Have you seen the latest application of iPhone technology?
The Chronicle of Higher Education has a short news blurb today about a Stanford student who developed an application for the iPhone which lets other students track their every move and locate them while they are on campus. I haven't done much research into this, but it does present an interesting idea.
How often have we been searching for student who simply refuses to answer our phone calls, repeatedly ignores our emails, and consistently misses appointments that are made? Perhaps if students are equipped with tracking software it make our lives a lot easier.
Obviously I mean this facetiously but it does pose an interesting question... will students eventually all be carrying iPhones in their pockets and beam information to each other (and potentially us!) on a consistent basis? My initial reaction is YES YES YES! However, this transition seems unlikely in the near (Read: 5 years) future. Beyond that, who knows?
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