X-Message-Number: 15632 Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 06:46:12 -0800 (PST) From: Driven FromThePack <> Subject: Digital angel/cellular phones Another very promising tool is the use of the cellular phone. There was a recent (very recent) article in the news online that told of how researchers were looking at using the siganl from celleualr phones to detect if the owner of the phone is still alive. Apparently, if the phone is turned on, but not making a call, it still sends a signal back to the telco. This signal can be used, if the owner is not moving about, to read vital signs. They said this could be used to tell if a person is still alive. This could be very cheap and dependable. I lost the URL, sorry. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=15632