Android Phone App that photographs Thief

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Real Estate Agent with Team Lorenz

 

Android Phone App that photographs Thief

Ever had your android phone stolen or heard of somebody who has?  I just discovered that there is an application for androids that will potentially take a picture of your telephone’s thief.  You will need to have a front-facing camera and once you install this application your phone will automatically take a picture of the person viewing the screen after 3 unsuccessful “unlock” attempts.  The software then send you an email along with a photograph of the would-be thief.  You then get the opportunity to log into your account from a different computer and see the location of the phone as well as where that phone has been.

 This product was recently reviewed in PC World and made “Today’s Top 9”.  I’ve included a link to that article so you can get the full scoop.  Just so you know, I have no dog in this race, I get no referral fee etc., but I thought it looked quite interesting and wanted to pass it on to others.

Android Phone Application Link

This together telephone app was brought to my attention through a real estate mastermind group of which I’m a member.  It is called the CyberStars and there are about 200 of us in North America and we try to stay very much out in front on technology as a relates to real estate.  I just spent 3 days in San Diego at our annual CyberStar conference and my head is still something from all the things that I learned.  The key now is to implement a number of the ideas and processes that were shared at this conference.  The group is a by-invitation-only membership and I have been privileged to be in the group for 10 years.  This group, along with the Howard Brinton Star Power Systems, are the 2 best real estate education organizations that I have been involved with.

 


Comments (4)

Elite Home Sales Team
Elite Home Sales Team OC - Corona del Mar, CA
A Tenacious and Skilled Real Estate Team

Android phone app that photographs thiefs yes!  Thanks for the info.

Jan 30, 2013 12:59 AM
Malcolm Johnston
Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON
Trenton Real Estate

This is brilliant, whoever thought of this is a genius. Thanks for sharing.

Jan 30, 2013 01:01 AM
Steven Cook
No Longer Processing Mortgages. - Tacoma, WA

Rick -- great program. They must have that for the newer computers as well by now, so I will have to check into it for that purpose -- the one for Macs is linked here and one that works on Mac/PCs and other mobile devices is here.

Jan 30, 2013 03:47 AM
Rick Lorenz
Team Lorenz - Durango, CO
REALTOR Emeritus, CRS, ABR, CyberStar, CNE, E-Pro

Thank you to all 3 of you for your comments.  It never ceases to amaze me all the different applications that are out there.  Most of them are "single function" types of apps that serve a very specific and/or limited use.  What I find is that many people say: "Why didn't I think of that?  Or that's a fabulous idea!"

Jan 30, 2013 04:27 AM

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