Leanna Hamill over at Massachusetts Estate Planning and Elder Law Blog posted an entry about Project Lifesaver in Hingham, MA. As she says in the article, it’s a device that helps locate children or dependant adults.
Reading that reminded me of the AMBER alert Child ID Kit I saw a while back on Engadget. I’m not sure how well it works but the concept is sound. In addition, I read an article a while back (site unknown) where it suggested putting just a regular old USB pen drive around your child’s neck. In the pen drive, you simply have 1 text file listing the child’s name, phone number and address. So if your child gets lost and is picked up by the police or even by a good Samaritan, they can access the pen drive and know exactly who to contact.
Some might say that this is too much technology for such a simple situation but technology is advancing our lives everyday. We should use what’s available to enhance and better our lives and in the process, maybe even make it safer.
