Oops I’m Late: first GPS based notification for Mobile phones goes online
Posted by gasusan2005 on 07/2/07 in Pocket PC Phones, Smart Phones, Software
A new era is born in computer-assisted time management. Using a popular calendar application such as Microsoft Outlook, users no longer have to place “Oops I’m late!” calls to peers and/or bosses. The software does it for you by calculatingthe distance between your location and destination, and notifying designated contacts if you are running late. 
Features & Benefits
- No more awkward ?I’m running late calls?
- Revolutionary, disruptive technology that is designed to keep your common courtesy quota up
- Major use case is for notification in familiar locations (i.e. regular client appointments, grocery store run, lengthy drive, etc)
- No longer need to make pointless ‘checking-in’ calls such as “Call me when you pass the Gas Station on Route 4.” and other ‘Let me know when you get to x’ conversations
- Allows others to regain time and warm the oven, attend to other business, etc.
- Professional Only: Default Contact - Set single contact to assistant, receptionist or other resource to easily call on any business phone number or mobile assigned to contact. No more looking up contact information associated with a client, event or location
Scenarios
- Weekly meeting at distant location with variable start time
- On way to location during traffic on freeway (tested in Southern California, notorious for Sig Alerts, large entertainment venues and general traffic)
- Long trips with an unknown amount of starts & stops (trip to the country/city)
- Dates, business meetings, special occasions
- Any travel that requires occasional contact as to Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA/ETE)
Failsafes
- No notification if the GPS is lost, no false positive “lates”
- 30 second delay on final warning before notifications sent
- Once notifications sent or time has passed event, no futher notifications are sent
Designated individuals are notified in the manner each are set. Currently supported are SMS text messages and email, as well as automatically phoning a default contact (professional version only). Air charges may apply based upon each user’s subscriber agreement with their mobile operator.
Oops I’m Late! runs $69.99 for the Standard edition and $99.99 for the Professional edition.
SOURCE: Oops I’m Late press release
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