GPS safety cell phone
Nov 18, 2009 gps navigation, phones, tracking
A company called Clayton Communications just came out with a GPS safety cell phone called ActiveONE. It is a very small GPS device with basic cell phone features and the ability to speed dial four people when you feel you’re in danger.
Active ONE also has a center SOS button which will immediately connect to a US-based 24/7 personal assistance call center. They claim this is better than calling 911 since the personnel already knows who is calling and may already know what kind of assistance you may need – in addition to your location of course.
One other neat feature is to let other family members figure out your location by calling the same call center.
It is mostly designed for the elderly who may have Alzheimer’s or some sort of dementia issues – but there’s no reason for others not to use it. If you’re giving to a very young kid – you better turn off the built-in fall detector though.
Check out their pricing and rates here.
come in for drug test now
Nov 16, 2009 gps navigation, tracking, wrist watch
We really hope you never have to wear this criminal offender GPS tracking device. But if you do get to wear one this could be one of the messages you receive: “come in for drug test now”. Developed by PTM this is a two-piece tracking system designed exclusively for tracking criminal offenders. Called SMART MTD, this little device utilizes multiple wireless carriers for data communication with the
option of a land line backup.
With this GPS tracking device the officers can choose from four levels of supervision, have two way communication with the offender, get 1minute to 15 seconds updates, real time texting, and more.
It has a battery that lasts 2 days, and can charge in only four hours, the autonomous GPS on board works independently from wireless carriers, and it can store up to 5 days of tracking data.
Zoombak iPhone app
Nov 14, 2009 gps navigation, tracking
GPS tracking guys at Zoombak just recently launched the Zoombak mobile app for the Apple iPhone. At first you may think the app is for locating your precious iPhone – but it is not. It is just an interface to locate the Zoombak devices you already own such as the one in your teenage son’s car.
The app lets you get a report on the location on-demand in real time. You just click “find now” and the current location of the selected device is displayed on a map, along with detailed location information including street address, speed, direction and latitude/longitude. You can also switch between map views – road, satellite, or hybrid. The app also lets you do continuous GPS tracking where you’ll get position updates every five minutes (I personally wouldn’t called that “continuous” – a lot could happen in five minutes)
Just to recap – the app is just another method for locating your Zoombak devices. The other two are using their website and sending and SMS message to the device. The new Zoombak app is free (iTunes)
PhotoTrackr Mini DPL900
Oct 31, 2009 gps navigation, tracking
If you’re into goetagging you’ll remember that more than a year ago we mentioned Gisteq’s PhotoTrackr. Just last week they announced a new version of the device called PhotoTrackr Mini DPL900.
The new one is smaller, cheaper, and more compatible. It doesn’t really “hook up” to your camera – you just sync the clock on your camera and then take the PhotoTrackr with you. PhotoTrackr Mini DPL900 can last up to 17 hours in continuous mode and it can track 65 satellites at once. The GPS chipset is from Skytraq which can provide tracking with signals as weak as -160dBm.
It can store up to 250000 records in its tiny 2MB storage space and the software that comes with it works with PCs and Macs.
It costs $69 and will start shipping in November.
Thanko GPS watch
Oct 30, 2009 gps navigation, tracking, wrist watch
Thanko of Japan is getting to release a new GPS watch that actually looks like an ordinary wristwatch. If it wasn’t for the battery, satellite, and way point icons and LEDs on its face you wouldn’t be able to tell this little thing was tracking your location. The name of this GPS watch is unfortunately GPSTRVBK which means nothing in any known language on earth.
Once you wear this watch, or convince somebody to wear it, you can transfer the GPS track logs to a PC and lay them over Google Maps. It sells for 17800 Yen (~ $200) in Japan, and apparently it is coming to geekstuff4u.com very soon…
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Insignia GPS child tracker
Oct 18, 2009 gps navigation, tracking
We just discovered that Insignia is about to release a GPS child tracking device called Insignia Little Buddy. It is already up on Best Buy’s site but it has a “coming soon” status right now. However we at least know it is going to cost $100.
It seems like it supports real time GPS tracking but we have no information on what the monthly cost is going to be or which provider Best Buy decided to go with.
The Insignia GPS child tracker will have an accompanying website to keep track of your kids – and have an idea where they should be based on a weekly schedule.
Find a way to attach this to the car charger and you’ve got yourself a GPS vehicle tracking device.
You’ll have to wait until October 23rd though.
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Ecco GPS locator
Oct 12, 2009 gps navigation, tracking
Ecco GPS Locator
Let’s say you’re visiting a new city and want to take a walk outside and discover some places. It would be a good idea to mark your position as soon as your step out your hotel, so you can always head back safely. It actually lets you store up to 3 locations – so why not another for where you parked your rental, and another for the restaurant you saw on the way. Ecco GPS locator is as small as a basic key fob and doesn’t look much different other than the blue backlit LCD screen. It can track 32 satellites at once and promises to get you a position fix in 60 seconds.
When it is time to head back to one of your marked spots this GPS locator can you show you the distance and an arrow pointing where you need to go. Imperial or metric. It measures 1.5×0.5×3 inches. Costs $99 on Amazon.
Blue GPS shoes
Oct 12, 2009 bluetooth, gps navigation, tracking
Isaac Daniel – the people who brought you GPS shoes have a new model called Blue GPS shoes. What you have here is a pair of shoes with a GPS receiver and it can talk to your bluetooth capable phone to update your Facebook with your position – or it can text up to 5 other mobile devices. What can we say – great for stalkers; bad for privacy. The good news is of course nobody is forcing you wear one of these – yet.
It should be available before the end of the year and cost somewhere around $150 – can’t wait? Pre-order them.
Mainnav MG-600
Oct 10, 2009 gps navigation, on bikes, tracking
MG-600 is the brand-new and high sensitivity GPS device from Mainnav for those who want to get a serious workout on their bicycles .It can keep track of speed, distance, time, odometer, GPS coordinates and elevation. A few other extras we’re not used to seeing with this kind of cycling GPS receiver is that Mainnav MG-600 also acts as a GPS data logger and has an embedded light sensor.
The logged data can later be viewed on Google Earth and Google Maps. When you are actively moving MG-600 will save your track every second. However if you remain motionless it will switch per minute data recording to save battery.
To make sure you’re getting a decent workout and not just goofing off Mainnav MG-600 has a feature where the screen will flash every 3 seconds if you’ve been slower than your average but now catching up pace.
Here are some specs:
- Unit size : 78×49.75×17.5 mm
- Weight: 70g
- Interface: Mini USB 2.0
- Rechargeable lithium-ion 850mAh battery that lasts 18 hours with normal use
- IPX6 weather proof
- 4MB memory
- Records 260,000 waypoints
- Optional bluetooth receiver
- Light Sensor
- Supports metric, imperial and nautical units
Gtrackr – GPS data logger
Oct 9, 2009 bluetooth, gps navigation, tracking
Nope. It is not GPS Trackr, or G Tracker, it is GTrackr. They might as well gotten rid of the “a” in there and call it Gtrckr. But whatever.
Gtrackr is a GPS data logger than can store more than 120 hours travelling route. It talks via a USB port and with the application that comes with it you can overlay your photos on a map.
Gtrackr can also act as a bluetooth GPS receiver and connect to capable phones for sending SMS messages containing latitude and longitude information.
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