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ICE is a free “In Case of Emergency” iPhone app; Hope you’ll never need it

Categories: Applications, iPhone
By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at 2:15 AM

ICE iPhone app

This is one of those apps you simply must have installed on your iPhone and hope to never need it. It’s called ICE App, where ICE comes from “In Case of Emergency.” As you can presume, the application is made to keep all your emergency contact information on one place. Meaning you’ll need to set it up first just in case.

God forbid something happens, simply start the application and it will do its magic, providing first responders with information about you and the medical condition you’re in. Additionally, you can also store such information as blood type, food allergies and medication allergies in the app to make them available when needed (hopefully never).

Privacy-aware folks will be glad to know that their/your data is not stored “in the cloud” but on your iPhone.

Finally, in case you’re wondering, the ICE App was developed by LegalZoom and Donate Life America and can be downloaded free of charge from here.

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Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Pebbles

    Checked itunes for this applicatin and it is not free. The cost is 99 cents.

  • Jean-Pierre Arenas

    Isn’t the Lifeguard emergency App much better then this App?

  • wil

    Does it work when you lock your iPhone?

    Apple should add this into iOS.
    Check http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageI…