Worried about kids driving and texting? There's a new tool for parents that may put your mind at ease. Available for Blackberry® and Android™ users, PhoneGuard's Drive Safe Software does the following:

  • Disables texting, emailing and other distractions while driving a vehicle — If the phone is moving more than 20 mph, the application automatically disables texting, emailing, surfing the web and instant messaging.
     
  • Knows when a driver is moving at an unsafe speed — By setting the software's SpeedAlert™, the administrator of the phone (parent, employer) is notified when the phone has gone over a certain speed limit by receiving a text message with the speed and location on a map. Exclusive solution to PhoneGuard.
     
  • Puts the phone in Phone TimeOut™ — The software's "time-out" feature can be used by parents to control the hours when kids can text, email or surf the web, such as school or work hours.

How cool is that? It's like you're with them even when you're not! To help spread the word about Drive Safe Software, the people at PhoneGuard have offered to hook one lucky parent up with a complimentary copy of the software!

For a chance to win, simply share your favorite "parenting technology" in the comments. And if you like us and say hi on our Facebook wall you get an extra chance to win!

But hurry, giveaway ends at noon CST on Friday, January 7th.

Good luck!