GPS Bicycles by Yahoo.

GPS bicycle, only time can tell whether this innovative step can help Yahoo to beat Google at the next turn. These GPS-enabled bicycles comes with cameraphones which have been set to take pictures automatically between time intervals and these photos will uploaded to Flikr right away. These bicycles are currently in use in San Francisco and New York, although they will soon be dispatched in Singapore, Denmark and the UK. Each bicycle equipped with solar panel which provides the power for the camera and a special software takes signal from mobile phone’s accelerometer to capture an image every minute whenever the bike is in motion. The Nokia N95 will be the handset of choice.

Tracking Teens using GPS

In an effort to better understand the connection between specific locations and bad behaviour, Researchers at Indiana University’s school of medicine plan to use cellphones to track the movements of teen girls.The study, which will take place in Indianapolis, is scheduled to be finished in 2010. It will compare the girls’ geographic location with their reported activities, Once a pattern is established, the phones will be used to contact the girls when they are approaching a place where they tend to misbehave.