Child Safety in Japan
- A cord which when pulled lets off a loud screech to scare away pedo bears.
- A filter to stop kids from viewing harmful sites (like dannychoo.com ?)
- GPS - tied to the parents phone so that mum/dad can see exactly where their kids are (wasting money in the arcade etc).
- A remote wrist band which is paired to the mobile. If the wrist band and mobile are seperated for more than a certain amount of meters, the wrist band will start to buzz.
If the wrist band and mobile are separated for more than 5 minutes, a mail will be sent to the parents.
The button on the wrist band can be pressed anytime to locate the mobile too. - The phone is also waterproof useful for when kids are trapped under water for some reason.
But when this starts to happen, evil folks will start to hack the system and be able to track our every movements - its kind of getting like the Matrix now...
Todays quick Japanese lesson is "Keitai" [携帯[けいたい]] which means "mobile." "Anata wa keitai wo motteimasuka?" [あなたは携帯を持っていますか?] = "Do you have a mobile phone?"
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I don't know if I'll ever use a tracking system "in" my kids, if I ever have kids in the first place XD
Although, if I was a kid I dunno if I'll ever want a phone that's made specifically for kids...
Studnet
phone looks ugly.
nice idea though but they need to work on the phone design sorry.
also is child safety really a big problem in japan?
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Piro,
Come to think of it, I don't think its a major problem. I see many small kids by themselves on the way to school.
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Would rather build up their trust rather than place something like this in them.
Respect is earned, not given ^^;
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k, yknow what, i think this sucks. i wouldnt want such a phone even if i was paid to take it. i mean, this ruins the kids fun and freedom. or am i the only the only one who was a crazy/running away from home/going to random places without telling anyone/fighting/running away from stray dogs/hunting insects and animals/coming home at 11 or 12 kid?
Design Consultant
RFID is a bad idea, espcially since there are studies surfacing that it might cause cancerous tissue to grow around it. I realy hope not, I had one implanted in my dogs neck in case he got lost. RFID is Radio Frequency IDentification, for those who dont know. GPS? Seems like an invasion of privacy to me. It makes me wonder how past generations ever made it this far without technology and spying.
college slacker
LOL, I know I did it in dog in here (no offense, it just my friend just pay big buck to put a chip in her golden retriever plus a GPS collar too) the chip just for identify though. By the way you can track people if they use the ipod+nike set too. The phone look so urgly, but yeah I think it good for kid to have it, you never know what will happen right?
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Seems like it's more useful here in the US, if that's the case. However, it seems kids here just don't know when to STOP using the phone rather than losing it. I'd take one still, very handy.
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DRAGUN,
Didn't know about those chips for dogs. Can they be implanted in humans too?
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I'd put one in my kid just for laughs. XD Then I can tell them I'll know where they are and bust them if they're somewhere that they don't belong. XD
But in reality I wouldn't. Trust is earned, not given.
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I don't think I would like the idea of planting alien objects in my body.. except if it's been clinically proven safe from any harms.
By the way, for some people, dannychoo.com is dangerous, indeed, I got banned in http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ after posting links to dannychoo.com (about the fatherly love statue and trousers in japan) ^^
I guess the mods there aren't too keen on Japanese subculture... >_
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well, dannychoo is one of the site I frequent too if I want to know about the latest animes, manga, or stuffs about japan. whirlpool is ghey I guess.
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Abnormal post but I guess it does warn the pedobears to keep the watch and cellphone together when you ditch them... "Air Gun" and "Tenga Review" with "Child Safety in Japan", ahhh DannyChoo u r teh bestest troll evar...
Labyrinth builder
I agree with DRAGUN: RFID is a tool for the raise of the Empire.
As RATM said: wake up !
We need to stay vigilant cause the evil applications are countless.
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It'll be like a car alarm: when you want to piss off your neighbor, just kick his car's tire. This time, when you want to pull pranks on your neighbors, do a hide and seek with their cellphones.
if i remember correctly they do it alot in brazil .. since it has alot of kidnaping casses the rich family does implant GPS devises on their body.... Sort of reminded me of the rape alarm or whatever u call it that girls get when they enter UNI.... use to play pranks on housemate by taking it of and throwing it into thier room early in the morning .... good old days
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interesting, i have seen such things here as well. I like watches and cellphones. They are handy and make kids feel cool ^^ not sure about adding micro ship into kids. Next we are going to have kids say "We are the borg" hehe
Design Consultant
@Danny,
You sure can! They are kind of pressing it to be released so humans will get them implanted. Supposedly this is for medical information if a patient is unconscious, or for the elderly. Just wait.. we will all have one in the future. It will be like GITS.
As for my dog, its implanted in his neck.. small, like a tiny pill made of glass, and if he gets lost, all the dog pounds scan new dogs over the neck to see if they have this device. Then they just call me and I go pick him up! Its easy!
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lmao. cool gadgets for kids
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Lol, forget bar scans (matrix), going under the skin is the "in" thing now. J/K, I wouldn't want my kid to have a chip implanted in them, I'd rather get one of the Japanese kid phones. The one's here are ok...but other than being a phone you can call from (who just has a phone that only calls lol), the designs aren't really nice and the service can be a bit pricey.
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LOL. dannychoo.com not being safe?? are you kidding me? even my colleges filter approves of you along with various booru sites.
as for mobile phones, i own a Motorola K1
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wow, this is a little over board... the whole phone+watch= safe ... i dont get it,how is a kid gonna be safe when the phone and watch is near each other =.=
and the whole, water resistance for they wont get trapped under water.. wow. but i want one!!! ^_^ i just want the phone with that rape sound, tired of screaming, i want my phone to do it for me because i get my vocal cords high enough!!
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all that nice technology packed into the wristband, and they couldn't add in a digital clock. lol
Dragun, I think I've seen some of those used to tag animals in the wild. but I never would have thought it be used for domesticated pets.
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inplant GPS in my kids... no way...lol
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the kiddos would cross into the realm of inhumanity soon?
I would rather teach them serious martial arts along with an ultimate move lol X3
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I'm all for lojacking kids these days. God only knows when it might be a real life saver some day.
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Well, for a parents that are concern about their children well being...it does make sense to get something like this.
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as cool as it sounds, it might not appeal some kids. kids these days are much more hi-tech than you think...
but i'd rather have the children implanted RFIDs instead of a GPS tracker. kids can lose the tracker but an implanted RFIDs can't...
how 'bout an implanted RFID chip with GPS capability? lol
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I'd plant nanomachines into my children so everytime they'll try to say something bad about me, only the word "la-li-lu-le-lo" would come out of their mouth.
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that is one HUGE mobile!! but seriously, why would you want to give a kid that small a mobile in the first place?
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LOL... I would not want a GPS device to be planted in me or anyone for that matter... Why don't the person who invented this, stick the GPS device up his *LALALA( up to your imagination)... Well, I don't think it's fair to the child, unless that child WANTS to be tracked down and get scolded by his/her parents for going to H websites... Then that kid is smart, reallie sMart...
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That raises a very good question- I am sure parents are concerned for their kids- that is legitimate. Thinking about this I would not have my kids implanted with chips.
Although my parents didnt care (and I was lucky) I enjoyed the privacy and freedom I got in the earlier years. Come to think of it I never went out much either....
I see where the implementatin is good in nature but ultimatly we will use technology for other purposes. Stepping into the kids shoes, I would NOT want a parent to know my exact GPS location 24 hours a day 7 days a week; that is just creey.
I will stick with giving them a mobile phone or something. The old fashioned way works: If its remotely dangerous you can't go.
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and pardon my spelling- it is 9am in the morning =p
To add content to this post I would say that Japan is pretty much the same as the United States only more technical. I havn't heard of the wrist watch beeping away from the phone- that is actually pretty neat.
Most kids today are wired up- I don't think it matters where you go across the globe. "Check-ups" are annoying and an old old friend of mine a long time ago had to do it- but as the years went by he had to make less of those calls.
Kids: show responsibility so you can get out of the house more! ^^.
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Wow. The world is getting more and more Ghost In The Shell by the day. I guess it won't be long before the Laughing Man makes his appearance.
Regarding scaring away pedos, I think the alarm is pretty good, but it'll be better if people stuck to the metal bats.
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Giving the kid a cellphone with stuff that can help him/her in emergency cases, as well as blocking the bad stuff out: great.
Implanting a tracking device under a kid's skin: Paranoia, bad parenting excuse, shooting on your own foot or an act of violence. You choose.
Concerned parents, try to think like you were your children: Would you like a GPS device implanted under your skin?
Parents aren't cops pursueing suspects (in this case, the children).
Also, as pointed out, the device could be hacked and actually used by stalkers/pedophiles to get to your children. No electronic devices are safe from hacking nowadays.
We have a similar situation in Brazil... soon, all cars will have an obligatory GPS tracking system on cars. Most people says they don't want them, and I can understand very well why. It's more likely that robbers and kidnappers will use that as a tool to get what they want, than the police using this to recover stolen cars.
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Your site, harmful? The very idea!
On the topic of chips in kids, I'll wait till I got my own to be worried about.
Design Consultant
@marvin: Very common out here according to my vet. My dog is fine, healthy, and active... most of the time. I just know how many dogs get lost and I wouldnt want to never be able to find him because of his collar coming off. Im sure GPS tracking will come out soon.
@XSportSeeker: They already have a "black box" on most US cars now. This will tell the police (in case of accident) how fast you were going last, how soon you broke before the accident, and if you were listening to the CD play and such. Scary. This is why I like older cars. No Brack Box.
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*Mumble* This goes from a nice, altruistic idea but is quite twisted when you think of it.
How do you feel? Violation of privacy? Dependence on technology at a really young age? Restriction towards freedom? Consumerism?
No answer is absolute, but I sure can say this is not very discreet. Just look at those accessories... They got flashy colors and sure are big in size (Wouldn't small items be more practical in terms of safety?). Quite repulsive to me indeed. Like Piro said, they should rethink of it a bit.
Those gadgets also scream "I'm here!!" or "Leave me alone, you freak!" which are nice when your kid is not an obnoxious individual (including practical jokes/pranks). One other big problem would be if the child doesn't bring that stuff with him/her, forgets or loses it or even throws that away for some reason.
Far from perfect. Rejected! :)
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Your kids will never learn from their mistakes if you never let them make any. They will just grow up to accept everything everyone tells them as absolute fact. Children need to, to some degree, raise themselves.
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i would love such a hone. so functional!
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When I first got my mobile, the woman who served me asked if I wanted the kiddie filter on my phone. As I'm not one for dirty sites, especially on my mobile, I said ok.
It blocked every bloody thing. Even www.bbc.co.uk Needless to say, I went back to take it off.
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cutetwirler,
LOL!
Student
0_O; thats the uglyest phone ive ever seen! i mean if they made it stylish like the IPhone or moto Razr id get one, but wat the heck!?!?!
Engineer
I suposse that in Japan there is also paranoic parents
Grocery Store Clerk
To protect outr childen is not easy. Technolgy can help. I would want them use a means communication.
some of those devisse reminds me of these disposable phones (pay be the minute) that are 3 to 4 way communcators that link to the proper indivuals and the authorites. Plus some pages and shoe carm GPS units or trackers.