Photo Messages That Save Lives?

from the they're-everywhere dept

Following the story of security firms using photo messaging to alert homeowners of intruders, now paramedics are using the technology to transmit images of patients to doctors while enroute to the hospital. Sounds like a pretty good idea. Also, this is yet another example of how the important uses of picture messaging are about user created content – and not about “broadcast” download style content.


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