I want to superglue one of those things to the forehead of every elected official in Washington D.C.

Hey, it's forthechildrennationalsecurityifyou'vegotnothingtohideyoushouldn'thaveaproblemwi ththis.

Does it do altitude also?

CougarJeff: Does it do altitude also?

Like this?



All the more reason to never own a smartphone.

Cool, we'll always have fair warning when the boss heads in to the office.

It would actually be useful for parents of small children, or for seniors that are mentally confused (Alzheimers, dementia).

robmilmel: It would actually be useful for parents of small children, or for seniors that are mentally confused (Alzheimers, dementia).

Not to mention US senators, pedophiles and registered lobbyists.

Weaver95: Not to mention US senators, pedophiles and registered lobbyists.

And people who want to track high altitude balloons.

Weaver95: Not to mention US senators, pedophiles and registered lobbyists.

Well, to be fair, 2 of those 3 are mentally challenged, and the third likes kiddies.

Weaver95: robmilmel: It would actually be useful for parents of small children, or for seniors that are mentally confused (Alzheimers, dementia).

Not to mention US senators, pedophiles and registered lobbyists.

Not to mention people that are mentally confused (Alzheimers, dementia).

Great device development with many uses, and almost as many potentials for abuse. I hope that their claims are good, and altitude tests will follow. What a great device for hikers, climbers, and other outdoor enthusiasts, and what a boon to potential rescuers. This should be mandatory for late season hikers, and climbers on public land. Private land? Take it up with the rescue folks.

Yeah, nobody has done that yet.

Nice way to drive traffic to your crappy PR site douche.

Yes but does it vibrate?

Weaver95: I want to superglue one of those things to the forehead of every elected official in Washington D.C.

Hey, it's forthechildrennationalsecurityifyou'vegotnothingtohideyoushouldn'thaveaproblemwi ththis.

No, it's the GS 12's and up who need to be held to a higher standard. They -ahem- do the work Congress writes.

Weaver95: I want to superglue one of those things to the forehead of every elected official in Washington D.C.

Hey, it's forthechildrennationalsecurityifyou'vegotnothingtohideyoushouldn'thaveaproblemwi ththis.

THIS

plus this is lojack for dummies

crap
these things are pretty expensive
be nice once they get cheap enough for FUN and GAMES

To prove Birds Eye's "Anytime, Anywhere" tracking capability, the tracker was carried by a tester traveling in the dense jungles of the Philippine Island of Luzon.

This is a ridiculous test for a GPS tracking system. Of course it's going to work anywhere in the world with an open view of the sky, that's the entire point of GPS. But when your system can be defeated by something simple like "going inside", it's not terribly useful.

I like having an undisclosed location.

It's for your safety and convenience.

Now I'll be able to figure out which one of you farkers have been sleeping with my mom.

IT SHALL END NOW!

Torrentius: I like having an undisclosed location.

I dare you to step into my compound.



/Richard will fark you up, man. fark you up.

Internet Celebrity: This should be mandatory for late season hikers, and climbers on public land.

No. Wilderness is a respite from the modern world and I'll be damned if I'm going to be trackable when climbing mountains. I accept the inherent risks.

/God I hope you're trolling.

WhiteAndNerdy: No. Wilderness is a respite from the modern world and I'll be damned if I'm going to be trackable when climbing mountains. I accept the inherent risks.

Do you sign a No-Rescue waiver before you go out? Just so, you know, good people don't have to risk their lives trying to find your frozen corpse?

dethmagnetic: To prove Birds Eye's "Anytime, Anywhere" tracking capability, the tracker was carried by a tester traveling in the dense jungles of the Philippine Island of Luzon.

This is a ridiculous test for a GPS tracking system. Of course it's going to work anywhere in the world with an open view of the sky, that's the entire point of GPS. But when your system can be defeated by something simple like "going inside", it's not terribly useful.


In TFA they say that it "combines both conventional GPS along with cellphone tower positioning". The latter makes it work indoors, unless there are no cellphone towers around, or you are deep down in a cave.

traylor: The latter makes it work indoors, unless there are no cellphone towers around, have AT&T, or you are deep down in a cave.

FTFY

dethmagnetic: To prove Birds Eye's "Anytime, Anywhere" tracking capability, the tracker was carried by a tester traveling in the dense jungles of the Philippine Island of Luzon.

This is a ridiculous test for a GPS tracking system. Of course it's going to work anywhere in the world with an open view of the sky, that's the entire point of GPS. But when your system can be defeated by something simple like "going inside", it's not terribly useful.

It says that it worked when the device was outdoors and indoors, so we can assume that it does work in buildings. I presume the reason they tested it in a jungle was to prove that they can get coverage anywhere, not just in a city where there's a ton of cell towers and plenty of satellites overhead.

When these things start getting cheaper (like below $100) there's going to be no privacy left for anyone. "Think a loved ones doing something they shouldn't?" "Why not slip a tracking device in their bag/car and see where they go".

traylor: dethmagnetic: To prove Birds Eye's "Anytime, Anywhere" tracking capability, the tracker was carried by a tester traveling in the dense jungles of the Philippine Island of Luzon.

This is a ridiculous test for a GPS tracking system. Of course it's going to work anywhere in the world with an open view of the sky, that's the entire point of GPS. But when your system can be defeated by something simple like "going inside", it's not terribly useful.


In TFA they say that it "combines both conventional GPS along with cellphone tower positioning". The latter makes it work indoors, unless there are no cellphone towers around, or you are deep down in a cave.

So basically it's an iPhone.

0Icky0: WhiteAndNerdy: No. Wilderness is a respite from the modern world and I'll be damned if I'm going to be trackable when climbing mountains. I accept the inherent risks.

Do you sign a No-Rescue waiver before you go out? Just so, you know, good people don't have to risk their lives trying to find your frozen corpse?

SAR won't go in if it's too risky. That said, I don't understand your point. Are you saying that not wanting my every movement tracked means I don't deserve to be rescued?

Sark: [paces back and forth on the deck of his carrier as he addresses his new recruits] Greetings. The Master Control Program has chosen you to serve your system on the Game Grid. Those of you who continue to profess a belief in the Users will receive the standard substandard training that will result in your eventual elmination. Those of you who renounce this superstitious and hysterical belief will be eligible to join the Warrior Elite of the MCP. Each of you will be given an identity disc.
[Displays his own disc to the crowd]




Sark: Whatever you do or whatever you learn will be imprinted on this disc. If you lose your disc or fail to follow commands, you will be subject to immediate de-resolution. That will be all.

WhiteAndNerdy: Are you saying that not wanting my every movement tracked means I don't deserve to be rescued?

some people just like to live in fear. if you understand and accept the risks involved, then that's fine. but to some people, that's unacceptable. you HAVE to stop doing something that's risky, because they cannot allow you to make such a decision for yourself.

it's just how some people think.

$69.00 a month?
I don't think so. :( Link (new window)

Weaver95: Not to mention US senators, pedophiles and registered lobbyists.

CougarJeff: high altitude balloons.

It's late and I'm tired, but for some reason the combination of these phrases seems like it should be important...

how much is that in metric units?

I wish they'd make something tiny like this that I could put into the frame of my bike. It'd be nice to track it if someone stole it.

WhiteAndNerdy: That said, I don't understand your point. Are you saying that not wanting my every movement tracked means I don't deserve to be rescued?

Practice in safer areas.
Take all the right equipment.
Get an experienced guide when you're first learning.

Do all of the above and then get caught out by freak conditions, you deserve to be rescued.

Go hiking in wilderness in trainers (sneakers) with nothing more than a few cans, a packet of crisps and not even a compass, the world will carry on without you.

There are surprising number of people who fall into the second category and who think they have a right to be rescued and don't understand why people get pissed off with them when they run into exactly the kind of trouble you'd expect them to run into.

spot 2 seems a little more reasonably priced.

OMG IM CONSERND BCUZ I READ THIS BOOK IN ELEMENTERY SCHOOL WHERE SOME1 PUT CAMARAS EVERYWERE AND STUFF.

TECHNOLOGY MIUST BE STOPPED! NEXT THING YOU KNOW ALL OF OUR COMUNICASIONS WILL BE JUST SCATTRED TRU THE AIR 4 ANY1 WITH TECHOLOGY TO GET!

/fine, go live in a farking cave. Leave the rest of us alone.

Weaver95 2010-02-07 04:21:10 PM
robmilmel: It would actually be useful for parents of small children, or for seniors that are mentally confused (Alzheimers, dementia).

Not to mention US senators, pedophiles and registered lobbyists.

Or wives... or soon to be ex-wives

CougarJeff: high altitude balloons.



/you're welcome

OMG... welcome to years ago.

I was thinking this was truly 'anywhere' and used satellite phone technology.

Deal Extreme has had these for a while
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.33331 $82
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.22599 $102
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11314 $160

Just needs a SIM card and you can text it and it'll text you back. Some of the cooler ones have a feature where if you call them it automatically picks up and you can listen in on what is going on.

/Links don't pop, hold control in any real browser.

BarryJV: There are surprising number of people who fall into the second category and who think they have a right to be rescued and don't understand why people get pissed off with them when they run into exactly the kind of trouble you'd expect them to run into.

That's pretty much my take on it. Nobody's entitled to a rescue. If they can help you out, great, but when you're in the outdoors you should plan on being self-reliant.

If I wanted a self-tracking device I'd get one of these anyway:
Link (new window)

Torrentius: I like having an undisclosed location.

Oh yeah, this. Would love one as a personal GPS locator that only transmits when in HelpIveFallenAndCan'tFindMyLegs emergency mode though.

So it's about the size and weight of the average farker's penis?

This will be useful when we get transporters?

ZipSplat: OMG IM CONSERND BCUZ I READ THIS BOOK IN ELEMENTERY SCHOOL WHERE SOME1 PUT CAMARAS EVERYWERE AND STUFF.

TECHNOLOGY MIUST BE STOPPED! NEXT THING YOU KNOW ALL OF OUR COMUNICASIONS WILL BE JUST SCATTRED TRU THE AIR 4 ANY1 WITH TECHOLOGY TO GET!

/fine, go live in a farking cave. Leave the rest of us alone.

Dude, I've been making a living from technology for 25 years. I used to think it was a really good thing. Let me ask you, do you really feel comfortable with Google getting cozy with the NSA? Do you believe that absolute power corrupts, absolutely? How about I slap one of these on your car bumper and track your ass everywhere you go? Think I could make up some BS story based on your travel patterns?

If you go to a garden store and buy fertilizer and then go and buy some diesel fuel, hell, you're a terrorist. Thems bomb making materials. Do you really want to try to defend yourself from a cell somewhere?

darkscout: /Links don't pop, hold control in any real browser.

You're new here, aren't you?

UsikFark: CougarJeff: high altitude balloons.



/you're welcome

Oh yeah.

GaryPDX: f you go to a garden store and buy fertilizer and then go and buy some diesel fuel, hell, you're a terrorist. Thems bomb making materials. Do you really want to try to defend yourself from a cell somewhere?

That's a powerful argument against governments, not technology.

t3knomanser: GaryPDX: f you go to a garden store and buy fertilizer and then go and buy some diesel fuel, hell, you're a terrorist. Thems bomb making materials. Do you really want to try to defend yourself from a cell somewhere?

That's a powerful argument against governments, not technology.

How would they know if not for technology? You do know Hitler was implementing punch cards from IBM to keep track of the Jooz, right?

It's not about technology directly, it's about what can be done with it from the evil minds of power. Everyone is sure taking a big chance tuning themselves up with all these fancy gadgets and relying on a false belief in security and benevolence by the government.

I get all twitchy thinking about it.

I want Cat Lo-Jack because my cat is missing, and a microchip is only good if they are found. If this thing was just a bit smaller and cheaper it would be great for that. But I don't have a spare 70 bucks a month for this sort of application. Or 249 plus 49 a month, their pricing is all annoying.

Who ?