March 23, 2006
Mobile Phones Are Packing More GPS Features
The Wall Street Journal reports on new GPS features for mobile phones - as carriers struggle to meet new Federal Communications Commission regulations stating that cellphones must be geographically traceable, in case of emergency."
This one caught my eye:
-- Rave Wireless offers Rave Guardian which transforms a mobile phone into a personal alarm device, making college campuses safer.
In their own words: When students feel unsafe, they simply activate the timer on Rave Guardian . If the student is unable to turn off the alarm when time expires or do not answer the resulting call from campus safety, Rave Guardian uses the 911 location system to immediately locate the student's phone. The location is then instantly presented to campus safety along with the students' safety profile information.
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