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School blazers with built-in GPS

20 April 2005

Chic or geek? Kids in Japan will soon be wearing school uniform blazers fitted with global positioning system transceivers, allowing parents to track their whereabouts on a laptop. The uniform, made by Ogo-Sangyo based in Kurashiki, went on sale on 13 April.

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