New phone lets parents track their offspring

SEOUL – Parents in South Korea will now be able to track their children by using a device in a new mobile phone that has been designed for kids.

SK Telecom Co on Wednesday began selling colourful cellphones with antennas that look like human ears and a built in tracker using the global positioning satellite (GPS) network. The phone has four buttons to save phone numbers of key contacts, such as Mum and Dad.The GPS technology works even when the phone is turned off.To keep the price down, the phones do not have text messaging or Internet capabilities.- Nampa-ReutersThe phone has four buttons to save phone numbers of key contacts, such as Mum and Dad.The GPS technology works even when the phone is turned off.To keep the price down, the phones do not have text messaging or Internet capabilities.- Nampa-Reuters

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