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April 9, 2007
A column this week in a Canadian newspaper called The Gazette offered multitaskers everywhere a savior. The story, entitled “Lose your head? There’s a cellphone for you,” touts an invention called Placemail – a location-sensitive, wireless to-do list created by CSE doctoral candidate Pamela Ludford.
According to the column, Ludford created Placemail as an alternative to traditional paper to-do lists, which for many people end up crumpled in a pocket or lost in their purse. The technology works by storing information in a person’s cell phone about their favorite locations. The cell phone, which has a Global Positioning System (GPS) built in, then stores location-specific reminders of items on their to-do lists. When the person reaches a location close to an item on their list – the dry cleaners, for example – a text or voice message on their phone will alert them of their impending task.
For more information about Placemail, visit “Lose your head? There’s a cellphone for you.”
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