Using a cell phone while driving is a bad thing. We’ve seen the reports that doing so impairs a driver as much or even more than being intoxicated. With smartphones playing an even bigger role in communications currently than in the past, the problem will grow unless technology is leveraged to make it safer. Illume Software has just announced a product that is intended to prevent the use of cell phones while driving.
The new program, iZUP, uses the GPS that is integrated in many phones, and when the phone indicates the owner is driving a car (over 10 mph) it prevents the use of the phone. The iZUP program automatically holds email and text messages, and sends calls to voice mail until the GPS indicates the vehicle is stopped. The intent is to turn the phone into a brick while the car is moving. The program should appear this fall.
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