The new Android app called Tooth Tag.
Wow, the Android smartphone is getting even smarter than its competitors. Android 2.1 has a new application called Tooth Tag that has been put together by the NeuAer group of programmers. This smart device is supposed to make your life easier and more fun while you are away from home.
There are a few proximity based apps on the market and probably even more to come due to the great information Tooth Tag has to offer. The Android Tooth Tag does not rely on GPS, but uses radio signals such as Near-Field-Communication (NFL) and WiFi technology and of course Bluetooth devices. This Tooth Tag app allows you to tag Bluetooth and WiFi devices, so when these devices are tagged and in range of where you are, it will send you an alert or an email regardless of how you have configured it in the app settings .
Again, this is a free app for Android 2.1, but the downside is that it’s going to frustrate a lot of people because it doesn’t work on the iPhone. I’m sure it won’t take long for technology and developers to come up with a similar app for the iPhone. The developers of this NeuAer ProxPlatform say that there will be plugins for this app in the near future.
An example of how the app works.
Let’s say you and your friend are hunting in a dense forest and you tag your friends with blue teeth. Suddenly your phone starts vibrating because you’ve gotten too far away from your friend and just warned him that you’ve disconnected from his friend’s Bluetooth. This is an amazing app to keep track of your kids. This is called a disconnect event.
A connection event that would be useful for me is this. Let’s say I drop a tag on my ex-wife’s cell phone, I’m with my girlfriend at a local restaurant. My phone sends me a text or email telling me that my ex is within the parameters. This can save my night of enjoyment and a long-awaited fight with my ex-wife because I was able to make a quick exit thanks to this great app on my phone.
If you have an Android phone, try this app. Let me know what you think of him. Being free you have to lose. iPhone users, I’m sure you will see a similar app for yourselves in the very near future.