Firefly was a
cellphone
A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone, handphone, hand phone or pocket phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell, or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link whi ...
aimed at parents to give to their children.
Features
The
address book
An address book or a name and address book is a book, or a database used for storing entries called contacts. Each contact entry usually consists of a few standard fields (for example: first name, last name, company name, address
An addres ...
button has up to 20 phone numbers in it. These are to be programmed in by the guardian/parent, who knows a
PIN
A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together.
Pin or PIN may also refer to:
Computers and technology
* Personal identification number (PIN), to access a secured system
** PIN pad, a PIN entry device
* PIN, a former Dutch ...
which is intended to keep the child from changing the numbers. In this way, parents control who their kids are calling. The phone also offers a call screening option which, when activated only allows the numbers that are in the phone's memory to call that phone.
The standard features of the phone are up to 8.5 days standby time and up to 6 hours talk time. Texting and download capability are unavailable, which allows parents to manage phone costs.
Firefly cellphones are blue or pink transparent plastic and can be opened by gently pressing up on the transparent
knob
Knob or KNOB may refer to:
Objects
* A round handle
** Doorknob
** Control knob, controls a device
** Brodie knob, on a steering wheel
* Tow ball or hitch ball
* Dorset knob, a biscuit
Landforms
* A rounded hill or mountain, particularl ...
on the top of the back side. The screen is a small monochrome
LCD
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly but i ...
display, similar to the ones found in many
calculator
An electronic calculator is typically a portable electronic device used to perform calculations, ranging from basic arithmetic to complex mathematics.
The first solid-state electronic calculator was created in the early 1960s. Pocket-size ...
s.
The various menus and sub-menus contain the signal strength and battery charge indicators.
The menus are used in a similar fashion to setting a watch. Entering DTMF (Tones) can be done during the call by pressing the green key. Entering letters and numbers is accomplished by selecting each character and then confirming it, which moves the cursor to the next blank space – this can also be done easily via the website.
The handset also contains animations, different colours and internal ringtones to entertain the child.
Layout
There are five main keys on the phone, along with several more secondary button:
*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 (visualized by a blue man icon)
*An emergency 9-1-1 button (visualized by small button with cross) (right side button)
*Two buttons to control the volume (visualized 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)
See also
*
Verizon Wireless Migo, successor phone to the Firefly
References
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Firefly mobile phone designed for four year-olds – TelegraphFirefly mobile aimed at toddlers , News , PC ProFirefly Review & Rating , PCMag.com
External links
Firefly MobileFirefly Ireland and UK
Mobile phone manufacturers
Mobile phones