VoIP You

A while back, we highlighted the new ways that phones were making it easier for you to get dates and bolt from them if things weren't working out. Well, love is in the air again. Now your phone, with some help from the Love Detector, might just be able to help you determine whether or not that person you're talking to is the one for you. Perhaps it will save you hours of ripping the petals off flowers and driving your friends crazy with questions like "I don't know, I think he likes me, but I'm not really sure, because you know it's complicated, so...what do you think?" If it doesn't make things easier with your love life, it can still be a lot of fun to use.

Lest you think we're joking, we should point out that the Love Detector uses technology similar to that used in modern lie detectors:

"The Love Detector's servers monitor the excitement levels and other relevant love-revealing parameters in the voice of your friend/future lover to calculate the 'Love-Level' in the conversation. Once the conversation ends you receive a report via either SMS or audio message. Besides the Love-Level, you'll also get insight into the person's concentration, embarrassment and anticipation." (Mobile Magazine)

So, will you really know that the person on the other line is the one for you? Well, the girls from Shiny Shiny relayed some of the service's responses:

"'No High emotional level was detected throughout the conversation. It might be due to the timing or other circumstances, so don't despair, please try again later!'...'maybe it is time for you POP THE QUESTION??? HIGH EMOTIONS WERE DETECTED THROUGHOUT THE CONVERSATION and this means, most likely, that LOVE IS DETECTED!'"

You can't mistake a signal like that. While the Love Detector is slowly making it's way across the globe, it's still not available everywhere. What's a love seeker to do in the meantime? Some would say that your dog gives you just as good a shot to find the perfect mate as the Love Detector:

"You've heard of watchdogs who let people know when danger is near, but our yellow Labrador retriever, Taylor, lets us know when love is lurking." (From innerself.com)

Maybe Spot, Fido, and the Love Detector will get you closer to making that romantic match. Or you could always just pick up your VoIP phone, ask the person out on a date, and see how things go for yourself.