electricpig.co.uk - 6/23/2009
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Firefly phone for four year-olds gets parents in a strop A new mobile designed for kids, the Firefly phone, is set to launch in Britain later this year, but the four year-old target audience already has adults in uproar. The Firefly phone, a tiny handset for toddlers which packs just five ...
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gadgetynews.com - 6/24/2009
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American company Firefly has plans to sell a
mobile phone aimed specifically at kids in the UK...
by the end of the year. Apparently more than half of under 10 year olds in the UK already own a moblower anyway, which means that Firefly will be entering an already competitive marketplace.
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Firefly gloPhone and flyPhone - Mobiles for Kids Come to UK
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The Firefly handset designed for four year-olds set for UK
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... as we know it, claiming the handset will result in stolen childhood innocence and a disintegration of parental responsibility. Do they not realise a simple phonecall will now bring an end to the legendary "Muuuum, I've finished" yell that has emerged from bathrooms since time in memorial? Don't deny it you've all been there. There's no official word of cost or launch date just yet, but we've got a feeling this could be a popular item in Santa's sack. Link: Firefly (via Electric Pig ) Related links: [image]
The Firefly handset designed for four year-olds set for UK
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... a disintegration of parental responsibility.
Do they not realise a simple phonecall will now bring an end to the legendary "Muuuum, I've finished" yell that has emerged from bathrooms since time in memorial? Don't deny it you've all been there.
There's no official word of cost or launch date just yet, but we've got a feeling this could be a popular item in Santa's sack.
Link: Firefly (via Electric Pig)
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