iZUP offers promo to block driver texting
The second Distracted Driving Summit is underway in Washington, D.C., and while it is going on, a local company is making available for free its smartphone app that limits phone use while phone owners are driving.
The company is Illume Software, and its app is iZUP. Thanks to the Global Positioning System chips that are found in virtually all smartphones, iZUP can determine whether the smartphone and its owner are in motion. As a Globe story from earlier this year noted, IZup uses GPS to determine whether the phone is moving faster than about 5 miles per hour. When the phone passes that speed, the app restricts the user's ability to place or receive calls, send or receive text messages, or run other software applications like games, e-mail programs, or Web browsers.
The company said iZUP pricing is $19.95 a year for a single user or $59.95 annually for a family plan.
In a press release, Illume Software said, "Consumers can download the app at no cost for use indefinitely from the Blackberry App World and Android Market beginning Monday Sept. 20 through Sunday Sept. 26."
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