LG is introducing European consumers to its tracker capable of monitoring a child's location.
The wearable, called Kizon, is worn on the child's wrist and comes with a 2G SIM-card, which works with a GPS, and a large button for calling the parents' connected phones, according to CNET. Parents can use an app on their phones to show where the tracker is on a map, and children will be able to hear their parents' voices through the device's speakers. They can talk to the watch to respond.
Another feature is the Location Reminder, which provides location alerts at certain times of the day so parents know if their kids got home safely from school.
Kizon is becoming available in Europe due to receiving the Green Product Mark from Europe's testing, inspection and certification body, Ubergizmo reported. The mark is given when a product passes tests focused on hazardous chemicals, energy efficiency, toxic components and recyclability.
Dr. Jong-seok Park, president of LG, said Kizon was developed after customers said they wanted technology to be used to help all consumers, and that children would benefit the most from the tracker as they are "the most vulnerable."
"With Kizon meeting the highest standards of child-friendly products, parents and guardians can find comfort in knowing that their children's first exposure to wearable technology is a safe one," Park added.
Kizon comes with a 36-hour battery life, and wearers and parents will get a notification when the battery drops to 20 percent.
The European launch follows only four months after LG introduced its child-tracker and made it available in its home country of South Korea, CNET reported.
Kizon will first become available in Poland this week, with other European countries to follow. LG has yet to announce release dates or prices for the tracker in the U.S., U.K. and Australia.
