SINGAPORE: A mobile phone which will come in handy when an
elderly person faces an emergency situation has been launched in
Singapore.
Apart from elderly-friendly features such as a larger
display screen and keypad, the phone has an emergency SOS
button.
Foresight Technologies, the phone's developer, said
pressing the button will release a loud siren and alert the people
nearby for help.
At the same time, it will activate an emergency call and text
message to five designated mobile numbers in its pre-programmed
list.
These designated recipients will receive information on the
location of the phone owner.
The phone is priced at S$138, bundled with a free StarHub pre-paid
SIM card.
One hundred sets of the phone will be donated to the elderly at a
National Day dinner organised by the Kreta Ayer Seniors Activity
Centre tomorrow.
- CNA/wk
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