Todayโ€™s UV index is holy cow, youโ€™re never leaving the house ever.

Every parent has that one major sensitivity with their kid; that one issue that you are more freaked out about than other parents. For my sigOth, itโ€™s sunscreen. Heโ€™s hyper aware of what SPF weโ€™ve got, what ingredients are in it, and how long itโ€™s been since we last applied.โ€ฆ

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Every parent has that one major sensitivity with their kid; that one issue that you are more freaked out about than other parents. For my sigOth, itโ€™s sunscreen. Heโ€™s hyper aware of what SPF weโ€™ve got, what ingredients are in it, and how long itโ€™s been since we last applied. Honestly, Iโ€™m grateful for his diligence because I can be a little forgetful until their skin is starting to turn a little pink.

So for him, and all the parents like him, itโ€™s great to see the new Coppertone
iPhone App
.

Aptly called My
UV Alert
, itโ€™s an excellent addition to your iPhone, whether youโ€™ve
got Coppertone packed in the beach bag or not.  Itโ€™s essentially a
weather app that gives you details on the forecast and the UV index by
zip code, courtesy of the Weather Channel. It also lets you add โ€œsuncare
profilesโ€ for your family, so you can see who needs what when.  But
what I really like is the handy reapplication reminder alarm that you
can set so that you have a good excuse to call the kids up from the
water.

Of course the real goal is to sell more Coppertone, so
youโ€™ll get access to coupons too. But really, itโ€™s nice to see a brand
creating an application that has more tangible benefits to a consumer
than access to their product. โ€“Liz


2 responses to โ€œTodayโ€™s UV index is holy cow, youโ€™re never leaving the house ever.โ€

  1. FYI: If you search โ€œMy UV Alertโ€ there are no matches in the App Store. It is listed with no spaces: โ€œMyUVAlertโ€

    It looks really useful!!

  2. For iOS 4 only, FYI.

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