Toy maker Hasbro has a different concept in mind. This fall, the company's Tiger Electronics arm will offer ChatNow, two-way radios that let kids stay in touch by "calling" or text-messaging friends who are within a two-mile...
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Toy maker Hasbro has a different concept in mind. This fall, the company's Tiger Electronics arm will offer ChatNow, two-way radios that let kids stay in touch by "calling" or text-messaging friends who are within a two-mile radius. Parents don't have to pay for a phone plan because ChatNow doesn't use a cellular network. They simply recharge the walkie-talkie handsets so their kids can continue to use them. Here's the irony: Unlike TicTalk and Firefly, which look like walkie-talkies but function as cell phones, ChatNow handsets look like a slider- or clamshell-style phone, complete with a standard phone keypad, a black-and-white screen, and even a built-in camera--but they function as walkie-talkies. Each ChatNow handset has a ten-digit "Buddy Number"; once you dial a friend's number, there's even a push-to-talk button you must press to carry on a conversation, à la walkie-talkie.
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