>> WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE, SOME
MORE THAN OTHERS.
[ Laughter ]
>> YOU HEAD OUT TO THE STORE,
THE MALL, YOU GO TO YOUR CAR
AND YOU'RE, LIKE, WHERE THE
HECK IS THE CAR?
VERY FRUSTRATING AND
FRIGHTENING.
>> AND EMBARRASSING.
>> IT'S HAPPENED TO ME
EVERYWHERE.
MAYBE YOU WANDER AROUND
SOUNDING THE ALARM IN VAIN WITH
YOUR KEY FOB OR YOU HITCH A
RIDE WITH SECURITY AND TRY TO
TRACK IT DOWN.
WHAT ELSE HAVE I DONE?
RANDOM STRANGERS , CALLED MY
HUSBAND CRYING.
>> NOW THERE'S A BUNCH OF APPS
WHERE YOU CAN HELP FIND YOUR
PARKED CAR.
AMY DAVIS TESTED THEM, TOO.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM, BUT
ALSO A LOT OF THEM THAT DON'T
WORK, SO WE WANTED TO SEE HOW
WELL THEY WOULD ACTUALLY WORK,
SO A COUPLE DOZEN YOU CAN
DOWNLOAD TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR
CAR, BUT WE STARTED WITH
SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF US HAVE
ON OUR PHONE ALREADY, AND THAT
IS GOOGLE MAPS.
PHOTOJOURNALIST JOHN BARONE
DROVE US TO THE GALLERIA.
>> DON'T MAKE IT TOO HARD.
AND DROPPED ME OFF SO I
WOULDN'T SEE WHERE HE PARKED
OUR CAR.
HE OPENED THE GOOGLE MAPS APP,
AND BY PRESSING ON THE BLUE
DOT, YOU CAN DROP A PIN.
THAT SAVES YOUR LOCATION AND
EVEN LETS YOU NAME IT.
I'M GOING TO OPEN GOOGLE MAPS
AND HERE IT COMES UP RIGHT
AWAY, A LITTLE STAR THAT SAYS
JANUARY 26th, MY CAR.
>> HIT THE NAVIGATE BUTTON.
>> IT'S TELLING ME TO TURN LEFT
AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.
I'M TWO MINUTES AWAY, 300 FEET
AWAY, BUT IN OUR EXPERIMENT,
GOOGLE MAPS STEERED ME WRONG
>> DESTINATION IS ON THE LEFT.
>> Reporter: BUT MY DESTINATION
NOT ON THE LEFT, IS IT, JOHN?
>> ON YOUR RIGHT.
>> Reporter: MY DESTINATION IS
ON MY RIGHT AND GOOGLE JUST
TOLD ME IT WAS ON MY LEFT.
THE NEXT STEP IS FIND MY CAR.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO CHOICES.
A PARK BUTTON AND A FIND BUTTON.
FIND MY CAR ASKS YOU TO NAME
YOUR SPOT, LIKE GALLERIA.
THE NEXT TIME YOU PARK, IT
ERASES YOUR OLD SPOT AND SAVES
THE NEW ONE.
WE HAVE MOVED INTO A PARKING
GARAGE.
JOHN DROPS ME OFF AGAIN, PARKS
THE CAR AND BRINGS ME THE PHONE.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST
THIS WAY?
THE PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THESE
APPS IS YOU LOOK LIKE ME, LOST
WITH YOUR FACE BURIED IN A
PHONE WANDERING AROUND A DARK
PARKING GARAGE OR LOT, BUT
THERE'S EVEN A BIGGER PROBLE
THE LITTLE BLUE ME DOT HAS NOT
MOVE
I FOUND OUR VEHICLE BY MOVING
TOWARDS THE DOT, BUT WITHNO
HOTTER OR COLDER CUES FROM THE
APP.
LAST UP, MY CAR LOCATOR, THE
ONLY APP WE TESTED THAT SHOWS
US AN AERIAL VIEW OF WHERE WE
PARKED THE CAR, SO YOU CAN EVEN
CHECK IT BEFORYOU LEAVE THE
STORE SO YOU CAN HAVE AN IDEA
WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
WHEN YOU NAVIGATE T-USES THE
PLATFORM TO GUIDE YOU TO YOUR
VEHICLE.
SO I THINK THIS ONE WORKED
REALLY WELL.
ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND
THAT OWEN MENTIONED, THESE APPS
ARE USING YOUR G.P.S. TO FIND
YOUR CAR SO THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO WORK WELL IN A PARKING
GROJWIDE ENCLOSED SIDES, SO THE
PARKING GARAGE, WE WERE ON THE
BOTTOM LEVEL.
SO FROM PARKING TO FINGERNAILS,
HERE'S WHAT I'M WORKING ON FOR
TOMORROW MORNING.
THUMB NAILS YOU CAN DO AT HOME
THAT CLAIMS ON THE BOTTLES
COMPARE THESE DRUGSTORE
POLISHES TO SHELLAC BUT THEY'RE
MUCH CHEAPER WHEN YOU BUY THEM
AT THE DRUGSTORE, SO WE PUT THE
14 DAYS OF SHINE AND COLOR
CLAIMS TO THE TEST WITH SALLIE
HANSON'S TWO STEP MIRACLE GEL
AND WET AND WILD ONE STEP
WONDER GEL TO SEE HOW WELL THEY
DO.
YOU CAN FIND THAT TOMORROW
MORNING IN THE 6:00 A.M. HOUR.
THIS CONSUMER TEST BROUGHT TO
YOU BY JENNIFER REYNA WHO
NOTICED THESE AT CVS AND SAID,
I WONDER HOW WELL THOSE WORKED,
HAVE YOU EVER TRIED THOSE?
>> I NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE I'M
ON 2-1/2 WEEKS OF GETTING THE
FANCY STUFF DONE IN THE SALON
THAT I TREAT MYSELF SO, SO I
WANT TO KNOW.
>> AND THOSE LOOK NICE.
YOU GO TO THE SALON, YOU CAN
EXPECT TO BE THERE AN HOUR,
HOUR AND A HALF.
>> AND THE PRICE IS $70.
I'M NOT KIDDING.