Lost your camphone? Locate it by remotely taking a picture

This is wild. You know how you dial your own cell phone number to hear it ring when you can't remember where you put it? Well this is even better, as long as your lens is not face down that is. An app exists for Nokia Series 60 handsets which remotely takes a picture, called MMS CAM for Series 60.

"Just send the command SMS '//YMMSCAM' and in the twinkling of an eye it takes a photo and sends it back via MMS or via e-mail (an email adress must be saved in the contact that sends the SMS)".

Hopefully, that ceilling will look familiar.

This could lead to all kinds of interesting possibilities... Propping up your camera phone somewhere strategic and remotely taking a picture. In a sort of blind random way.

From wonderful new blog on the block mobilewhack.

emily | 4:21 PM | Business Applications |
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