Taking Care of Your Battery So You Don't Have To.

The year is 2010. Our society today functions as much in the virtual world as they do in the real one. With this, the influxes of time we spend on our cell phones far outweighs the time we spend without them. Business professionals and stay-at home moms alike face the same hectic schedules to meet demands in their lives. This allows little time for your phone to be plugged in and charging. With most of our lives scheduled, saved, and captured on our phones, a dead battery could be the difference between a missed event and a missed call.

 One revolutionary app called Battery-Alert, is headlining a new trend in user-friendly apps. It allows the user to set customizable alerts for when their phones battery drops to a certain level. It allows the user to keep track of their battery life without ever having to worry about it dying. After all, no battery means no phone!  For the time being it is available exclusively for the Android and can be purchased at Battery-Alert.com. With the time sensitive alerts, the user gets reminded to plug their phone in without constantly having to check their battery levels.  The days of phones dying in the middle of the day are over; this app completely changes the playing field. You could even say it acts as your battery-life’s “guarding angel”.

Iconosys Launches Revolutionary Phone App

Mobile application developer Iconosys has launched a revolutionary SMS Replier Pro app for smartphones which feature the company’s proprietary DriveReply technology.

SMS Replier is a conscientious solution to the dangerous texting-while-driving social epidemic. Driver safety is very critical for families who will be travelling on the nation’s roadways and with the economy still in the dumps, more families have been opting to drive to their destination rather than fly to their destinations.

SMS Replier Pro enhances the existing and exponentially growing international SMS network, by joining it with the latest services which are readily available on the most popular Smartphone platforms; like real time traffic, mapping and GPS. SMS Replier Pro can be downloaded by users on their Smartphone through the company’s website www.smsreplier.com or by visiting the Android (News - Alert)marketplace or the marketplace for their Smartphone platform. SMS Replier Pro is currently available for Android phones like HTC Eris, Cliq, Droid Incredible, Motorola Droid, Devour, Samsung (News - Alert) M900, G1, Hero, Desire, T-mobile myTouch 3G, Sprint Samsung Moment, Zepplin, and the MB 300, whereas the versions of the same app for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry will be released during the week. AniPhone (News - Alert)-compatible version will be released shortly, by mid-summer.

When enabled, the SMS Replier Pro with DriveReply automatically sends an immediate response to inbound calls and text messages independently, allowing the driver to concentrate on the driving and not on the phone. A number of value added and rich features are available on the SMS Replier Pro, like unlimited custom messages, editable pre-loaded default messages, noreply/blocklist, white list enhancements, spam and shortcode filtering, and last but not the lease even facilitating a unique differentiation between callers and texters.

When driving, the smart technology in SMS Replier triggers the automatic text message response whenever a call or text is received by the driver; the default reply says “I’m Driving, I’ll call or text you back as soon as I arrive at my destination.”

SMS Replier Pro is available with up to 26 pre-set convenience messages with timers which can be used in a variety of situations, enabling users to choose between automatically select easy pre-loaded text message responses, or creating practically unlimited number of complete customizable responses as well.

Written by Calvin Azuri for TMCnet.com 

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Edited by Brandon S. for Blogger.

SMSReplier Now for Blackberry!

BlackBerry just got better with the new addition of the SMS Replier application (www.smsreplier.com). The BlackBerry has now followed the Android and Windows Mobile phones in getting this application. This application, which is developed by Iconosys Inc. (www.iconosys.com), is revolutionary in how it helps drivers to not send that text message which could be deadly. The critics are overjoyed with this application because of its simplicity and the functionality that it brings to whichever mobile device that it is installed on. SMS Replier has both customizable and default messages which you can use to set while you are away. The app also comes with DriveReply™, which uses the phone’s built in GPS to know if you are driving that way it can send a message saying that you are driving. With many of the states banning texting and driving (and the remaining on their way to banning the activity), companies are developing applications to help drivers. Iconosys is leading the industry, with their mobile applications, to protect both the drivers and bystanders who walk along the street.

SMS Replier is well worth the money it costs to buy the application. The application is ready to download for $19.95 at the BlackBerry App World. Videos will be available to learn how to download, install, and use on the SMS Replier Youtube channel (www.youtube.com/SMSReplier).

SMS Replier is updated regularly with updates which make both the application easier and better to use. Just recently the application was updated so that it uses less of the battery while it is running. Iconosys are always thinking about the user, and they aim to satisfy. SMS Replier is proof of this. It is a necessity to have on your mobile devices and should be installed on every phone.

Written by Nick R.

Edited by Brandon S.

The New Form of Gluttony?

Times have changed. Modern society demands information at the blink of an eye. Like a double-edged sword technology has provided us with the means of obtaining information faster than we can even process it. Smart phones, the leading tool in telecommunication and information sharing; have taken over the cyber world, and with that, distracted driving has become an epidemic. The thirst for information and instant communication has created a problem so vast, that it has been nearly impossible to combat. Even with laws and legislations, people have found ways to hide their dirty driving habits. In 2008 alone, six thousand people died from texting while driving. We, as a society, need to ban together to stop the unnecessary tragedies caused by texting and driving. The use of the internet as a media source is growing like wildfire, and we can use it as a tool to raise awareness of the dangers of texting and driving. Textkills.com is one of the newest sites with the most up-to-date and inspiring pieces on texting and driving. This site keeps a fresh outlook on the deadly trend, of texting while driving, and promotes ways to stop it. Take a minute and check it out, it could just save your life.
- Written by Leila Esmaeili edited by Philip McLean (8/3/10)

City in Alabama Takes Texting While Driving into Their Own Hands

Huntsville City bans texting while driving

The state of Alabama may not have put a ban on texting while driving yet, but some cities are moving forward on the issue. On July 22, the Huntsville City Council became the 5th city in the state to make texting while driving illegal.

Proposed by Huntsville mayor Tommy Battle, the ordinance prohibits drivers from sending or receiving text messages, pictures, or emails while driving. A first offense means a fine of $100, up to $500 and three months in jail for three violations or more.

Even though all five city council members voted unanimously on the issue, some still have doubts on how the ordinance will be enforced, especially knowing it of secondary enforcement, meaning an officer must see drivers breaking another law before pulling them over for texting while driving.

“I see problems with this, but I am certainly not going to sit up here and vote against it because that would be sending the message that it’s ok to text,” said councilwoman Sandra Moon.

For Mayor Tommy Battle, this was the right decision to make the roads safer in Huntsville.

“This tonight is just a common sense idea, don’t be looking down taking your eyes off the road when you should be looking at the road,” he said.

The ordinance will take effect on September 22.

Source: WAAY TV, July 22, 2010; WAFF 48 News, July 23, 2010

How technology enhances the back-to-school experience

.....Texting is also a serious issue that has taken on many different forms, two of those being texting while driving and sexting. And while technology may be to blame, technology is also working to fix the problem. Many companies are trying to make parents sleep a little easier. Iconosys has an SMS Replier, which sends a prewritten message out to people who text someone when he or she is driving. That way, they don’t feel pressured to whip their phone out and start texting as they cruise down the highway. Although the SMS Replier is available now for certain phones, it is not yet ready for the iPhone but should be soon. That’s great for texting while driving....
- As found in the "LA Tmes" (6/15/10)

Excerpt from LAPD Magazine

L.A. Fire Chief Millage Peaks offered a sobering statistic Monday [June 7] as he joined Chief Beck and Mayor Villaraigosa in launching a campaign to stop the dangerous practice of texting while driving: the LAFD responds to 100 traffic accidents a day and 28 percent are caused by someone texting while driving. That’s potentially more than 10,000 accidents in Los Angeles annually that could be prevented by focusing on the road instead of your iPhone, Blackberry, or cell phone.
The U.S. Department of Transportation tells us there are three forms of distracted driving: taking one’s eyes off the road (visual), taking one’s hands off the steering wheel (manual), or taking one’s attention off driving (cognitive), any of which creates a greater risk of injury or death while driving. Because texting while driving involves all three, it is the most dangerous form of distracted driving. Other research has shown that drivers who send or receive a text message tend to take their eyes off the road for about five seconds, enough time for a vehicle going at highway speed to travel more than 100 yards. This helps explain why nearly 6,000 people died in crashes involving distracted or inattentive drivers last year and more than 500,000 were injured. Researchers found that the most frequent offenders are the youngest and least-experienced drivers—men and women under the age of 20.
Chief Beck noted that it is illegal to text while driving and he has instructed officers to enforce the law. Every time a motorist is stopped for such an infraction, he/she spreads the word to family, friends, and coworkers that police are cracking down on the dangerous practice. As the word gets out, more and more people will comply with the law—for their own and others’ safety.
In our fast-paced, multitasking society—where we all feel time challenged—it can be very tempting to read and/or respond to text messages while stopped at a traffic signal or in grid-lock. We certainly hope the campaign launched this week will cause people to take steps to avoid the temptation. If you find it hard to resist, try this: silence your device and put it in the glove compartment until you reach your destination. You will be doing your part to make our streets and highways much safer.
 As Found in LAPD Magazine(6/7/10)