Firefly (mobile phone)
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Firefly is a cellphone for children aged 5-12 years.
There are nine buttons:
- A "Begin Call" button (visualized by a green phone)
- An "End Call" button (visualized by a red phone)
- An "Address book" button (visualized by a blue open book)
- A "Call Mom" button (visualized by a blue woman-in-dress icon)
- A "Call Dad" button (visuallized by a blue man icon)
- An emergency 911 button (visuallized by small button with cross) (right side button)
- Two buttons to control the volume (visuallized by two arrows) (left side button)
- An animation button which will display the animation set in the menu (left side button between the volume buttons)
The address book button has up to 20 phone numbers in it. These are to be programmed in by an adult, who knows a PIN which locks the child from changing the numbers. In this way, parents can monitor who their kids are calling.
Firefly cellphones are either blue transparent plastic and can be opened by gently pressing up on the transparent knob on the top of the back side. "Shells" are also available on the website and come in a variety of colors. They can be carried using a belt clip or in a universal phone holder, or with no holder at all. Firefly cell phones are generally included with a pack of stickers which can be used to decorate it. The screen is a small LCD display, similar to the one used in modern calculators (black and light green).
The various menus and sub-menus have the signal strength and battery charge indicators. The menus are used in a similar fashion to setting a watch. Entering letters and numbers is accomplished by selecting each character and then confirming it, which moves the cursor to the next blank space. The phone can be configured to receive calls from people in the internal address book, or from anyone.
[edit] Controversy
Many have critized the Firefly phone for not being sensitive to families that do not consist of a mother and father. [citation needed]
