It connects directly to any iOS device and uploads your info to the free Withings Health Mate app ( withings.com).

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Markoff was able to upload the info from the device about his crash and figure out exactly what happened and where it happened.

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The packaging is all we have to go off of at this point -- Samsung reps we spoke to didn't know to expect the device today, so there's no pricing or availability info to share.

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This isn't a tracking device in the traditional sense -- while it provides location info, it doesn't retain coordinates, so you can't pop this on a vehicle to see where your kids really go after school.

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If such a device ever came off the USPTO papers, it would present notifications and other info transmitted from your smartphone at a glance, like many, many others now on the market.

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Apparently there's been a new software update for the device pushed tonight, and sure enough the phone is identified as the Nexus One on the system info page.

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