This bluetooth pendant is a Wireless Personal Alarm that enables the user to send an alarm, with embedded location information to preselected recipients via bluetooth connection to a mobile phone. It can be used with GSM network as well as using a satellite phone via GPS.

Ciaran McAleer, business director at Fen Technology, said it has been working with Securecom for over six months on the project. "I believe the ability of the system to Bluetooth-enable existing satellite phones and provide the same sort of service to standard Bluetooth GSM handsets, is something no-one has done before."

The product comes in two parts, either the alarm on its own that can be used with a Bluetooth enabled handset, or in conjunction with a dongle that is needed to connect with a satellite handset. "We anticipate the vast majority of users would just take the tiny alarm, which we have now got down to measuring just 32-mm in diameter," said Hartigan.

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