GPS Enabled Jackets
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If you’ve ever been concerned about the whereabouts of your child or a loved one, the Bladerunner jacket can ease your worried mind.
This jacket was originally designed for skiers, mountain climbers and snowboarders that might need to be located in case of an emergency. Recently they decided to market them to common folk.
“The jacket is not something that was released due to people losing their kids,” said Adrian Davis, a partner at Bladerunner. “It was originally made for mountain climbers, skiers and snowboarders.”
Davis said the company decided to make a children’s version of the jacket aimed at parents concerned about their children’s safety.
Using Google Earth maps, users can watch the jacket wearer move. The movements are updated every 10 seconds.
But they don’t need to be online to find out where the person is. Users can also receive alerts to their e-mail or cell phone when the jacket leaves the boundary, meaning parents could potentially receive alerts whenever their children skipped school, left the neighborhood or went to their boyfriend’s house — so long as the child was wearing the jacket.
To make it even safer, the jacket is slash resistant (aimed at those worried about increasing knife crime in London.) so it could help prevent against a knife attack, too.
The jacket costs $500.00 for a children’s jacket, $700.00 for an adults jacket and has a $20.00 monthly fee for the tracking technology.
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