Comments on: PhoneGuard blocks texting when a phone is traveling faster than 10mph http://www.slashgear.com/phoneguard-blocks-texting-when-a-phone-is-traveling-faster-than-10mph-28121509/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Snow1200 http://www.slashgear.com/phoneguard-blocks-texting-when-a-phone-is-traveling-faster-than-10mph-28121509/#comment-170834 Snow1200 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:39:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=121509#comment-170834 What a great idea. I am a teacher and my students tell me that they text all the time while their parents are sleeping. Research states that most texting is done after 10 PM.  If this app can be programmed to stop texting at certain times that sounds awesome to me.

]]> By: Jabari http://www.slashgear.com/phoneguard-blocks-texting-when-a-phone-is-traveling-faster-than-10mph-28121509/#comment-85006 Jabari Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:52:41 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=121509#comment-85006 What is the kid turns off GPS?

]]> By: Erik Wood http://www.slashgear.com/phoneguard-blocks-texting-when-a-phone-is-traveling-faster-than-10mph-28121509/#comment-84544 Erik Wood Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:08:50 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=121509#comment-84544 Real change on this issue is going to come from the end user – the delivery man, the car pooling mom, or the teen driver deciding to change their habits. From truckers to moms to teens that I spoke with on the issue of text and drive – there was one common thread. If presented with a Big Brother type lock down alternative, they will immediately seek “to get around it”. This does not constitute change on our highways. Selling software that is supposed to lock down the activity forgets that it is the end user (the driver) who will ultimately decide. Let’s change behavior and we will see those violent crash rates plummet…now.

I decided to do something about distracted driving after my three year old daughter was nearly run down right in front of me by a texting driver. Instead of a shackle that locks down phones and alienates the user (especially teens) I built a tool called OTTER that is a simple GPS based, texting auto reply app for smartphones. OTTER also silences those distracting call ringtones unless a bluetooth is enabled. I think if we can empower the individual then change will come to our highways now and not just our laws.

Erik Wood, owner
OTTER LLC
OTTER app

]]> By: Dudley http://www.slashgear.com/phoneguard-blocks-texting-when-a-phone-is-traveling-faster-than-10mph-28121509/#comment-84515 Dudley Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:18:08 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=121509#comment-84515 For that matter, if it’s forcing the GPS on constantly the battery usage will be best described as “Legendary”.

]]> By: Demiourgos http://www.slashgear.com/phoneguard-blocks-texting-when-a-phone-is-traveling-faster-than-10mph-28121509/#comment-84504 Demiourgos Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:14:40 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=121509#comment-84504 What if someone is a passenger or travelling by bus, train, or a bike? It also blocks that? xd

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