1 August 2008 2 Comments

Locle is a mobile application that allows you to see where your contacts are without using GPS. It’s a new service, with very little information on the company’s website. Here’s the complete description of the service that you’ll find on the company’s website:

Locle is a new mobile phone application that lets users see where their friends and family are without the need for GPS or mobile network operator location based services. Locle integrates with social application platforms such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace to bring web-like social networking functionality to the phone.

The Locle application is based on a downloadable mobile phone client tied into a web-based backend. When the Locle client is activated, it identifies the user’s location and presents the location of “friends” who also use the application. Friends can be both contacts from your mobile phone address book or contacts from your social networks. Locle can also keep you up to date on relevant information to your location such as local events, news, weather and provide details on local restaurants, cinemas and ATM machines etc.

Locle will be in public beta in September (2008), and you may signup by leaving a comment on the company’s website. Part of the information that is required is your employer and your job. Don’t know why that is required, but you can see examples on the signup page. Locle is based in Dublin Ireland.