Menlo Park man creates product to help parents remember children in the back seat




Damn it, I invented it too. It’s called a conscience. I bet you have one too. For those of you who don’t, here is some good news.


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Bell set out to create something dedicated to one purpose — to ensure parents always remember to remove their children from the back seat. The result was the VizKID.

The VizKID, at 2 pounds and 24 inches tall, looks like a blue Hawaiian-print construction cone with a bright yellow ball on top, complete with a painted-on happy face. The patent-pending device sits in the front passenger seat.

Bell said he tested VizKID prototypes with about 40 Peninsula parents and received strong feedback that the product works. Approximately 2,400 of the soft foam VizKIDS arrived earlier this month.

Several local retailers — including Cheeky Monkey Toys in Menlo Park, Talbots Toyland in San Mateo and Lullaby Lane Baby Superstore in San Bruno — are selling the VizKIDs for an introductory price of $19.95, Bell said. Part of the proceeds will go to child safety organizations, he said.



Yup, he put a smiley face on a cone. Would have LOVED to seen him bring this to the television show, Shark Tank. I know how that would have went.

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