In recent times the cellphone has come under attack very often for being cancer generating, causing brain damage and stimulating growth of tumors. However that same little electronic device can also be a major life saver with the X-Finder. The telephone application was developed by 15 year old Maximilian from Germany.

The software is to be loaded on the cellphone and then can b e used to find the elderly missing by sending a special SMS to the phone. The phone will then respond with an SMS giving its exact location. This can make it easy to find a person trapped in an emergency. The X-Finder software won fourth place in the world’s largest science fair in San Jose in California.

The X-Finder has been called an electronic guardian angel by its creator, Maximilian. For an elderly gentleman who tends to forget just where he is due to Alzheimer’s disease the X-Finder could be just that. Or for a person trapped under rubble of a building after an earthquake, the device would truly prove a life saver.

A simple invention that uses another innovation as a vehicle, but what a difference it could potentially make. These are the kinds of ideas that win science fair prizes. Now think of something simple that could make a major difference and make it a reality.