1
00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:08,559
it is truly amazing how often South Park

2
00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:11,320
gets it right July 2002 the episode

3
00:00:08,559 --> 00:00:16,760
child abduction is not funny aired and the parents went far beyond the kid

4
00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:24,199
leash and equipped their children with GPS tracking devices so we well here we

5
00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:27,199
are 15 years later and the Snow Fox

6
00:00:24,199 --> 00:00:30,119
Family Tracker from Haan products might

7
00:00:27,199 --> 00:00:36,399
not be as cool looking but it is a real thing I backed it on Indiegogo about 6

8
00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:38,719
months ago half out of curiosity and

9
00:00:36,399 --> 00:00:45,520
half out of a genuine intention to use it but is it a useful child tracking

10
00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:48,640
tool should we clip GPS tags to our

11
00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:51,150
children's ears these are some great

12
00:00:48,640 --> 00:01:00,039
questions

13
00:01:00,039 --> 00:01:07,200
hp's new Omen X lineup comes equipped with Intel's 7th generation core i7

14
00:01:05,239 --> 00:01:11,159
processor check it out at the link in the video

15
00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:16,920
description so let's start then with how the snow fox Works they Market it as a

16
00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:23,000
solution to help you keep tabs on kids or seniors that you otherwise might lose

17
00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:27,200
the device itself is pretty simple on the back you'll find a microb USB

18
00:01:25,159 --> 00:01:33,680
charging port with a weather resistant rubber flap the snow Fox's IP 54 rated

19
00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:37,920
so dust and splash resistant but don't expect to go swimming with it along the

20
00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:43,280
edges are an attachment point for a wrist strap and a little tag that you

21
00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:48,159
should not remove since it contains the device's wireless antenna it connects to

22
00:01:45,759 --> 00:01:54,000
a compatible 3G network for voice calling so make sure you order the right

23
00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:56,799
model for your country on the front is

24
00:01:54,000 --> 00:02:03,079
everything your kid or Nan is expected to use a microphone a speaker and a

25
00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:08,160
single button surrounded by an RGB LED ring that flashes according to what's

26
00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:13,560
going on other than flashing green for an incoming call there's really not much

27
00:02:10,399 --> 00:02:15,599
to it okay so let's set it up the first

28
00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:20,640
month of wireless service is included and there isn't even a Sim slot so your

29
00:02:17,959 --> 00:02:25,360
subscription is handled through Halen the process of adding it to the app is

30
00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:30,519
easy provided you don't misplace the QR code sticker on your manual and provided

31
00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:36,640
you manag to figure out that instead of manually clicking the next field you

32
00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:39,640
have to press next both the iOS and

33
00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:42,360
Android apps are a little buggy so I

34
00:02:39,640 --> 00:02:49,319
finally did get my registration working then you name your snow fox attach it to

35
00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:51,319
something you love and hope for the best

36
00:02:49,319 --> 00:02:56,720
from inside the app you can see the realtime locations with the option to

37
00:02:54,040 --> 00:03:01,720
call navigate to with Google Maps or some other service if you prefer or

38
00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:07,840
share the location of one or multiple snow foxes along with the last 20 GPS

39
00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:12,400
coordinates with family circuses lines drawn between them with an activity

40
00:03:09,879 --> 00:03:17,239
history that lists Out locations along with a call and notification history to

41
00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:24,760
make this report more detailed you can set up places such as home uh school and

42
00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:29,519
Chuck's house though as with any GPS device the accuracy is probably only

43
00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:34,000
useful to within about a city block so don't expect to know if Little Sally is

44
00:03:31,879 --> 00:03:37,560
in the kitchen or the living room these zones can be configured with some

45
00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:41,799
special properties like silencing the phone ringer at school or sending a push

46
00:03:39,959 --> 00:03:47,120
alert to all the shared Guardians in the app if they go over to that bad

47
00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:51,799
influence kid's house the way it works from my son's perspective is he can

48
00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:58,159
press the button once to tell me he's thinking of me okay I wish that could be

49
00:03:55,439 --> 00:04:02,959
configured to just let him call me or he can hold it for 3 seconds to notify all

50
00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:08,680
of the Guardians that he wants someone to call him voice quality is what I

51
00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:13,680
would describe as good enough though only being able to use it as a speaker

52
00:04:10,799 --> 00:04:17,959
phone is a bit of a drag and the app's Guardian invitation system is bugged

53
00:04:16,239 --> 00:04:23,120
right now and it keeps asking me to enter my wife's phone number in international format when there's no way

54
00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:28,720
to do that on North American versions of iOS or Android as far as I can tell

55
00:04:26,479 --> 00:04:32,320
though I'm sure they'll get that sorted you'll end up charging the snow fox

56
00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:37,720
about once a week as long as you don't spend too much time chatting on it and

57
00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,880
it can only be turned off by The

58
00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:44,080
Guardian app so there you have it then for the

59
00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:47,880
price of only about €10 a month plus the € 150 upfront cost which does seem a

60
00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:52,000
little unreasonable given it doesn't even have a screen the technology to

61
00:04:49,840 --> 00:04:57,759
track your loved ones Weasley family style is here with the only real

62
00:04:54,600 --> 00:05:01,039
question being should we be doing

63
00:04:57,759 --> 00:05:03,840
this and as a parent I'm pretty Torn To

64
00:05:01,039 --> 00:05:07,720
be honest on the one hand privacy Advocates everywhere are probably

65
00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:12,039
queuing up to crucify me in the video comments for even considering this but

66
00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:19,199
on the other hand in the event that something did go wrong I'd be devastated

67
00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:23,479
to feel that all I had to do was pay 10 bucks a month to clip something to my

68
00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:28,039
son to ensure that I could find him since especially today with this

69
00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:33,000
technology only just starting to appear the odds of a wouldbe child Napper

70
00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:37,400
realizing the cute little toy that he wears is a GPS tracking device does seem

71
00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:43,360
pretty slim but if I can't trust my kids and if

72
00:05:41,479 --> 00:05:49,120
they don't learn to function in the real world how will they survive as adults

73
00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:54,520
and just because I intend to use this device responsibly doesn't mean every

74
00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:56,600
parent would should it exist for me if

75
00:05:54,520 --> 00:06:01,199
someone else would use it in an abusive Manner and where is this technology

76
00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:04,919
going will tag and tracking our children be as routine as giving them a measles

77
00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:10,680
and mths vaccine by the time I'm a grandpa how will I feel about that so in

78
00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:15,199
the end by attempting to write out my answer to the original question I've

79
00:06:13,199 --> 00:06:19,080
ended up more confused than I was when I started and maybe that's the first step

80
00:06:17,319 --> 00:06:22,880
to understanding any new technological advance and maybe step number two is

81
00:06:21,280 --> 00:06:27,440
discussion I want to hear your thoughts in the comments below what do you think

82
00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:32,360
of the snow fox tracker you know what else I'd love toar

83
00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:36,360
hear your thoughts on crunchy roll crunchy roll has been working with us

84
00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:41,360
for a long time so the odds are a lot of you are familiar with them but if you're

85
00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:43,520
not it's the site created by anime fans

86
00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:47,960
for anime fans they offer the most current episodes of new shows straight

87
00:06:45,759 --> 00:06:52,039
from Japan like Dragon Ball super and TwinStar exorcists with a large

88
00:06:50,280 --> 00:06:57,879
collection of the most popular anime series like chain chronical and

89
00:06:54,800 --> 00:07:00,199
placeable really playful

90
00:06:57,879 --> 00:07:04,639
placeable all the content on their site is professionally subtitled and you can

91
00:07:02,039 --> 00:07:08,960
head over to crunchyroll.com Linus to sign up for a 30-day free trial of

92
00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:13,599
Premium which gives you the ability to stream to any device stream in 1080P and

93
00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:19,599
get new episodes of shows straight from Japan within an hour of their air so go

94
00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:24,319
check it out in the video description so thanks for watching guys

95
00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:28,319
if you disliked this somewhat more serious than usual video hit that button

96
00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:31,199
but if you liked it hit the like button get subscribed and maybe consider

97
00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:34,919
checking out where to buy the products we featured at the link in the video

98
00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:39,120
description also down there is a link to our community Forum where you can

99
00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:42,440
continue the discussion as well as our merch store where you can buy cool

100
00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:45,199
shirts like this one now that you're done doing all that stuff you're

101
00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:50,680
probably wondering what to watch next so check out our latest video over on

102
00:07:46,919 --> 00:07:50,680
Channel Super Fun