iPhone / Smart Car Remote App

This idea is an extension from an earlier one. Say someone does develop the ability for the iPhone to talk to your car to unlock doors, trunk, etc. What if they go ahead and take it one step further and let you crank the car from your iPhone? Not just crank it, but turn lights on, check the amount of fuel (to help with planning), get updates on the oil life, tire pressure, any lights that are out, etc.? Even a little further, it could even notify you if your windows are down and it starts raining! How does it know it is raining? Well I guess it could be tied to the TWC app...

Would be cool!

iPhone Emergency Caller App

So you want to get your grandma into the digital age? You want to send her pictures, emails, text messages, and an occasional phone call? Why not have an app that allows the "Home" button to act as the emergency button in the commercials? Remember the old lady saying "Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"???

Of course, Grandma would have to keep the phone on her all the time. And since she has it on her all the time, why not have it run some diagnostics? Do a random check of her blood pressure and pulse via a device in her watch...a random check of her blood sugar...and if there is a problem with anything, or if the pulse goes away, it automatically connects to the emergency system via a phone call, email, text message, etc.

Not to mention the fact that if someone was ever injured on vacation and away from hometown doctors, this app could provide important medical information about allergies, conditions, medications, etc.

Could save someone's life!

iPhone RF Transmitter/Blocker

So you want to play your iTunes music in your car? You could opt for the expensive professional installation. The problem with this is future connectivity! I have a cable in my car that works for an iPod, but not an iPhone! Who wants to pay all of that money for something that likely will not work with the next generation?

The other options are auxillary cables. These are great, but when your phone is transmitting/receiving, you get this horrible interferance with your radio! So how do we get around this? How about an RF transmitter built into the iPhone? I mentioned this on another blog post for different purposes. The key would be a small device you could attach to your antenna cable (easily found in the trunk, under the hood, or just behind the radi0) that you would switch on/off via the RF signal from the iPhone. When your iPhone is transmitting RF, this device blocks the stronger signals received by your antenna from reaching the radio! This way you have a nice clear signal, no cables, and very simple installation!!!

Now if you just had a bluetooth microphone you would have a nice speakerphone system...