PanicGuard: Nice Idea but Not Ready for Prime Time

Here’s an app that should bring peace of mind to any late-night solo worker, exerciser or neighborhood watch patroller. It’s an ingenious combination of personal alarm, tracker and alert creator that uses sensor and other components included in the average smartphone, such as the speaker, to sound an alarm. The GPS and other location services are used for tracking; the video camera is key for capturing the bad guy swiping the phone; and a data connection serves to communicate the alert.



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