Saturday, December 6, 2008
The Zicam Cold & Flu Companion
The Zicam Cold & Flu Companion was released this week for the T-Mobile G-1 (aka the Google phone). This program can warn the user just how many people (and where!) are down with winter viruses.
"The "Zicam Cold & Flu Companion" will say, for instance, that 8 percent to 14 percent of the people in your ZIP code have respiratory illnesses, representing a "Moderate" risk level. To give germophobes and hypochondriacs even more of a thrill, it also says what symptoms are common, like coughing and sore throat."
Users can also ask the application about the risk in other zip codes, so that they can probably avoid driving through said area.
That's certainly helpful, although I'm kind of wondering how Zicam gets all that information anywaysss~
Svensson, P (2008, December, 3). The phone that feels the flu before you do.
MSNBC, Retrieved December 6, 2008, from
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28038134/
"The "Zicam Cold & Flu Companion" will say, for instance, that 8 percent to 14 percent of the people in your ZIP code have respiratory illnesses, representing a "Moderate" risk level. To give germophobes and hypochondriacs even more of a thrill, it also says what symptoms are common, like coughing and sore throat."
Users can also ask the application about the risk in other zip codes, so that they can probably avoid driving through said area.
That's certainly helpful, although I'm kind of wondering how Zicam gets all that information anywaysss~
Svensson, P (2008, December, 3). The phone that feels the flu before you do.
MSNBC, Retrieved December 6, 2008, from
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28038134/
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