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Back-To-School Trend: Wrist Communicators
Two-Way Wrist Communicators A Big Hit With Parents & Kids for Back to School
Jul 18, 2002/ FW/ --- Watch out for young Captain Kirks and Mr. Spocks on the school hallways
in September. The new millennium version of "two cans and a string" is the XAct WristLinx
two-way radio that also functions as a watch.
Once the fodder of sci-fi movies and books, this futuristic gadget is now available at leading
retailers across the nation for very down-to-earth prices between $40 and $50,
depending on the model.
The XAct WristLinx takes a popular technology, FRS/GMRS radios -- which stand for Family
Radio Service and General Mobile Radio Service respectively -- currently found in hand-held
units and incorporates it into a convenient, playful timepiece with 22 voice-activated
channels that have a one- to two- mile radius.
"We see the XAct WristLinx as one of our hottest back to school and holiday items for 2002,"
comments David Rose, XAct Communications spokesperson. "It's a natural extension for an
already popular item and works with existing handheld models, making it an attractive buy
for fans of FRS/GMRS radios."
According to the Consumer Electronics Association, the legion of FRS/GMRS fans is growing.
Industry sales of FRS radios increased from just $500,000 in 1997 to over $17 million this
year and are expected to continue climbing.
Initial market research found XAct WristLinx a big hit with children, who found dozens of
ways to use them.
Parents are equally enamored of this low cost alternative to cell phones.
Said one mother, "It's a great way for the kids to interact with one another without
piling up expensive minutes. It helps me connect quickly with them when they're out
in the neighborhood, and we use it as an intercom system around the house and yard.
Turning this technology into a wristwatch that's both fun and useful was a stroke of genius."
XAct WristLinx is the first product to carry the XAct brand name, recently launched by
consumer electronics' industry giant U.S. Electronics.
It is available nationwide this fall at leading retailers such as WalMart, Toys R Us,
JC Penney, and Sports Authority, as well as other distribution channels such as catalogs.
So, don't be surprised when you hear, "Beam me up Scotty!" pretty soon!
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