The FCC reported that there were about 3.1 million smartphone thefts in 2013. Today nearly everyone owns at least one smart device, and many people tend to keep personal or business information on these same devices. If your device is lost the first reaction you might have is to use attempt to use 3rd party software to locate or wipe the sensitive data from your device, but what happens when the connection to those services is severed? The Fail-Safe Erase application aims to provide you with the ability to wipe your device after its disconnected from reaching network services. After setting up a personalized password and a wipe timer, the Fail-Safe Erase application will run in the background while looking for those services. Once the connection to GPS, network, and cellular service is interrupted the wipe timer begins its countdown. If the user does not access their device to interrupt the wipe timer within the time set by the user, the device will begin to wipe itself of all personal data. Fail-Safe Erase aims to ensure that if you can’t gain access to your mobile device, remotely or physically, the private data on it will be securely erased, hopefully before it falls into the wrong hands.
The use of the GoCart application will have the ability to enhance grocery shoppers’ experience by taking the shopping list and generating the most efficient shopping path. According to the Time Use Institute, the average shopping trip takes 45 minutes. In part, the time spent is attributed to confusing store layout, congested aisles, and uninformed staff (Marks, 2015). Results from our grocery shopping experience has shown that more time is directed towards roaming through the aisles searching for the items. There are applications dealing with allowing us to create a virtual list, but none directed towards the location of the items. Along with GoCart creating the most productive shopping path with the virtual list, there will also be a map with the store layout that pinpoints each item. Having GoCart will make the next trip to the grocery store quick and painless.
Through research conducted by Mcgarry Bowen and Kraft, 59% of 25 to 34-year old adults use their phones to look up recipes while in the kitchen. A Google consumer survey also states that for a quarter of online millennials, the most important part of cooking is putting a personal spin on the food. Fudo is a bridge between the kitchen and the digital age. Fudo gives these people a platform to easily access, customize and share their favorite recipes, while also making it simple to find new ones. Current avenues to find recipes online are hard to navigate and force the users to hunt through blog posts that conceal the recipes in favor of personal stories and ads. Fudo has adapted a sleek and modern interface coupled with an easy to understand user experience in order to bring the digital age to the kitchen table.
Nibbler is an android application used to search and find restaurants based on specific
filters applied by the user. Nibbler gives users the ability to apply multiple filters to their
searches and allows those with dietary restrictions or food allergies to find restaurants that fit
their specific diet. Nibbler also aims to eliminate the issue of analysis paralysis by limiting the
return on food locations that are returned to the user after completing a search. The reason for
this is simple, if there are too many options, then an individual can overanalyze or overthink the
situation. This way the user still has everything they originally searched for, but the decision is
easier due to the fact that they are limited in their options. The application is simple to use and
anyone with an android device can navigate the simple UI. This allows users to store personal
data and health information safely and securely.
Getting a job interview does not mean automatically landing a job. For people in IT, the interview process can be very lengthy and involve multiple face to face interviews and skill testing. These interviews can be stressful and hard to prepare for. No one should be held back from getting a job they are qualified for. In order to help people prepare for interviews, we have created PrepIN. PrepIN will do what sites like Indeed and Hackerrank do not. Anyone would be able to schedule a time for a practice interview. They will participate in a one to one host video call and have access to a video message chat. Having access to a test environment that will put them face to face with someone will better help stimulate the interview environment and process. That way job seekers can work to deal with the stress and anxiety that many face during interviews.