tXtBlocker®, the Cell Phone Service That Stops Texting While Driving to Launch at Best Buy Stores This Fall

• tXtBlocker Service available for purchase at Best Buy in October
• Service determines whether a user is driving and automatically limits certain cell phone functions
• Other Features include: No-Cell Zones, Track and Locate Phones, Arrival and Departure Alerts, and Speeding Alerts
• Currently compatible with Android and Blackberry Smartphones and will be available on iPhone early 2011

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Distracted Driving Summit—United Efficiency, makers of tXtBlocker (www.txtblocker.com), a comprehensive cell phone safety service that stops texting while driving and allows customers to control when, where and how their phones are used, today announced that the service will be available at Best Buy this October.

"Partnering with Best Buy is a great opportunity to spread the message about the dangers of distracted driving, while at the same time offering a powerful, cutting-edge solution. tXtBlocker provides parents and employers peace of mind that drivers are staying focused on the road. Our goal is to help save lives by providing customers with integrated safety features for their mobile phones," said Stan Van Meter, president of United Efficiency, Inc., the developer of tXtBlocker.

While you’re driving, tXtBlocker limits phone calls to SafeList contacts and 911. It also sends an automatic message to incoming texts and calls, letting others know that it is not safe to send a text or return a call because you are driving and you will reply when able.

tXtBlocker offers many extraordinary features that parents will love. Alerts can be set for exceeding preset speeds and arriving or departing from mapped locations. The service allows administrators to set up No-Cell Zones around schools or offices to manage phone use by location and on a schedule. In addition, administrators can use tXtBlocker to view a phone’s location on an interactive map to see where their phones are at any given time.

“tXtBlocker takes today’s cell phone to new levels of usefulness while alleviating areas of stress and anxiety in users’ social and business environments. It’s a win-win situation and that’s exciting for a new product!” comments Dr. Michelle Weil, a Clinical Psychologist who has been studying people’s attitudes about technology for over 18 years. Her classic book is TechnoStress: Coping with Technology @Work, @Home, @Play (Wiley & Sons).

CONTACT:

tXtBlocker
Brian Baucom, 919-451-7903
brian.baucom@txtblocker.com

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