Thanks to FireChat, a peer-to-peer wireless networking app created by Open Garden, thousands of attendees at this years' Burning Man are now staying connected to each other through their smartphones. Where once upon a time making the trek to the annual festival in the Nevada desert meant leaving behind the ease of modern communications, FireChat means those iOS and Androids phones can still keep you connected to other attendees "It's a great tool when you have lots of people who share a common purpose," said Micha Benoliel, chief executive and co-founder of Open Garden, in an email interview.