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December 9, 2011 11:28 am GMT
Do you lose things? Despite being meticulous about personal hygiene and a snappy dresser, I tend to misplace things. I blame it on bad parenting, of course. But, we all lose our personal items -- and as much as it pains us -- our gadgets are often the victims. Smartphones, especially iPhones, have been known to surreptitiously slip out of pockets at inappropriate times. Unfortunately, unlike our vehicles, most gadgets do not have panic buttons, or remote key access -- although there are some tracking apps that get close. In fact, there are umpteen ways to find lost iPhones, or track your stolen hardware.Launching this week is a startup and its eponymous free iPhone app called Fownd, which simply put, helps return your lost items -- one and all. Well, maybe not children, but most everything else. Cofounded by Drew Izzo (the former CMO of Ancestry.com and Roost.com, among others), Fownd customizes a homescreen photo of your choice to include a message that enables the finder of a lost item to connect with the owner -- essentially, a terrific complementary service to Find My iPhone.
Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/m87s68ZkRl8/
Fownd Launches A Free Service To Reunite You With Lost Phones, Gadgets, Keys & More
Do you lose things? Despite being meticulous about personal hygiene and a snappy dresser, I tend to misplace things. I blame it on bad parenting, of course. But, we all lose our personal items -- and as much as it pains us -- our gadgets are often the victims. Smartphones, especially iPhones, have been known to surreptitiously slip out of pockets at inappropriate times. Unfortunately, unlike our vehicles, most gadgets do not have panic buttons, or remote key access -- although there are some tracking apps that get close. In fact, there are umpteen ways to find lost iPhones, or track your stolen hardware.Launching this week is a startup and its eponymous free iPhone app called Fownd, which simply put, helps return your lost items -- one and all. Well, maybe not children, but most everything else. Cofounded by Drew Izzo (the former CMO of Ancestry.com and Roost.com, among others), Fownd customizes a homescreen photo of your choice to include a message that enables the finder of a lost item to connect with the owner -- essentially, a terrific complementary service to Find My iPhone.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/m87s68ZkRl8/
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