Jim Brady Founded Earthcomber to Help People Find What They Need Around Them
For many people, one of the greatest advantages of mobile technology is the ability to find whatever they need when they are out in the physical world. The ability to look up the closest gas station when someone’s car is running low or finding the nearest ATM when a person’s wallet is thin are some of the greatest advantages of mobile computing. Cool person in technology Jim Brady founded Earthcomber to push these advantages even further and make it even easier for people to find what they need with their smartphones and tablets. Earthcomber finds the services and locations that users want to know about automatically. Brady’s technology uses GPS to detect where people are when using their phones. Earthcomber then finds the places closest to a user that will be most helpful to them based on their profile. If users indicate they like to know where the nearest banks are whenever traveling, Earthcomber will automatically find them without them having to search for it. Users can also set the app to detect things like restaurants, gas stations, hotels or even locations with free Wi-Fi. If Earthcomber isn’t detecting locations properly for a user, that person should consult a smartphone computer repair professional about the phone’s GPS. Read more »
