The AMBER alert system is an impressive deployment of modern tech: the latest updates on missing youngsters can be grabbed through RSS, website widgets, email, SMS, and a variety of other methods. But where does the information come from? It often derives from bad photos, guesswork, and whatever friends and relatives can remember in the middle of a crisis. The AMBER Alert Child ID Kit—a USB thumbdrive pre-loaded with a secure, easy-to-use application— offers a neat way to keep an up-to date record of your kid, so if the worst happens, you've got something to hand to the cops that can be plugged right into the alert network.
The device/software combo is password-protected, durable, and can even be set to keep track of online identity hotspots like MySpace pages, IM accounts and the like. Made in coordination with thumbdrive maker Kingston, the drive has enough capacity to hold hundreds of photos (exact specs aren't offered, presumably because they're kind of irrelevant) and costs $30.
The AMBER Alert Child ID Kit [Amber Alert]
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