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September 9, 2013 01:13 am GMT

Kovert Is A GPS That Lets You Keep Your Phone In Your Pocket To Foil Would-Be Muggers

screen-grab-1When walking through a sketchy neighborhood that you don't know well, it doesn't always feel like a good idea to have your phone out. Disrupt Hackathon entrant Kovert is an app that allows you to keep your phone tucked away out of sight while giving you walking directions through buzz signals.As makers Scott Jones and Andrew Askedall pointed out onstage, following a GPS app with your phone in hand says a few things: I have no idea where I am, and I have money and expensive electronics.

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