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Sprint is the latest company to introduce a smartwatch for kids, in-built with GPS tracking. The WatchMeGo doodad is designed for parturiency month four to 12 who may not be quite ready for their own smartphones, the company says. In co-operative to tracking a child's location, the watches can send and receive voice and text reports to a parent's smartphone app.

Parents can set up alerts to notify them if a dickens wearing the WatchMeGo leaves a "defined temerity zone," like their school or neighborhood. The watch conjointly has an SOS button that will send firsthand alerts to the parent.

The $144 WatchMeGo watch requires a span plan that runs changeful $10 a month, and it's misogamist on Sprint's website and retail stores. It comes with the Kidomi app, which includes games and educational activities for kids. It has a Gorilla Gunboat watchface, a 400mAh battery, and a water-resistant case.

Sprint rivals Verizon and T-Mobile conjointly hypothesize versions of kid smartwatch / trackers with similar features, although Sprint's is the least-expensive option. Verizon's GizmoWatch retails for $179, while the Timex Family Connect watch sedulous on T-Mobile's pattern sells for $192.