GizmoPal By LG™ Now Available Nationwide On The Verizon Wireless Network

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Dec. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics and Verizon Wireless today announced that the kid-friendly GizmoPal By LG is available in Verizon Wireless stores nationwide and online at verizonwireless.com for $79.99. GizmoPal can be added to a Verizon Wireless MORE Everything plan for an additional $5 monthly line access fee.

GizmoPal is LG's wearable for kids, aimed at helping parents keep in touch with their pre-school and elementary school-aged children. LG designed this kid-friendly device for parents who want to keep in touch with their children, who may be too young to manage a smartphone on their own.

"With GizmoPal, LG is expanding its wearables portfolio with this latest solution, designed specifically to keep families in closer contact," said Morris Lee, senior vice president and head of North American sales and marketing, LG Electronics MobileComm USA Inc. "We continue to center our design and innovation efforts around simplicity and, with GizmoPal, we're bringing peace of mind to parents for one of their greatest treasures - their children."

GizmoPal is worn on the wrist and comes in two colors – blue and pink. It strikes a purposeful balance to help parents stay in touch with their children, even while on the go:

• Auto Answer: Two registered guardians can quickly call their children wearing GizmoPal; calls from up to four registered phone numbers are automatically answered, even if the child does nothing
• One-Touch Calling: Children can call out to the two registered guardians with the touch of a single button
• Location Check: With the GizmoPal app, parents can receive scheduled updates and notifications of their child's current location and location history using GPS technologies¹

Drawing on its heritage of products with long-lasting battery life, GizmoPal features a 400 mAh battery. The device will sound a notification and notifies the GizmoPal app when the battery is low and needs to be charged. A red LED light changes to green when the device is fully charged. The GizmoPal app is compatible with smartphones and tablets with Android 4.0 or higher and iOS 7 or higher. The primary caregiver will have the ability to add or change the secondary caregiver, approve up to three registered contacts who can contact the GizmoPal band and update software for the device.

For more information about GizmoPal By LG for Verizon Wireless, please visit www.LG.com and www.verizonwireless.com.

¹ Your child's GizmoPal band needs to be turned on and have a wireless network signal. Locating the band can take up to 2 minutes. The location information provided is an approximate location of the GizmoPal band and results are not guaranteed.

About LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc.  
LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the U.S. sales subsidiary of LG Electronics USA, Inc., a global innovator and trend leader in the global mobile communications industry. LG is driving the evolution of mobile forward with its highly competitive core technologies in the areas of display, battery and camera optics and strategic partnerships with noted industry leaders. LG's consumer-centric products ― including the flagship premium G Series models ― incorporate unique, ergonomic designs and intuitive UX features that enhance the user experience. The company remains committed to leading consumers into the era of convergence, maximizing inter-device connectivity between smartphones, tablets and a wide range of home and portable electronics products. For more information, please visit www.LG.com.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest and most reliable 4G LTE network. As the largest wireless company in the U.S., Verizon Wireless serves 106.2 million retail customers, including 100.1 million retail postpaid customers. Verizon Wireless is wholly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com.  For the latest news and updates about Verizon Wireless, visit our News Center at http://www.verizonwireless.com/news or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWNews. 

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