Monday, July 10, 2006

New gadgets help parents keep track of their teenagers


New gadgets help parents keep track of their teenagers
Morning News - So last month he slapped a big bumper sticker on the sport utility vehicle, urging people to call a toll-free number if Cell phones equipped with GPS tracking technology -- available from a growing number of mobile phone providers -- can tell a

Warrior bots roll off to war
Australian IT - We've developed this system by using technologies used in our vehicle tracking and GPS-based systems," Whelan says. The Compucat team is aiming to make the devices as small as possible. Eventually, it is hoped to have the devices contained in a

LA Cops Fight Car Chases With GPS Devices
TechWeb - Each StarChase unit can fire two GPS tracking devices in case the first one misses or does not stick to the vehicle. The GPS device consists of a battery and a radio transmitter embedded in an epoxy compound. The tag affixes to the suspect's vehicle

Tracker reduces risk of friendly fire casualties
Australian IT - Similar in concept to motor-car GPS navigation systems, BFT uses satellites to locate fighting units. A transponder/receiver unit on top of each vehicle provides a constant connection by tracking secure satellites used by the system. The location of