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When I saw the "Most innovative life alert" slide on the root page, and the "One-Touch Emergency" in the Tour, I thought of this bit from Snowcrash: And then t
by thwarted 17y ago
When I saw the "Most innovative life alert" slide on the root page, and the "One-Touch Emergency" in the Tour, I thought of this bit from Snowcrash:
And then the dark mass of Meltdown fans turns into a gyrating, orange-red galaxy as twenty-five hundred new stars appear. It's a mind-blowing sight, and at first they think it's a new visual effect put together by Vitaly and his imageers. It is like a mass flicking of Bics, except brighter and more organized; each Kourier looks down on his or her belt to see that a red light is flashing on their personal telephone. Looks like some poor skater called in a Code.
- pxlpshr 17y agoHahaha. Well, the existing services are expensive ($400+ a year) and only work inside a person's home because they require land lines. My mom is 60, doesn't have a home phone (but has an iPhone), and she loves traveling so yeah... I did it for the moms. :)
- thwarted 17y agoOh, it's a great idea. It's nice to see some actual utility from check-ins rather than just game mechanics. I wonder how much concern there has been about AT&T's spotty service playing into the reliability of this kind service.