Historical evidence suggests that prepaid cell phones are widely used for illegal purposes. The Times Square bomber in recent news had a prepaid cell phone, as do many drug dealers. The logic? Prepaid cell phones are hard to trace, especially if they are registered under a fake identity. To combat this issue two United States [...]
Mobile hardware vs. mobile software This was my first computer, it the antithesis of the chic mobile hardware available today. I don’t remember the hardware, but the software left me with a vivid experience of the digital world. The further we are removed from dealing with hardware and devices and the more we can be [...]
The Real Deal When I first heard about Phone Halo back in March, my first instinct was to type it into the Google search bar. Only a small handful of relavent links came up. Then the DEMO launch happened. Our publicity on Google search increased as a result, but no more than a pageful of [...]
Want to show off your newest Apple product at the game? Too bad! Yahoo Sports confirmed the story of one fan who was unable to bring her iPad into a Yankee game. Apparently, it falls under the umbrella of their “no laptops” rule. That seems pretty ridiculous as it’s just a jumbo version of an [...]
Track Lost Phone | Prevent loss Ever notice man’s fascination with maps? Ever since the beginning of time, man has wanted to design systems to determine location and track whereabouts. Tracking a lost phone is a modern daily requirement. Consider that this was an issue of survival. Knowing where you were and the weather [...]
Asset Tracking | Lost Phone Phone Halo offers asset tracking through your existing smart phone For quite some time, insurance and development companies have been creating systems to protect assets through RFID technology. This makes perfect sense as RFID is very low power and provides a wide range of applications. Phone Halo’s patented bluetooth system [...]
One of my favorite blogs, ReadWriteWeb is holding what they call an “unconference” today in Mountain View, California. The topic is mobile development trends, and it seems like they plan to cover just about every niche of the industry I can think of: geo-location services, commerce & marketing, content/publishing, mobile social networking, augmented reality, and [...]
The biggest announcement of iPhone OS 3.0 last year was the ability for the iPhone to interact with accessories. This opened up the iPhone to hardware developers. However, we have yet to see the iPhone accessory gold rush take place. I personally feel that this is a pity and that there is a world of [...]