Instead of
tracking kids with cellphones, some folks in South Korea want to track those caught fish. That's right -- SK Telecom is enabling fishermen to keep tabs on the fish they're trolling for using a float-shaped ultrasonic transmitter tethered to a cellphone and a fishing line. The phone then shows the lowdown on just what's happening underseas, including water depth and fish location. Should be an interesting niche for
SK Telecom to recruit the high-tech fisherman that was just waiting for a solution like this.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MinceyFresh @ May 25th 2007 11:01PM
Just make sure those fishermen "don't call it a phone." ;D
Jamar @ May 26th 2007 8:24AM
Yes, but hope that Helio doesn't start selling this; else "don't call it a phone" will have the comeback of "yeah, it's a fish-tracker!"
mxm @ May 26th 2007 6:06AM
Nice - hope in future no need to visit the market to buy a fish. Possible to catch a fish easily.
MinceyFresh @ May 26th 2007 11:56AM
Haha... no, I was referencing the Helio commercial with the whale... :D
But that would be something if Helio decided to include this technology in their handsets:
"We're for passionate, young, tech-saavy consumers... who like fishing."
David L. @ May 26th 2007 12:29PM
Just dont' drop the phone in the water ;D