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Dont ya just hate it when you have an idea someone else already has
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Well, walking back from dinner today I thought up a low power GPS bracelet that could be marketed towards parents for their children, with as low price as possible. Then parents could use a java applet on their phone to track them, or go to the website and enter the unique number and passcode. This would give peace of mind from abducters and the like.
Did a google and the first thing that came up:
http://gps.electronic.com.tw/personal-security-system/PT-200.htm
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Still, I don't see any patents for it. Maybe I could just run with my own take on it...
Or what about an ultra cheap RFID transmitter that could be built into a rubber band? *googles*
http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/protectingid/0,3800002220,39121670,00.htm
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Did a google and the first thing that came up:
http://gps.electronic.com.tw/personal-security-system/PT-200.htm
:grump:
Still, I don't see any patents for it. Maybe I could just run with my own take on it...
Or what about an ultra cheap RFID transmitter that could be built into a rubber band? *googles*
http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/protectingid/0,3800002220,39121670,00.htm
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Lol why?? It's a sunday afternoon and I had an idea walking back from lunch . But whenever I come up with what I think is an amazing idea, it turns out someone else has already done it.
I know what you mean, I had an idea the other night and before I could carry it out, it turned out someone else had exactly the same plan as I did, :no:.
Incidentally, I find the idea of tagging children rather odd. No doubt marketed using fear Shyboy. You really should think about these ethical issues Shyboy. Plus Nokia will just put in into a phone and bankrupt you anyway.
Mine were on a ford corsair.
Most villains know this and will send someone off in the opposite direction than they themselves are actualy going in ...with the phone that the crook suspects the police have the number of.
The ethical issues are marketing something based on fear of something that doesn't exist. Oh well, if you're stupid enough to fall for it.....
Really have to start thinking of some IT ideas to patent though...if I don't start getting some to my name it's gonna take ages for me to get the career progression I want at work.
One of the mental hospitals I was in last year a girl escaped and the police tracked her phone and bought her back :yes:
Losing kids in supermarkets etc.?
The risk is there, even if it is small, and some parents would be prepared to pay for some peace of mind that if their kid goes missing / wandering they'd know where they are. I mean, you can get the same thing for pet collars too. I know losing your kids is one of the greatest fears parents have, if they have some insurance that they won't then it's worth the money, no? Even if it is fairly unlikely.
Anyway, I'm not going to do it, it was just an idea that I had in 5 minutes. You could come up with ethical issues for loads of things that have got past that initial 5 minute stage. I just think I'm quite lucky to be able to get new ideas these days even if they're not new.
:eek: I had that idea also. But it was a spork with a knife. The universal utinsel. Lets go into business together.
Wow, whoever came up with that idea didn't really think it through did they.
What does ethics have to do with windshield wipers