Avoid a Seinfeld moment with I Parked Here
August 8, 2009 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Apps
Remember the scene in Seinfeld where the gang forgot where they parked and spent an entire episode looking for their slot? Well you can avoid moments like these with a rather interesting app from the Ovi store. “I Parked Here” costs about 3 Euros and remembers your parking space using Skyhook’s data network. No need for GPS to locate your car. Running your data connection via your phone will help you find the prodigal parking slot.
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I Parked Here also comes with a “parking meter mode” that alarms your phone if your time is almost up with the parking meter. Hence, …read more
Tracing mobile phones with Google Latitude
May 3, 2009 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Apps
Some telcos offer a service which allows you to triangulate your friends’ cellphone location through many cellsites scattered across the metro. Now you can do the same using Google Latitude. There is a detailed explanation to this process that allows you to track your friends through profiles which you create using your phone and Google’s cartography software.
The cool thing about Google Latitude is that there are really no fancy, expensive gadgets required. All you need is a mobile phone and you can build what’s essentially a GPS network of friends, without the need for GPS technology. Wondering whether your buddy …read more
