I don’t usually post about products on this blog. In general, I also tend to ignore the dearth of USB-related products out there (USB Beer Cooler, USB Light Saber, etc.)

But this Amber Alert Child ID Kit from Kingston caught my eye. You’ll probably never have to use it. But if your child gets kidnapped and it helps your find them, it’s well worth the $29.95.

Here’s how it works. You plug the password protected, encrypted 512MB USB Flash drive into your computer. (You set up all the security, but it sounds more intimidating than it is.)

The drive has a wizard that makes it all easy to set up:

You fill it our for your kid and after fifteen, twenty minutes you’ve got all the important information in one spot. Pretty useful in it’s own right if they stopped there.

But they also integrated it with the Amber Alert system, which is a network that springs into action when a child is reported missing.

You could definitely put together your own DIY Child ID kit with a USB drive and an excel spreadsheet. (If you don’t spring for this, you should probably do that anyway).

Props to Engadget for finding this one