A person’s sense of what it meant to be plugged in was shifting rapidly in 2009. “The location-aware future—good, bad, and sleazy—is here,” observed Mat Honan with a mix of trepidation and wonder. Read this week’s WIRED Classics:
I borrowed a G1 to see what it could do that the iPhone couldn't. One of the first apps I set up,, tracked my every movement and used that data to generate a report card on my carbon footprint. Since I get around mostly on foot, bike, or mass transit, this program confirmed my suspicion that I personally was saving the earth. Another app, Locale, kicks in when you enter certain zones—you can set your ringer to go silent when you arrive at work, for instance.
Apps like Twinkle, of course, are just the beginning. The next round of location tools will be even more pervasive, pushy, and predictive. You'll be able to sort through your emails by where you were when you sent them and read blogs written only by writers within your zip code. Everything with an engine is going to be tracked, so you'll know precisely where your bus, taxi, or airplane is at all times.
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