Yesterday, PhoneGuard launched a new application suite in the Android Market that provides “Personal Security” and “Text Responsibly” platforms for mobile phones. The PhoneGuard app suite provides free and paid apps that are designed to not only keep teens safe while driving, but can be used by businesses alike. By disabling all keyboard functions when traveling over 10mph, PhoneGuard will make sure drivers focus on the road instead of their cellphone.
With their new slogan, “It’s your life. Drive it”, the Company’s product strategy will evolve around three separate and distinct product offerings targeted at teens, parents, and enterprise customers. “The team is excited to bring the PhoneGuard application suite to market and provide personal security and responsible texting options to multiple audiences,” said Keith St. Clair, PhoneGuard Chairman of the Board and CEO. “The features are robust and appealing to families, teens and businesses, all of whom are focused on staying safe on the road.”
Features, details, press release, and download links after the break.
Many features besides text blocking are available through PhoneGuard such as:
- Panic Button - A pre-selected and programmed emergency call function that is activated by simply hitting one key
- Speed Control - Enables the phone’s administrator to receive text message alerts showing the location and speed of the user’s mobile phone
- GeoFencing - Allows the phone’s administrator to select geographic boundaries and receive a text message if the phone strays outside of the boundaries
- Text Block - Prevents the driver from texting while driving or using the phone’s keyboard
- Permission Request - Allows users to request permission from the administrator to have functionality of the mobile phone
- Admin Override - Lets the administrator type in a set password to override PhoneGuard’s System Settings
- Admin Control - Allows an administrator to enter new administrative phone numbers and remove old ones
- Remember Pass Code - Remembers the passcode so the phone will bypass the login for all administrative functions
- Timeout – A function that permits the administrator to set timeout periods and custom timeout messages on the phone
- Custom Timeout/Auto-Reply - Gives the administrator the opportunity to customize timeout messages on the phone
The PhoneGuard application for teens is only $0.99 a year and includes Text Block, Custom Auto-Reply, Admin Override and Panic Button. This is a smokin’ deal for all of you parents and will give you a little piece of mind knowing your child won’t be texting while driving. If for some reason you feel that $0.99 is to much to ask in exchange for your child’s safety, then there is also a free app with less functions. Either way you look at it, I highly recommend you check it out in the Android Market our hit our Apps Database for the QR code.
Press Release
BOCA RATON, Fla. – October 12, 2011 – PhoneGuard, Inc. proudly launches its robust application suite including “Personal Security” and “Text Responsibly” platforms. The features for each platform position PhoneGuard at the intersection of safety and connectivity by disabling texting, emailing and keyboard functions of a mobile phone while in a vehicle moving faster than 10 miles per hour, empowering people to take responsibility for personal security and safe driving.
In addition to hosting a booth at the CTIA Enterprise & Applications Trade Show in San Diego, Calif., PhoneGuard will host an official press conference on Oct. 12, from 12 to 3 p.m. to officially launch its latest products, giving media the opportunity to be the first to participate in product testing.
“The team is excited to bring the PhoneGuard application suite to market and provide personal security and responsible texting options to multiple audiences,” said Keith St. Clair, PhoneGuard Chairman of the Board and CEO. “The features are robust and appealing to families, teens and businesses, all of whom are focused on staying safe on the road.”
“Personal Security” features, which are available for PhoneGuard, PhoneGuard Family and Family Pro, as well as PhoneGuard Enterprise, include Panic Button, a pre-selected and programmed emergency call function that is activated by simply hitting one key; Speed Control, which enables the phone’s administrator to receive text message alerts showing the location and speed of the user’s mobile phone; and GeoFencing, allowing the phone’s administrator to select geographic boundaries and receive a text message if the phone strays outside of the boundaries.
Also available for PhoneGuard, PhoneGuard Family, Family Pro and PhoneGuard Enterprise, the “Text Responsibly” components are solely focused on keeping family members and employees safe on the road. Features include Text Block, which prevents the driver from texting while driving or using the phone’s keyboard; Permission Request that allows users to request permission from the administrator to have functionality of the mobile phone; Admin Override, which lets the administrator type in a set password to override PhoneGuard’s System Settings; Admin Control, allowing an administrator to enter new administrative phone numbers and remove old ones; Remember Pass Code, which remembers the passcode so the phone will bypass the login for all administrative functions; Timeout function, which permits the administrator to set timeout periods and custom timeout messages on the phone; and a Custom Timeout and Auto-Reply, giving the administrator the opportunity to customize timeout messages on the phone.
PhoneGuard targets teens that are looking for the freedom to stay safe while always staying connected. Priced at $.99 a year, the PhoneGuard application for teens includes Text Block, Custom Auto-Reply, Admin Override and Panic Button. PhoneGuard Family and Family Pro applications enable parents to play an active role in their family’s safety by protecting them on and off the road. At $4.99/year, PhoneGuard Family features include Text Block, Custom Auto-Reply, Admin Override, Panic Button, Speed Control, Admin Control, Request Permission and Remember Passcode. PhoneGuard Family Pro, priced at $19.99/year, includes the same features as PhoneGuard Family, plus Web Portal, Geo-Fencing and Custom Timeout.
Equipping businesses with the tools to ensure the safety of employees on the road, PhoneGuard Enterprise keeps businesses strong and secure with a customized application that is tailored to each business’s needs. All features are available for PhoneGuard Enterprise and price is based on customization.
In addition to paid applications, PhoneGuard also offers PhoneGuard FREE, available for BlackBerry, Android and iPhone. The application for BlackBerry and Android enables GPS to detect when vehicle speed exceeds 10 miles per hour and then disables the keyboard functionality of the phone, preventing the user from emailing, surfing the web of texting while driving. PhoneGuard FREE features Auto-Reply, Text Block and Admin Override. PhoneGuard FREE for iPhone gently reminds users to not next while driving. The app displays vehicle speed and communicates to the admin phone to request overrides. Due to iPhone’s operating system, the application functions differently than with BlackBerry and Android.
For more information regarding PhoneGuard applications, visit www.PhoneGuard.com, www.facebook.com/PhoneGuard or on Twitter at @Phone_Guard.
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About PhoneGuard, Inc.
PhoneGuard, Inc., a subsidiary of Options Media Group Holdings, Inc., is a leading provider of mobile applications software. The Company’s flagship product, anti-texting while driving software application suite, is a next-generation software suite with the most robust set of features and functions available today. The software product, which is easily downloadable to mobile phones, allows for global positioning satellite tracking of the mobile device in order to calculate the rate of speed of travel. Above certain predetermined speeds, the software will lock the keyboard and prevent the user from emailing, surfing the web or texting. While PhoneGuard’s Software is designed to prevent texting while driving, it also offers parents and employers the ability to monitor the driving habits of mobile phone users in order to prevent speeding. www.PhoneGuard.com.