Architecture of Radio — (Available for iOS Dec. 2015 & Android early 2016) An app that’s basically an art piece, Architecture of Radio plots out all the signals that are being sent around you such as Wi-Fi and satellite signals. It’s a bit disconcerting because there’s a lot of signals going across your face at anyone time.

Companion —(Free; iOS & Android) A virtual security guard for walk home from the University of Michigan. Companion allows you to sign people up that you would want to alert if, heaven forbid, something were to happen on a walk home. If you go 15 minutes without responding to a prompt, Companion lets your people know.

Rx Breakup — (Free on iOS & Coming soon to Android) Created by therapist Jane Reardon & Jeanine Lobell, Rx Breakup is daily medicine for a recent split. The app provides activities and a motivational daily message with a social community element. Rx Breakup promises to help get over heartbreak in 30 days.

Rantt — (Free; iOS & Android) A social network for social news. An opportunity to engage with the news by selecting what news piece you want to engage with.

Duey Dialer —(Free on Android & Coming soon to iOS) Helps drivers pulled over by law enforcement who think they’re potentially at risk for getting a DUI. Duey Dialer records the conversation with law enforcement and, if you don’t respond in a certain amount of time, the app alerts an attorney that your phone may have been confiscated. Police response has been mostly positive to Duey Dialer but always reminds drivers that the most preventable cause of death is drinking and driving, so just don’t do it.

Clint Schaff is a digital marketing strategist and leads the Los Angeles and New York teams of Camp Playa which provides advertising and digital communications for P&G, Coca-Cola, NHL, and more. 

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