GPS Tracking News

Seagate gives students a chance to consult with professionals
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - They covered many of the relevant technologies, such as Bluetooth, WIFI, mobile storage in automobiles and games, GPS tracking and backing up their data. "All in all, they did their homework to understand the applications for hard drives and the

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Gamasutra - by Nvidia) finalist PhoneTag Elite , a location-tracking mobile game of "hide-and-seek". What kind of background do you have in the game industry or in making games? John Carpenter: Initially we were involved in creating a privacy solution for GPS

Homeless man accused of indecent exposure in Mission Plaza
San Luis Obispo Tribune - Police learned that Eddleman was paroled in July and is monitored with a GPS tracking device that he wears on his ankle. Eddleman — a registered sex offender — was convicted about 14 years ago of committing a lewd or lascivious act with a child

GM makes pitch at high-tech expo
Contra Costa Times - Once inside, I spotted an interesting display on the center console tracking the flow of electrical power through the vehicle. drives itself, using a combination of LIDAR (light detection and range sensing), radar, vision and mapping GPS systems to

Texts propel dancer lawsuit into spotlight
Detroit News - Yatooma said he believes the pagers, which are issued to some but not all city employees and police officers, contain GPS tracking information. GPS tracking services are among the features advertised on the SkyTel Web site. Yatooma also subpoenaed

Surgical Robot Triples Accuracy Of Medical Students Training For Hip
Science Daily - The Wayfinder is similar to a GPS tracking system. It helps the user to navigate during surgery by plotting correct surgical incisions. It also calculates the correct angles for inserting chrome alloy parts needed to repair hip bones. It has twin

HMT Technology Improves Storm Warnings
CBS 13/CW31 Sacramento - Hartman and his staff are part of a nationwide experiment that's tracking weather patterns unique to the west coast, all from lot smaller over the years, but believe it or not these do a whole lot of different things.  These things have GPS, it

In Seminole, high-tech collar leads to 'Momma Dog's' litter
Orlando Sentinel - Lake called the county's corrections department and they hooked Momma Dog up with the pricey tracking device. The officers turned the GPS unit into a collar and placed it on the large black-and-brown dog. Then, they let Momma Dog go. "She immediately

General Health : Environment
Food Consumer - The giant communication company AT&T has announced a new tracking system based on GPS (global positioning system) and RFID (radio frequency identification) indicated to help teachers and school administrators to keep track of students on school

Rape survivor's attacker released
KHOU - He’s housed at the Reid Center off Highway 90, and he’s monitored by GPS. They are confident they’re tracking his every move. Page is currently unemployed, and a spokesperson said he can’t leave the halfway house without an

Henry K. Lee
San Francisco Gate - Henry K. Lee is liveblogging the Hans Reiser murder trial. See all his Chronicle articles on the case here and all his blog entries here . 3:44 p.m. Jurors were sent home at 3:45 p.m., about 15 minutes early, to allow the attorneys to go through a

New research project captures traffic data using GPS-enabled cell
PhysOrg - The quantity and quality of data provided by GPS-equipped cell phones present an unprecedented enhancement to mobility tracking technology and traffic flow reconstruction mechanisms." Such a powerful system brings up serious questions about cell

Where's Your Kid? Check the GPS
KVIA.com - Many of these products are being integrated with cell phones, while others are standalone tracking devices. One of these new devices, the AnyTrack GPS-100, is a lightweight pager-like device that fits in the palm of your hand. AnyTrack says the $229

New training method for hip surgery
News-Medical.Net - The Wayfinder is similar to a GPS tracking system. It helps the user to navigate during surgery by plotting correct surgical incisions. It also calculates the correct angles for inserting chrome alloy parts needed to repair hip bones. It has twin

Automotive & Transport
PR.com - Millennium Plus is the first to offer publicly, GPS/Internet tracking solutions for all cars, trucks, and recreational vehicles. Deregulation