Android surveillence app catches hit-and-run

Want to capture your road trips on film but don't have a video recorder to do so? There is an app for that. DailyRoads Voyager is an Android app that records your road trips the moment the app is activated. Recently this app captured a hit-and run in progress! Having a tool like this could give the police the evidence they need to capture offenders. Here is the video of the accident.


For more info on the app and a QR link, head over to Android Central.

iPhone helps save a life

I know that throughout this blog, I have taken great pleasure in bashing the iPhone from here to Krypton. But today I bring you a story that does the device justice. We all remember the horrible earthquake that ravaged Haiti on January 12, 2010. Something that you may or may not have heard was the story of Dan Woolley, an American film director who was trapped for three days under rubble. Using an app from his iPhone, he was able to survive until he was rescued. Here is his story.