Smartphone Avalanche Transceiver

[skiNEwhere]

Stole this from TGR

http://www.revelstoketimesreview.com/news/229142381.html

I think this is a terrible idea, with all the stuff running on people's phones, and unknown functionality while buried in snow, this is downright dangerous to think you can rely on this

 

[fbrissette]

Yep, pretty dumb IMO, especially from the battery life point of view.

 

[bvibert]

I'm very dependent on my smartphone for all sorts of things, but given its typical battery performance in the cold I wouldn't be trusting my life to it anytime soon.

 

[MadMadWorld]

There are 2 BIG problems here....1. The chances of a cell phone surviving an avalanche is highly unlikely. 2. If that cell phone comes flying out of the pocket it will send others on a wild goose chase.

 

[Nick]

This is interesting but one of the few things I would prefer to have a dedicated device for. Something that is more durable, waterproof, has long battery life and not reliant on some underlying operating system in any way.