We have completed an alpha version of our new Android App SpotLoss. The free app uses Bluetooth Low Energy to tell the user when a device comes into or leaves a relative area. The app will alert users when a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) enabled fob or BLE cell phone either comes in close proximity to the user or leaves proximity (depending on the users settings). Uses for this include telling the user when his or her friends might be close by, notifying the user that they have left their keys or cell phone behind, or alerting a parent if their child wanders too far away. We are very excited about this new app, and believe it will be revolutionary.
The main problem is that there aren't any Android smart phones that support the Bluetooth Low Energy specification yet. (Though there should be soon.)
In the mean time, we're developing an iOS version of SpotLoss as well as the hardware fobs that can be used with our apps. The new iPhone 4S is the first cell phone to include Bluetooth 4.0, which has BLE abilities.
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