| Just think of this scenario. Your kid has been bugging | | | | other extra color skins which you can purchase |
| you all day and night for their own cellular phone, but | | | | through Firefly. |
| you are apprehensive since, well, they are kids. | | | | What makes Firefly an ultimate kiddie phone is the |
| Nevertheless, you cannot deny the fact that cell | | | | kind of control parents can have over their children |
| phones are indeed a good way of keeping in touch | | | | through their phone. The phone book, for example, |
| with your kids and keeping track of them when you | | | | can contain as much as 20 contacts, not to mention |
| are out. They can also prove to be highly invaluable | | | | the designated numbers for both Mom and Dad. So |
| when emergency happens within the family. | | | | for your kids not to go into a calling frenzy, you can |
| On the other hand, cell phones can mean | | | | protect the phone book and the call-screening |
| responsibility. They have to keep track of their | | | | function with a PIN. This means that when call |
| phone and need to be very mindful of any allotted | | | | screening is active, your kid can only receive phone |
| minutes. They should also stay away from any | | | | calls from numbers that are stored only in their phone |
| expensive add-ons like swapping images or text | | | | book--no unknown number can contact them. No |
| messaging. | | | | numbers can be added to the phone book unless you |
| The Firefly phone can be the simplest phone that | | | | enter the PIN, and even if the phone is capable of |
| you may probably encounter. There are no keypads, | | | | displaying a missed calls and call timers list, your kid |
| no cameras, no MP3 players, and no video playback. | | | | cannot accept any voice mailbox messages. |
| Who needs them anyway? Instead, your kid will be | | | | Aside from these, the phone is practically barebones. |
| treated to an almost candy-bar style. It is highly | | | | There are no organizer and messaging applications, |
| compact and very lightweight, which makes it | | | | yet Firefly tries to compromise this with other |
| perfect to your kid's pocket or kiddie bag. Also | | | | functionalities. For example, you can choose from a |
| included in the package are a backpack clip and a | | | | wide variety of colors for backlights as well as screen |
| lanyard. | | | | animations. You can also activate the light while you |
| The monochrome display is very small, so if your kids | | | | are charging the phone. There are 12 monophonic |
| are having eyesight problems, you might give the | | | | ringtones which you can designate for every contact |
| phone an initial test run. The screen also shows the | | | | in your phone book, including those of Mom's and |
| battery life, time, date, caller ID, and signal strength. | | | | Dad's. Your child will definitely enjoy the varying lights |
| And despite being a very small and limited phone, | | | | sparkling every time the phone rings. |
| there are still a wide variety of choices when it | | | | It may not be easy to teach responsibility to kids, |
| comes to style. By default, the phone comes with its | | | | but a Firefly phone can help you out. And with a price |
| very cool see-through case. But you can also choose | | | | of $100, it is definitely worth every buck. |