The new shoe from GTX Corp in LA takes another step into the future, and lets technology solve problems that have been causing anxiety for ages. The so called Xplorer shoe has acording to the company behind it the strongest GPS tracking device on the market. The build in transmitter is so small, that in can be build in with antenna into the heel of a shoe. A small battery sends out signals for several days without recharging. That means that you can easily follow the shoes where abouts on a computer.

Red and green zones
On the companys web page you can at the same time set up different zones in your local neighbourhood – safe green zones and in secure red zones, and have the GPS kids tracking decive alert you. For instance you can get a call on your phone, if the shoe enters a red, not safe, zone. You can the log into your computer and check the position of the shoe. You can also set up a green perimeter around your house and get alerted if this boundary is broken.
GTX calls this feature GeoFencing.

Great expectations
Acording to the company, Xplorer is the first portable technology that improves life style and peace of mind. The shoe will, they say, change the way people think when they shop for clothes and shoes. Traditional buying criterias such as fashion, comfort and price will blend in with lifstyle and in the end influence the customers decision to buy.

Critial voices
Other, more critical voices, claims the the GPS kids tracking devices will damage the bond of trust between parent and child. Some raise concers that the tracking devices migt give a false sense of security and that the technology isn’t as reliable as it seems.

The shoe is scheduled to hit the shelves mid 2010, but until then I recommend you take a look at the
Spark Nano Real-Time GPS Tracking Device – the smallest and most reliable tracking device available today.

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According to GPS data, the message was sent from a residential area that was 6 kilometers away from her house. The police and parents arrived almost simultaneously and rescued the child. Events like this support the usefulness of this new kid tracking technology, including GPS and active RFID (Radio-frequency identification). From a child’s perspective, GPS and/or active RFID tags make their lives safe.

Some might argue that GPS kids watches are an excuse for parents to neglect looking after their child and that the GPS kids watch instead will be used as a nanny and indeed I guess that is a possibility. Some parents might take the approach that they do not need to look after their or talk to their child, when in fact that is excatly what they should.

Other critical voices are quick to draw references to Orwels “1984″ Big Brother society, stating that the GPS kids watch is a violation of the child’s integrity and personal freedom. Again this is a valid point, but wearing a GPS kids watch might just to help prevent child abduction or wandering lost children.

Some GPS kids devices can be worn as a watch, where the child actively has to press a panic button, which will then alert the parents. Other devices can be activated by the parents with a phone call or text message to the device, which will the “answer” with the exact location of the device.

The best child locator I’ve come across is the
BrickHouse Child Locator with Wander Alerts

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