riddler 0 #1 April 10, 2005 So a few years ago, I had an idea about creating a cell phone for kids. It would only have buttons to call parents, so the kids wouldn't spend minutes calling friends during math class, and a 911 button for emergencies. Well, someone finally invented it: Firefly mobile phone for kids They've made it so the parents can create a phone book with up to 20 necessary numbers, and lock the phone book with a PIN, so those are the only numbers the kids can dial. It's currently only available in a few locations, but they plan to open it up and sell on-line in May, and then sell them at Target starting June.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #2 April 10, 2005 I was planning on giving a couple of obsolete cell phones to some pre-adolescents in the neighborhood to play with, but this sounds like a better idea. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justaflygirl 0 #3 April 10, 2005 Awesome! I cant wait until May so I can get one for my kids!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #4 April 10, 2005 man i would hate to see the uproar that would happen if they tried to introduce that in the UK... it would be horrific!Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyGonzales 0 #5 April 10, 2005 It is a neat idea, however it's based on GSM technology so companies like Alltel, Cellular One, and Verizon won't be carrying them because they still use CDMA technology. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #6 April 10, 2005 QuoteIt is a neat idea, however it's based on GSM technology so companies like Alltel, Cellular One, and Verizon won't be carrying them because they still use CDMA technology. There's nothing to stop a relatively quick design and release of an IS-95 varient of this phone, except perhaps the failure of this initial GSM model. An example of a popular phone available in both flavors is/was the motorola t720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyGonzales 0 #7 April 10, 2005 Yeah, I have the Motorola T720 phone now. I know for a fact though that Cellular One won't be having the firefly phones because I work for them and they announced it earlier this week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigelh 0 #8 April 10, 2005 Yeah they wouldn't sell well in the UK, they don't have colour screens or cameras and you can't text on them! Nigel-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Sponored by NZ Aerosports, CYPRES 2, Tonfly & L&B Team Dirty Sanchez #232 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
