LoJack for the Infirm
December 7, 2009
A new monitoring device can track a family member who wanders off.
Putting GPS technology in a car or a smartphone was a snap compared with putting it to use in the cockpit of an airplane.
The long-anticipated service, called Places, lets users “check in” and notify friends, and could help the company tap into small-business advertising.
Security experts are trying to raise awareness about the potential dangers of geotags, bits of GPS data that identify where a photo or video was taken.
If you're looking for an activity for your children or grandchildren, you might try geocaching, a treasure-hunting game played by using GPS devices to find hidden containers, or geocaches, outdoors and then sharing the experiences online. A typical geocache treasure is an inexpensive but intriguing object, like a tiny Rubik's cube, a postcard or a coin from a different country. Sometimes the caches contain a Travel Bug with a code that can be tracked, so you can see where it's been. Groundspeak...
Through smartphones and social applications, retailers can track consumers and entice them with discounts.
New cellphone apps take aim at drivers — young ones, especially — who text or make calls while behind the wheel.
Giving people more choices in revealing their locations with their cellphones is being popularized by the Foursquare service.
Article in series Driven to Distraction examining dangers of drivers using cellphones and other electronic devices, and efforts to deal with problem; police officers and paramedics drive some of most wired vehicles on road, with dashboard computers, sophisticated radios, navigation systems and cellphones; yet while such gadgets are widely seen as distractions to be avoided for most drivers, so-called first responders are required to use them while weaving through traffic, sometimes at high spee...