ABOUT PARROT
Parrot, a global leader in wireless devices for mobile phones, stands on the cutting edge of innovation. The company was founded in 1994 by Henri Seydoux as part of his determination to drive the inevitable breakthrough of mobile phones into everyday life by creating high-quality, user-friendly wireless devices for easy living. Parrot has developed the most extensive range of hands-free systems on the market for cars, motorbikes and scooters, including wireless multimedia products geared towards audiovisual applications. In 2008, Parrot launched a new prestige line of high-end products bearing the hallmark of renowned artists. Parrot, headquartered in Paris, currently employs 450 people worldwide and generates 85% of its sales overseas.

Parrot is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris since 2006.
Description

The Parrot MINIKIT Chic is a portable Bluetooth hands-free kit sporting a profiled, sleek design.

Thanks to its space-saving design, it offers countless uses: in the car, in the office and at home. Its highly intuitive interface will automatically connect to your Bluetooth phone when nearby. Fixed to the sun visor or laid on a table, it adapts to every environment and can easily be carried around in your pocket.

Once paired, the Parrot MINIKIT Chic automatically synchronises its phonebook with the contacts on your mobile phone. The phonebook on the MINIKIT Chic is updated seamlessly whenever it connects. The entire phonebook is available at all times thanks to the voice synthesis of the names (Text-To-Speech function). Practical and indispensable.

Fancy calling one of the contacts in the phonebook? Say the name and the MINIKIT Chic recognises it without any prior training and dials the number. If several numbers are associated with the same person, tell the kit which one you want to dial by saying mobile, work, home, and so on.

Parrot has combined its audio expertise with the vibrating panel technology. No more speakers – the top panel is connected to the audio circuit and vibrates to reproduce natural, open sound. The results are spectacular – stunning sound quality, crystal-clear conversations and power always ready to go. The especially discreet high sensitivity microphone is fully built into the design.

Review:

I had wonderful opportunity to review about the Parrot MINIKIT Chic. Parrot’s MiniKit Chic is a portable Bluetooth hands free kit that easily attaches to the sun visor and fits in a purse or bag for complete portability.  It automatically connects to your Bluetooth phone and synchronizes to your phonebook.   With talk-to-dial name recognition, the MiniKit Chic recognizes and dials the number of the contact you speak, without any prior training. I am suprised as it works great and enjoy lot with it instead of using head phones. Its compact design is so attractive with sleek look and floral pattern on the front for those who wanted to receive calls from their iPhones without holding it.

The Parrot MINIKIT Chic has three buttons and a knob. You can do several options with it like changing the volume, make a call, record a voice tag for a contact, scroll through your address book. You can go through your contact numbers list from A to Z as the most phones do but Chic allows you to announce the name of the caller from your phone book. You can also use the knob to adjust the volume without taking your eyes off the road. They are very clear and loud enough to understand.  It comes with beautiful box that contains Parrot MINIKIT Chic Speakerphone, USB Cable, 12V charging cable and Quick start guide. It has the same size as iPod that can easily clip onto your car’s sun visor. You can store up to 1000 contacts per phone. You don’t have to pronounce hard names and just make it a simple to say, “Call Shirley Home” or use it to navigate your contact’s name by letter and select it.

Looking for a hands-free way to use your cell phone in your car, then Parrot Minikit Chic is the great place for you. If you don’t like the floral pattern, then Parrot also offers the plain-black Minikit Slim–the same $99.99 product, only without the design.

How to enter (Mandatory)

Go to Parrot have a look around their site and then come back here and tell me what other product you would love to have.  Its retail value is $99.99. One very lucky Mom’s Focus Reader will win Parrot Minikit Chic Bluetooth Wireless Speakerphone to keep her hands free while driving.

This contest is open for US and Canada Residents only. A huge thank you to Parrot for sponsoring this opportunity.

Extra Entries

You are eligible for additional entries after completing your first entry. Make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry.

1. Blog about this giveaway with a link back to Parrot and Mom’s Focus on Cyber World and leave the URL to your blog post in the comment – Earn 5 entries
2. Follow Parrot on twitter – Earn 2 entries

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RT @momsfocus @Parrot_US Win Parrot Minikit Chic Bluetooth Wireless Speakerphone (ARV$99.99) ends on November 11 http://bit.ly/4i2zrl

Contest closed on November 11th, 2009.

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Review:

Every parent is worried to buy cell phones for their kids thinking that their cell phones are not safe for their use. Now we are happy that Kajeet provides family cell phone service for kids.  Kajeet is pay-as-you-go service that parents can have full control on it and the kids are so happy to protect themselves if they lost their way in the crowd places. Kids can also learn to be more responsible to take charge of monthly phone budget and so they can learn how much they can spend on phone service and then make choices about how they spend the money. Kajeet has lot of options to choose. We can choose based on our budget. It’s also very convenient for kids to block calls from kids who are bullying them or spending too much of their monthly budget by sending way too many text messages

You can both check on account activity to see every individual expense and use of the phone, including each daily 35-cent charge for the service. In addition, calls cost 10 cents a minute, text messages are 5 cents in and out, and sending photos costs 25 cents apiece. It all adds up quickly, but there are no other fees to activate, terminate, or make long-distance calls. And there are no extra charges when parents (or anyone else) call them from another phone and/or carrier. You can find answers to all your questions easily on the well-designed kajeet web site.

Kajeet’s slogan says it all: “We believe kids are smart.” They have entered the prepaid market as a service to “tweens” — kids between the ages of 8 and 14.
Based in Bethesda, Maryland, kajeet encourages parents and children to work together for responsible cell phone usage. “Use it for good,” they say.

Pros: Kajeet offers competitive rates for a prepaid service. It also has a custom configuration service that allows parents to disable call and text services during certain times of day (presumably study periods and after bedtime). Everything can be tracked by parents, including call logs, account balance, and which features are being used. Calls to 900 numbers are blocked.

Cons: The 32 cents per day service fee adds up to over $10 per month on top of the call rates.

Sanyo Katana Features:

• Zoom camera
• Speakerphone
• Bluetooth
• Parental Controls
• Includes $5 of starter airtime for new accounts

Things you should know:

• As a CDMA carrier, international coverage is limited.
• There is no activation fee and no early termination fee.
• It offers two payment options: Pay-as-you-go and monthly plans with no contract required.
• There is no unlimited call plan; the maximum is 300 minutes for $29.99 a month. Extra minutes cost 10 cents each.
• However, you can get a nights and weekends plan for $9.99 a month that lets you make up to 1,000 minutes worth of calls, as long as it’s between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and between 7 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Monday.
• You can get unlimited messaging for $19.99 a month. If you subscribe to the 200 and 1,000 text allotments ($4.99 a month and $9.99 a month respectively) and you run out, additional texts costs 10 cents.
• Parents can use the GPS locator to find the location of their child’s phone. The GPS service is only free for the first month; it’s $9.99 a month after that.
• Parental controls are free. They are easily accessible via the Kajeet Web site.
• You can set spending limits for your children with a monthly allowance, and you can set time limits as well. You can also control your child’s address book by blocking certain numbers.

Fast facts:

• Coverage: Kajeet has CDMA coverage in every state, similar to Sprint. Individual coverage will vary by location. For international coverage CDMA roaming is available in 26 countries.
• Technology: CDMA; 1xRTT
• 3G network: No
• Streaming video service: No
• Music download service: No
• Push-to-talk: No
• Prepaid plans: Yes
• Family plans: No

User Guides:
Sanyo Katana user guide (1.9 meg PDF)

Sanyo Katana Quick Start Guide (1.85 meg PDF)

How to enter

Head over to Kajeet and tell me what your favorite phone or what features you like to have . Its retail value $79.99. Kajeet is happy to give one lucky Mom’s Focus Reader to test their phone.
This contest is open for US Residents only. Thank you to Kajeet for sponsoring this opportunity.

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RT @momsfocus Enter to win Kajeet – new cell phone for kids Giveaway ends on October 25th http://bit.ly/JBxfE

Contest closed on October 25, 2009

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