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Re:Gaspard, the anti-assault accessory: never be alone again by huhtenberg on Friday October 03, 2014 @10:12AM (#8405609)
The idea is simple, but it doesn't make it any less ingenious.

A hardware token that transmits its location on demand, so obvious and so immediately useful. I think the question of adoption will boil down to whether this can be used in a completely private mode. That is if notification can be routed to a specified list of people only. If this is doable, it can easily become a must-have accessory for children and elderly, but especially for children.

Re:Gaspard, the anti-assault accessory: never be alone again by derefr on Friday October 03, 2014 @11:03AM (#8405814)
It already exists for the elderly (Life Alert bracelets.)