A Kiddie GPS for the Masses?

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A Kiddie GPS for the Masses?

By Elisa Batista
02:00 AM Oct. 12, 2002 PDT

You are a parent with the jitters.

You go to RadioShack and buy a casing for your teen's cell phone that
tells you his or her whereabouts at all times. You simply log on to a
website for a map of the phone's location.

If the child is too young to own a cell phone, you stick a
pager-sized device with a global positioning system (GPS) chip and
wireless radio into his or her backpack. Have any doubts as to your
kid's location? Simply look it up on the Web.

To the dismay of rebellious teenagers, a new company plans to come
out with such products at enticing prices for parents next year.

Pomals, which stands for "peace of mind at light speed," says its
first product, a hard plastic sleeve embedded with GPS that slips
over cell phones, Blackberry e-mail devices and wireless personal
digital assistants (PDAs), will come to market no later than the
second quarter of next year.

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