Archive for April, 2006
Wherify and Siemens
0 Comments Published by Laurel April 20th, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based Services, Mobile PhoneFrom yet another Wherify press release:
Wherify Announces Global Reseller Agreement With Siemens Communications; Siemens Communications and Affiliates to Market and Distribute Wherifone GPS Locator Terminal and Services Worldwide REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 11, 2006–Wherify Wireless,Inc. (OTCBB:WFYW), a leading developer of patented wireless location solutions and services for family safety and communications, today announced a global [...]
Putting the Boot In
0 Comments Published by Laurel April 20th, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based ServicesDon’t you just love that ad? I noticed it on Directions Magazine while I was checking out the Multimap/Boots.com connection (Boots are a large pharmacy retailing chain in the U.K). Google doesn’t allow that sort of cross-advertising - putting in one name and getting the competitor dissing them. Ah well, Microsoft never did play nicely [...]
Speeding around
0 Comments Published by Laurel April 20th, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based ServicesThis article by HOWARD WOLINSKY in the Chicago Suntimes has information on Clarity’s Whereabouts, which does a lot more than geo-fencing on kids’ phones.
GPS chips in cell phones can do a heck of a lot more than help 911 workers locate you in an emergency, as Jim Fuentes’ son Eric discovered while zooming down a [...]