On 8 Nov 2007, at 21:22, Robin Paulson wrote:
...
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. ...
I'd guess that only 1% of the population knows what a Neo looks like,
or would even
On Nov 9, 2007 7:34 AM, Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With a device like the Neo the biggest issue with automated I'm
here messages is the risk of the battery running flat 7 the thief
being unable to acquire a suitable charger.
Stroller.
The way I see it, this isn't an issue if you
On Friday 09 November 2007 17:14, Mike Hodson wrote:
On Nov 9, 2007 7:34 AM, Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With a device like the Neo the biggest issue with automated I'm
here messages is the risk of the battery running flat 7 the thief
being unable to acquire a suitable charger.
On Nov 9, 2007 9:38 AM, AVee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Which will only work when the thief is friendly enough to turn the phone on
with the same sim-card installed, otherwise, what number would you text to?
I'm guessing most GSM thiefs are smart enough to remove the SIM first.
You don't know
On 9 Nov 2007, at 18:45, Mike Hodson wrote:
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Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if
the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one.
Of course this begs the question* - what if they DON'T change the SIM
card?
Some suggestions were made last
Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if
the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one.
But this obviously can't become part of the base system; it's a bad idea
for many people. I (and many others I know) legitimately switch SIMs
several times a
Then I send a special SMS which switches the Neo to stolen mode :)
2007/11/9, Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On 9 Nov 2007, at 18:45, Mike Hodson wrote:
...
Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if
the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one.
Of
Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if
the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one.
Here's an idea.
Let's say that the phone keeps a complete history of it's movement in
space and time (or spacetime, if you like).
Let's say we set it to check it's
On Nov 9, 2007 1:24 PM, Ian Darwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But this obviously can't become part of the base system; it's a bad idea
for many people. I (and many others I know) legitimately switch SIMs
several times a year (when travelling to Europe), and don't need to be
worried about false
On Nov 9, 2007 3:36 PM, Tomi N/A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's an idea.
Let's say that the phone keeps a complete history of it's movement in
space and time (or spacetime, if you like).
...
When you're phone is stolen - and the above behavior is made
SIM-independent - you get regular tips
On Friday 09 November 2007 21:24, Ian Darwin wrote:
Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if
the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one.
But this obviously can't become part of the base system; it's a bad idea
for many people. I (and many others
On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:24:25 -0500 Ian Darwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled:
Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if
the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one.
But this obviously can't become part of the base system; it's a bad idea
for many
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
there was another one... it was a pair of little metal boxes... you stuck
one to the object... the other one would sound an alarm if you walked away
On 11/8/07, ian douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jeff Andros wrote:
Thinkgeek used to sell something like this, but I couldn't find it on
On Thursday 08 November 2007 23:45, andy selby wrote:
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.
How about hacking a bluetooth dongle to sound an alarm when the
Jeff Andros wrote:
Thinkgeek used to sell something like this, but I couldn't find it on
their site... look around, they're out there
It was a USB dongle to lock your PC if you moved outside a certain
range, if I recall. I remember seeing it too at one point, but the
software for the gadget
On Friday 09 November 2007 00:15:09 AVee wrote:
On Thursday 08 November 2007 23:45, andy selby wrote:
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.
How about
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.
How about hacking a bluetooth dongle to sound an alarm when the thing
is out of range of its paired device (the neo), but
On 11/8/07, Robin Paulson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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
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
Moin,
Am Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:22:24 +1300 schrieb Robin Paulson:
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?
It should be possible to get
I don't see why you don't do this with bluetooth. If you have a headset
that you will always have in your bag or on your person (ie. it doesn't get
left behind with your phone if you leave) you can run this script on your
Neo. You just have it constantly pinging the headset and testing the rssi
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