Questions and Answers:
1.) How do you meet up with people?
- by cell phone
- plans made at school
- leave from school together
- always go to mall
- instant messenger
- wife makes plans, I obey
2.) How many people do you hang out with?
- usually groups of 3 - 5
- just my wife
- sometimes one other couple
- depends on what I am doing
3.) Do you wear a watch?
- younger people interviewed do not wear a watch
- younger people rely on cell phone to tell time
- most people above the age of 25 wear a watch
4.) Why do you wear a watch?
- to tell time
- as jewelry
- always have. It is a part of me
5.) Have you used GPS?
- Almost everyone knew what GPS was, but had not used it
- 1 person had GPS in cell phone, but did not know it
- 1 person used GPS in car and liked it very much
6.) Would it be useful to track people?
- most people interviewed thought it would be very helpful
- some thought it was kind of creepy and wanted reassurances that it could
not be abused
- most people thought it would be sufficient to only track one person at a
time, although some people wanted to track multiple people at once.
Additional Research:
Ambient Devices
http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/index.html
Microsoft SPOT Watch
http://direct.msn.com/
Magellan GPS
http://www.magellangps.com/en/
Fossil PDA Watch
http://www.fossil.com/
Suunto
http://www.suunto.com