The New Emergency Handset That Doubles As Gaming Device
Perhaps the idea is to distract yourself with a few rounds of Tetris until help arrives, or with the first-aid software included, do some self-diagnosis. UK mobile device maker The Medical Phone is rolling out a rugged 3G handset originally built for the British military that is both emergency handset as well as gaming device, reports PC World. And while the trend has been to try to pack more features into a more slender phone, the GPS-enabed iCEphone, which can also be used as a mini-notebook and a satellite navigation system, does away with this, and instead unfolds into three separate panels
Pricey hardware option with very cool features. Just as an fyi – for those who are fans of the GPS-enabled ICEphone options on this hardware… check out a software option that might just work for your smartphone or iphone (coming in January 2009) available at:
http://www.think-safe.com/FirstVoice/ResQRSoftware/tabid/288/Default.aspx
available from Think Safe in the U.S. this software is ECC/ILCOR compliant and even talks you through the emergency with interactive YES/NO buttons. There will be an announcement soon on a FREE widget Think Safe will offer as well! Think Safe's ResQR (pronounced rescuer) software helps people refresh on or real-time address gunshot wounds, protruding objects, head/neck/spine injuries, CPR events (including pacing metronome), heat stress, hypothermia, eye injuries, severe burns and many more minor first aid injuries to major traumas. When that trauma situation arises you have to make minutes matter….just passing it on!