Epythia: Connecting Plans with Locations
If you are a productivity junky then Epythia might be a perfect tool for you. The service lets you associate tasks with specific locations and then sends alerts once you are there. Although the idea is not exactly new (see David Allen’s Getting Things Done), the location-based notifications set it apart from the competition. Here is how it works. Say you want to buy some milk next time you are at a grocery store. You create a task on Epythia and associate it with a specific store or a general group of grocery stores and go about your day. Epythia monitors your location (via smartphone) and notifies you once you are at, or near the store and reminds you that you want to buy milk.
The startup itself is in the very early stages, and as far as I know the business model is not yet defined. That said, the team is hard at work getting the project off the ground and testing the concept. Currently Epythia is self-funded, but I’ve heard rumors about outside funding.
Personally I think this is a great concept, and I would love to see Epythia succeed. I know I’ll use it!