Sun Dial calls Muslims to prayer  6th Apr 2009 | 18:40  Sun Dial
calls Muslims to prayer  Mobile phone app alerts users when it's
time to pray  Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology
have developed a mobile phone application known as Sun Dial,
which alerts Muslim users when it's time to perform the five
daily prayers known as salat.  Sun Dial tells users that the
time to pray is approaching by using an image of the sun lining
up with a green circle. When the sun lines up with the circle,
it's time to pray.  Designing technology for religious use is be
very different from designing devices for traditional uses in
office settings, according to Susan Wyche of the Institute's
College of Computing.  Speed not important  "Efficiency and
productivity tend to be driving forces when designing technology
for offices, but these are not as central when designing
applications for the home or religious settings. Why would you
design a device that makes someone pray faster?" she said.
Wyche focused on Islam for