Hop-on, a leading wireless phone developer which was known to have produced the first disposable cell phone is working on a new GSM model phone, the Hop1883. This new model promises to be a great addition to Hop-on’s line of cellular devices, extending its innovativeness further by including GPS capability.

With a full color screen, long battery life, gaming capabilities and a 2.0 megapixel camera, the Hop1883 is equipped with a SiRF StarIII chipset that makes the device a good tracking tool for both children and elderly adults. For instance, if your child is lost, you can easily send an SMS message that would ping your child’s Hop1883 and let you locate your child. You can also use the device when tracking your teenage children or elderly relatives. By pinging their phones, Hop 1883’s GPS technology will pinpoint their location to you.

Hop 1883 is a tri-band phone which will work on 900/1800/1900 MHz. Its lightweight candy bar design would be very appealing to children and teenage kids. Like with the other Hop-on mobile phones, the Hop1883 has the major features of a fully functional mobile phone. This feature includes:

• 2.0 megapixel camera
• 2.8” x 320” resolution QVGA LCD
• Predictive text input,
• SMS messaging,
• Vibration call alert,
• 250 phone entry book,
• Availability in languages, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French or German

And in keeping up with today’s mobile phone standards, Hop1883 has a 262k color screen with touch screen capabilities that also recognizes handwriting. It would have been better if Hop-on will extend its feature further and include 3G capability and Wi-Fi for internet connectivity. But then, it wouldn’t be that affordable if Hop-on will those features to the Hop1883.

Hop1883 would be a good entry-level mobile phone that would answer today’s mobile phone needs of the younger consumers while at the same time, helping parents to better monitor the whereabouts of their children.