Sunday, August 31, 2008

Things They Should Invent (if they haven't already): you can text any phone you can see

I have the idea that this exists already, but I haven't been able to google up confirmation. (Of course, I don't know what it's called if it does exist.)

You should be able to send a text message to any cellphone that you can see. Just kind of beam the message through the air, like how a remote control works.

Why not just go over and talk to the person? Maybe they're busy. Maybe they're too far away to get their attention (walking down the other side of a busy street, for example). Maybe they're a stranger and their zipper's undone and you can't figure out how to say that in person tactfully. Maybe you want a really smooth way to hit on them by just sending them your phone number. Maybe you're exchanging phone numbers anyway and it would be easier to just beam it straight into each other's phone instead of you dictating your number to them and then they dictate your number to you.

At any rate, it's an option that should exist.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like it has potential for harassment though. Suddenly the creepy guy on the subway can not only stare at you, but send you gross messages on your personal phone...

impudent strumpet said...

And then you have his name and phone number and can hollaback him that much more easily.