What about the shoe phone?
Echoflex Solutions Inc. introduced a self-powered wireless key switch, which the company said can reduce the cost of powering unoccupied hotel rooms. The switch is activated by hotel key cards and generates its own power each time the card is inserted or removed from its dock. Guests insert the key card into the docking station when they enter their room, and then the room is ‘energized.’ When the guest leaves, they remove the card from the dock and another signal is sent to power off the lights and heating/air conditioning units, said the company.
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Find me
The Weinstein Co. and SnapTell announced a two-week scavenger hunt contest in five markets to promote the release of Morgan Spurlock’s documentary, “Where in the World is Osama Bin laden?” The contest challenges contestants to search local businesses, schools and hangouts to find and take photographs with their mobile phone of strategically placed “reward” fliers. Contestants can send their photographs in to a special e-mail address for a chance to win $1,000. The contest is taking place in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
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Keeping it fresh
Mobile social network company itsmy.com, which is operated by Gofresh, said it has reached the 1 million registered users. Itsmy.com users each get a free mobile home page that they can personalize and that has a unique mobile Web address. The community is funded by advertising. Gofresh said its users have created more than 5 million videos, pictures and wallpapers and have built more than 4.5 million WAP sites, including personalized home pages, about-me pages, group galleries and flirt pages.
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