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Children’s Toy Recalls – If You’ve Got These Toys, Get Rid Of Them

October 4th, 2008 Posted in recalls
Oct, 04 2008
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Child related product recalls. If you have kids you should be keenly aware of these recalls. They are frequent and pose a threat to your children.

I came across a few recent toy recalls recently so I figure I should post them here as I find them. If you have any of these items, follow the links to understand the risks to your children posed by these recalls and take steps to protect your kids.

John Jaques and Son Lawn Dart Games – Puncture risk
Buzz’s Boatyard Toy Boats – Lead hazard
BRP US Inc. Youth All Terrain Vehicles – Collision hazard

Some recent Canadian toy recalls (via Health Canada) follow below:
Make-A-Wish Canada Glow Star Necklaces – Lead hazard
Giftco Harry Potter Bookends – Lead hazard
Can-Am Baby Corp Phil & Ted’s Dash Buggy
Pottery Barn Kids Children’s Metal Water Bottles – Lead hazard
Simplicity Drop Side Crib – Entrapment risk

Note, I’m not suggesting this is all recent recalls… but if you have one of these items you should follow the links to the relevant government websites for more information.

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Kiddo KidKeeper Keeps Your Kiddo Close

February 29th, 2008 Posted in security
Feb, 29 2008
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Kiddo KidKeeper Keeps Your Kids Safe By Alerting You When They Stray

Even the most diligent parent has had one of those moments where you turn away from Jr. and then look back to find him or her out of sight. Well, the Kiddo KidKeeper promises to augment your normal diligence with a technology solution.

How does it work? Attach the transmitter to your kids and keep the receiver with you. You can set the maximum distance you want to allow your child to wander and if he exceeds this limit the receiver will emit a warning sound and flash.

Perfect? Nope. You still have to watch where they’re playing, and what they’re playing with, but this could certainly be a valuable backup measure for the one in a million moment when you get distracted and they get in trouble.

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Listening In On Baby Monitor Conversations. Fair Game or Foul Play?

January 26th, 2008 Posted in security
Jan, 26 2008
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Baby Monitors And Insecure Radio Channels... Who Else Knows Your Business?

I guess I’d never put much thought into the whole baby monitor thing, but in retrospect it seems obvious that a cheap radio-based device like that would offer little to no privacy.

My personal experience was with walkie talkies when moving from the SF Bay Area back to Canada. We had two vehicles and stayed in touch via walkie talkie, but constantly picked up chatter along the way from business etc.

It seems that some friends of mine have decided to keep their baby monitor active despite their kids growing beyond its need. The reason? They’ve found it to be a good tool for keeping tabs on the neighbourhood. Nothing on TV? No problem, just turn on the monitor and see if there’s any drama across the street or over the back fence.

Clearly there are ethical issues at play here – what do you think, is it wholly the parents to blame, or should the manufacturers address the issue so there is no temptation?

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