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Microsoft's vision of the future (16 Dec 2005) She said: "We noticed in our studies of family life that it was important to know - when you come home from work for example - are my kids still at school, have they left school yet, has my husband left work yet, shall I get the dinner on? This kind of thing. Actually knowing where your family is very important to family life." This is more a new concept than a new technology, and the real version may still be a year or two away. It would track the mobile phone signals of loved ones, then cross-reference which mobile cell they were in with pre-programmed locations, like the home, school, or workplace. Add this article to Del.icio.us Article URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/4534674.stm Read 271 more articles from BBC News sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Putting computers in school is a really dumb move |
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