Unless you’ve been living under a [insert dense, social-life blocking entity here], you know that child abduction is now covered in national news outlets like never before.Salon is reportingthat the demand for satellite-based child tracking systems is now on the rise as a result, but don’t expect subdermal implants just yet.Wherify, one of the companies coming to market with this technology, offers a three-ounce locator bracelet
Parents lock the bracelet, made of water-resistant material, onto a child’s wrist and can unlock it by key or remotely. Cutting or forcibly removing the band would activate an alarm for the company’s emergency operators.
At $800 a pop and $30/month for service, this isn’t going to be accessible to everyone just yet. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see the technology gain widespread usage on account of other features it can provide, including Internet-based location services. You’re at work, and you’re wondering about Jimmy and his school-skippin’ habits. Fire up a web browser, and you see that Jimmy and Calvin are indeed skippin’, sitting remarkably near your large screen TV and PS2 unit.
