes’ you see some parents using with their toddler. Except it doesn’t look as stupid. The system consists of a transmitter which you attach to the kid and a receiver which is carried by an adult. The transmitter continually emits a signal which is picked up by the receiver and is used to determine how far away the kid has wandered. When they go farther than a preset distance a warning sound and visual alarm on the receiver will go off allowing the adult to retrieve the child.
In terms of range settings the Kiddo receiver actually only has 2 options. The short range setting will alert the adult if the child has gone more than 4 meters (about 13 feet) away while the long range setting will sound the alert when a distance of 8 meters (or 26 feet) has been reached. The transmitter is also waterproof which means it’s pool and beach-friendly and can even be used at airports and on airplanes without disturbing the avionics.
[ Kiddo Kidkeeper ] VIA [ Gizmag ]
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Do NOT let your kid wander around the plane. What ever happened to parenting?
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And 26 feet is a long way. Is it really possible for your kid to go that far on a plane?
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What seems odd to me is that the alarm sounds on the adult side. If one's kid is wandering off in an airport or mall with hundreds of people around, wouldn't you want *him* to be the one with the noisy beacon?
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