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'Unusual' Uses of Mobile/Wireless (Connected) Tech

Think you know what to expect from mobile/wireless (connected) technologies and how we'll be using them? We at MTAM think you may be in for some surprises! 

The 'Internet of Things' provides almost infinite possibilities for the ways connected technologies can make our home and work lives easier and more productive, therefore, on this page we will add content we find about interesting or unusual uses of mobile/wireless (connected) technologies that the average person may not conceive of to help you expand your idea of the capabilities of these technologies.

With connected technologies, if you can dream it, you can likely do it!  Read on....and let your mind open to the possibilities!     

      
 
     
      
     
      
10 Weirdly Useful IoT Devices
      
Smart whiskey bottle knows when someone has been in your stash
     
      
      
      
        
      
Be My Eyes app harnesses volunteers to help sight-impaired people
      
 
     
'Smart' toilet uses wireless technologies in disaster zones
    
AT&T's smart luggage solves the lost luggage problem when traveling
      
      
    
Bluetooth shoes connect driving with the sole
    
       
QR code stickers help rescue workers save lives     
     
    
     
   
     
    
Smart toilets start to appear in the U.S.
  
App for bipolar disorder being tested
   
   
Mobile technology helping to quantify how animals help improve human health
  
Smartphone app may help people overcome alcoholism
  
  
Syrup makers go high-tech with wireless monitoring
   
   
       
8 ways to connect your dog to the web
  
App ensures you'll never see your ex again
  
The new hi-tech you  
  
Mobile/wireless technologies drive pet-friendly devices
   
   
    
   
  
Most home searches now conducted via mobile
  
  
  
Wireless technology helping people walk
  
  
    
     
    
    
    
     
     
GPS Shoes
    
Mobile technology provides a better way to find your lost best friend!
    
Pepsi Brings a Touch of Augmented Reality Magic to Bottles
    
     
    
  
    
     
    
Wearable computers for war
    
    
    
   
Mobile technology enables high-tech guns to be remotely disabled
     
   
    
      
Smart water grid technologies can save billions for water utilities
     
     
    
    
  
GPS technology being utilized to prevent a horrible crime
     
Crisis hotlines turn to text messages to reach teens
   
    
   
    
Apes Using Mobile Technology to Pass the Time
    
  
  
  
NYPD fights drug thefts with GPS-enabled pill bottles
  
   
   
   
One Day Smartphones Will Know Your Body Better Than You Do
   
Credit Card Acts Like a Smartphone
   
    
Leader Dogs for the Blind Uses Mobile GPS Technology to Assist Clients
  
Mobile technology prevents fraud in Superstorm Sandy cleanup
  
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade marries mobile and television to increase engagement
   
  
   
  
Watson and its mobile apps learning to save lives
   
   
   
App enables education community to develop dropout risk profiles that will allow educational administrators to formulate intervention strategies for Virginia students.
   
   
Lake Nona: A Glimpse into the Future of Healthcare
   
   
A Cute Personalized Robot Powered by an iPhone, What Could Be Better?