Tag: LICENSEPLATE

At this week's DEMO conference in Silicon Valley, a company called Bump unveiled a new mobile technology that allows users to send text messages to complete strangers. Instead of typing in the recipient's phone number, users need only take a single photo of his or her license plate. The service, which launches today, requires users to download an app for their iPhones, and register their ...

While we don't quite understand it, many people like to add some personality to their cars by way of vanity plates. The plates usually read something corny like "2KOOL4U," "MYRIDE1," or, in one Alabama man's case, "XXXXXXX." That's because, when Scottie Roberson was a young man, he built custom cars under the pseudonym "Racer X," and because his favorite number is seven. While this whole ...