Cellphone detector discreetly catches school cheaters
If you're in England's public school system, that pervasive and addictive SMSing between you and your buddies, girlfriends or even enemies may get you in trouble even if you are prone to being able and text ever so discreetly. Adroit Global Technology has developed (and is selling) a new device that detects cellphones hidden on kids' clothes, packs or anywhere else on the body so that instructors can rid the classroom environment of those bothersome texting devices. Each of these "cellphone detector" devices costs £150 (about $290) and the company has so far sold them to more than 20 schools in Britain. British school authorities by law can't block cellphone transmissions, but this is totally legal -- and since text cheating and other nefarious uses of SMS can change exam grades, we suspect this is going to be a pretty popular device in the headmaster crowd.[Via textually.org]
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yyuanhk @ Apr 10th 2007 8:42AM
Standby/Power-off Cell-phone Detection (Looking for Co-operation)
1. RF contact-less detection
2. Portable operation
3. Detection range: 1m ~ 5m, adjustable
4. Cell-phone in transmission working mode / receiving standby mode / power-off mode can be effectively detected
5. Suitable for all restrict area of prohibited cell-phone usage
6. Finish prototype fabrication & performance evaluation
yyuanhk @ Apr 10th 2007 8:48AM
Standby/Power-off Cell-phone Detection (Looking for Co-operation)
1. RF contact-less detection
2. Portable operation
3. Detection range: 1m ~ 5m, adjustable
4. Cell-phone in transmission working mode / receiving standby mode / power-off mode can be effectively detected
5. Suitable for all restrict area of prohibited cell-phone usage
6. Finish prototype fabrication & performance evaluation
jonathan weinstock @ Apr 30th 2007 11:58AM
We are a UK based company who have developed a product to specifically tackle the problems of cell phones in the classroom, mobile cheating and cyber bullying. We belive our product to be the most sophisticated around allowing multiple detection of both phone signals and phone digital cameras. Our product also can scan the area to find the phone being illegally used.
We have found our product to be highly effective in curbing the problems associated with cell phone misuse; the one thing a child doesnt want is for their phone to be taken away or to be disqualified from an exam. Our system works as an efficient deterrent with a campaign we have launched including classroom literature and posters.
We are marketing our product for use in the USA also as cell phone jammers are illegal to use also in this territory.
For further info please look at our website www.phonebuster.co.uk or get in touch with me at jweinstock@phonebuster.co.uk
Regards
Jonathan