Is this the killer app smartwatches have been waiting for? Viper launched SmartStart – a mechanic-installed gadget that let you wirelessly start your car, open the trunk, and more – back in 2009.

Directed Electronics launched one of the first apps that will remotely start a car using an iPhone instead of a key-fob transmitter. The Viper SmartStart app requires a $299 module that went on sale ...

Back during the summer, I talked a bit about the new Viper SmartStart system that had launched for Android smartphones. The Android app interfaces with the car alarm allowing the user to start the car ...