Cool uses of technology

[andrewducker]

I was coming home in a cab from LGA in the pouring rain a few months ago, and sliding through a pool of water, we rear-ended the cab ahead of us. Both drivers got out, furious, and, before saying a word to one another, took out their phones and photographed each other's license plates.
It was the first use of a camera phone I'd seen that wasn't just for those "Hey I'm drinking a margarita" snapshots, and it convinced me that the unexpected uses of these things were going to be much more interesting than anything Nokia has dreamed of.

From an interview with Clay Shirky

Comments

[derumi.livejournal.com]

Some kid took a picture of the plates to some guy that was trying to lure her into his car, was pretty big news last year. I forget who, where, or when.

[pacotelic.livejournal.com]

That really cabdriver difficult test must be worth it. I can't afford a camera phone at this point, but mebbe in a year

[andrewducker]

Mine came free with my contract. Most of the phones over here come with cameras in them now - seems to be pretty much standard.

[stillcarl.livejournal.com]

Now that, alone, has to be the best reason yet for kids being allowed mobiles.

[derumi.livejournal.com]

I'm trying my best to keep my eye on fliptop phones that don't have a freaking camera built into it. I like having a phone with me, and some of the places I like to go to or work at ban cameras.