Drop this into your child's backpack and keep track of them where ever they go.
There’s a nifty little device being sold at Best Buy which keeps track of your kids everywhere they go. It’s called the Little Buddy GPS Tracker and it uses global satellite positioning and cellphone technnology to help parents keep track of kids. And the best part is, parents can place the Little Buddy just about anywhere from backpacks to lunch boxes to even stick it into their pockets when they aren’t looking.
Imagine if you were to chop off Johnny Five’s head and put him on your dashboard. I realize that sounds gruesome, and I’m sure someone actually did that at the end of the original Short Circuit, but just imagine that cute little head on your dash having loving expressions, and showing you the way to go home.
This is essentially the role of AIDA (Affective Intelligent Driving Assistant). This robot head not only serves as a GPS Navigation system, but it actually has expressions. It’s eyes will look happy when you’re going the right way, and become a warning sign when you are not. There is a video of this intriguing concept after the jump if you aren’t already sold on it yet.
AIDA is more than a navigation system, though. It is intelligent enough to remember where you have been, and from this information determines your driving habits. It uses a lot of sensors to gather intel, and will even let you know when you’re low on gas, and where is the best place to stop for gasoline on your way.
Finally, folks living in the US will be able to pick up the TomTom car kit for iPhone, where this accessory was specially designed to offer iPhone users the best in-car experience while driving without compromising on their safety as well as that of other road users. This will allow you to take full advantage of the iPhone’s GPS navigational capabilities, where among the features include secure docking, enhanced GPS performance thanks to a built-in GPS receiver for improved positioning accuracy and an integrated loudspeaker and microphone. Not only that, when docked, your iPhone will be charged to make sure it won’t run low of juice the moment you arrive at your destination. The TomTom car kit for iPhone will retail for $119.95 a pop.
Don’t you just love progress in technology that has enabled us to live a much more relaxed life, having devices and gadgets to ease the way we do things? Imagine that in the past, dad who took photos of all the family vacations had to then send those negatives to the nearby photo shop to have them developed. Following that, he had to make another trip to collect those photos, and then painstakingly tried to remember just where and when he took those photos of you and the rest of the family, following that up with some useful labels so that the memory will remain etched forever without having to worry about arguing over whether you were 8 or 9 years old when you shook hands with Mickey Mouse at Disneyland. Nice to know that modern technology has enabled this thing known as geotagging, where users are able to geotag their photos via GPS co-ordinates. The PhotoTrackr Mini DPL900 takes the original idea of its 2007-released PhotoTrackr by coming with even more features, where we’ll take a look at it in the extended post.
BrickHouse Security has just unveiled its latest Amber Alert GPS (AAGPS) system that will offer unprecedented peace of mind to families, where the diminutive Amber Alert GPS will provide parents with the opportunity to make sure that their kids are safe and accounted for when they’re away from home in a new and easy way. This is made possible thanks to updated GPS technology, which ought to go some ways in making sure that horror stories of parents being separated from their children (intentionally or accidentally) will not happen – or at least, lower the risk by a whole lot more.
Ekahau might not be familiar to many people, but it boasts the title of being the leading provider of High Performance Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) in the market. Currently, they have just expanded their hardware portfolio with a new device – the T301W, a wristband tag that was specially designed to be used in applications that determine the precise location of people. Being small in size, it fits onto your wrist comfortably, making it the ideal device for use in hospitals. After all, knowing the real-time location of an adult patient, child or a visitor in hospitals is a requirement for ensuring patient safety and satisfaction.
Well, I suppose it was about time that someone made a shoe with GPS and Bluetooth compatibility. I’m just surprised that it wasn’t Nike. No, the Isaac Daniel Compass and Blue GPS shoes are most likely a first for the shoe industry, and I’m certain they won’t be the only company with a Blue GPS shoe after a while.
Now, you may ask yourself: why would I want a shoe that is Bluetooth and GPS enabled? Well, if that shoe is linked to your phone via Bluetooth, it can use its GPS functionality to let everyone know where you are. That is, if you are willing to let your friends track you online. I suppose you could use these shoes to track people who tend to wander out of their safe zones, like the elderly or small children (assuming their little feet would fit in these shoes).
One good thing about phones with built-in cameras these days is the ability to shoot a photo of your current location, making it the perfect tool to have if you tend to forget where you last parked your car. The miniHomer Key-Chain GPS Position Finder will come in ahndy though, being a keychain-sized GPS locator device that allows you to get back to a previously marked outdoor spot, regardless of how many other cars have come and gone by then.
Using latest GPS technology, miniHomer works globally, under all weather condition, 24/7. It is an indispensible tool for outdoor enthusiasts. Whether it is for returning to the camping ground, remembering a favorite fishing spot, or getting back to a place of particular interest you came across during vacation, simply mark the location while you are at the place. Later miniHomer can guide you back to the exact spot no matter how far away you start.
No longer do you have to embarrass yourself (and blow it on your first date) by forgetting where you last parked your car!
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