5 Mobile Apps To Keep You Safe Using a cell phone while driving, or even walking, is a major issue among smart-phone users. Truth is, it can wait—but since most users ignore the serious danger this habit presents, here are a few apps to help keep you and those around you safe. 1. Awareness (Essency) Awareness is a wonderful little app that utilized the microphone in your phone to transmit outside noise…
Remember those keychain credit cards from McDonald’s, gas stations and other establishments? The idea was to link it to a credit card and upon purchasing goods, just “swipe” it as you would any credit card. Simple and convenient. The same kind of technology is starting to arrive on Android phones. Called “Google Wallet,” shoppers can authorize an application to charge a preexisting Citi MasterCard card or deduct money from a prepaid debit…
If you’re one of the lucky ones to have gotten the new and elusive iPad 2, PCMag.com released an article showing the top 10 apps to show off the iPad’s hardware. In it are games, programs that put the new camera, enhanced gyroscope and processor to the test. A few interesting apps mentioned was GarageBand and iMovie. GarageBand simulates playing instruments on the iPad’s screen. For guitar, you tap on the display to play…
An application I recently discovered called Type N Walk, which is available for the iPhone 4, has raised both interest as well as ethical questions. The program, which can be downloaded for $.99 on the iPhone market, allows users to text while walking. It uses the iPhone’s built in camera to stream video of what is in front of the walker, all the while allowing you to see both your keyboard and…
Abt’s mobile audio department can turn your car into your own personal playground. John S., mobile electronics department manager called me today and said, “Do you want to come down and see an iPad that I just put in the dash of a car?” I grabbed my camera and headed down to mobile electronics. I had an image in my head of what I thought it would look like, and admittedly, I…
