My idea was an application to : when you lost your Neo, send a "special" SMS with the cellular phone of a friend, to your Neo. The goal is that the Neo will answer the coordinates X and Y with GPS. Maybe in the future transform coordinates to an real adress...
2007/11/8, Robin Paulson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > i know i will, it's a certainty. i lost a phone 2 weeks ago and another in > June > > i know it's got a gps and can e-mail/text us where it is, but that > will only work if someone doesn't re-flash it and has other caveats on > it working. Besides, I'd rather it not get that far away from me, i > want to know as soon as i get off my seat on the train, that I've left > it behind > > what i would like is a (v. small) device that i can carry in my > wallet, or somewhere, that sounds a reminder (on the phone, or > external device) when it moves out of range. it doesn't have to be any > fancy bluetooth or wi-fi or GPS thing, some simple technology for > measuring proximity and triggering a signal would suffice > > ideas? any other absent-minded daydreamers out there? is RFID the way > to go? are there any unlicensed parts of the radio spectrum that are > free for use by anyone using low-powered radio transmitters? > > of course, this tech could be applied to any object that a person could > lose > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > -- Florent Delvaille
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