Firefly Mobile Announces Celebrity Presenters at the 78th Annual Academy Awards Will Receive Their Award-Winning Firefly Phone

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At the 78th Annual Academy Awards, celebrity presenters and performers will receive the Firefly phone, the first mobile phone designed from the ground-up to satisfy tweens and their parents. This innovative phone offers fun, kid-oriented options and innovative parental controls, providing peace of mind for A-list celebrity parents and a fun way for kids to stay connected with loved ones. The Firefly phone's unique features satisfy parents' concerns about appropriate mobile phone use by tweens, delivering a variety of parental controls that ensure kids stay safe and connected.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Firefly phone was designed to satisfy tweens and their parents, offering a unique set of features that cater to kids' needs while providing parents with control.
  • The phone's parental controls include voice-only communications, speed-dial keys, and an optional call screening feature that allows the phone to accept incoming calls only from programmed numbers.
  • The Firefly phone is small, weighing only two ounces and about the size of a small pocket calculator.
  • The phone is available at various retail stores and online, including Target, Cingular Wireless, Toys "R" Us, The Limited Too, and regional carriers across the U.S., as well as with Rogers Wireless in Canada and in Mexico and Latin America.
  • Firefly Mobile received several awards for their innovative design, including the 'Best of Innovations' Award from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's (CTIA) 2005 Winning Wireless Widgets Award.
  • The Firefly phone was designed based on extensive research and input from parents across the country.

Statistics:

  • The Firefly phone is available at over 10 different retail stores and online across the U.S.
  • The phone is designed to provide a variety of parental controls and features, including voice-only communications, speed-dial keys, and optional call screening.
  • The phone weighs only two ounces and is about the size of a small pocket calculator.
  • Firefly Mobile has received two awards for their innovative design, the 'Best of Innovations' Award and the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's (CTIA) 2005 Winning Wireless Widgets Award.

Sources:

  • Firefly Mobile, Inc. (Market Wire via COMTEX, Feb 27, 2006)
  • Firefly Mobile web site at fireflymobile.com
  • Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
  • Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)