Your Phone on a Tight (Wireless) Leash

You know the scene. Where’s my phone. I know I left it here. Where’s my phone. Shoot, it’s on silent/out of battery. Where’s my phone…

I’d love to say this happens only to my husband and to my kids, but to be honest, it happens a lot to me too, mostly because I have way too many options to carry my phone. Handbag? Clutch? Computer bag? Gym bag? Phone wallet? Coat pocket? Oy!

So, as you can guess, I’m going to tell you that this little device solves the locating problem. It does, and then some. It’s called the Zomm and, when activated, it will alert you (vibrate, flash and sound an alarm) when you are more than 30 feet away from your phone. Ever left your phone in a cab? Fall out of your pocket? Ha, you know why you need this.

Besides this, because the Zomm has a Bluetooth speakerphone, it will also notify you on incoming calls. Attach it to your keychain or loop it to the outside of your bag and, with one push of the very conspicuous button, you have a speakerphone through which to answer your calls. Great for the car and us gals with the super-large-and-then-fit-in-the-kitchen-sink-phone-swallowing sized handbags. Uh-hu.

Besides that, the Zomm can become a personal safety device that sounds a loud panic alarm and dial emergency services, if ever needed.

This is one smart little number.  You can buy it directly from the Zomm website or from Amazon (where it’s cheaper).

The Zomm was invented by Laurie Penix. The idea came to her in an exercise/Oprah-induced epiphany. You can read more about that here. In the meanwhile, here’s Henry, Laurie’s husband explaining the clever little device: