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Accident Underscores Lack of Cellphone Tracking
Accident Underscores Lack of Cellphone Tracking
Such sophisticated tracking systems are still rare around the country, experts said, but Houston and Rhode Island have the ability to trace cellphone calls to a specific longitude and latitude. New York City is about three years away from installing such a system.
Posted by rshah on February 04, 2003| Comments (0)
When Location is Everything
When Location is Everything
The demand for personal locators is getting stronger. Companies have responded with an array of tracking devices.
Posted by rshah on January 17, 2003| Comments (0)
ITAA ARGUES GEO-LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES DON'T WORK FOR TAX
ITAA ARGUES GEO-LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES DON'T WORK FOR TAX
The Information Technology Association of America has released a report which argues that geo-location technologies, which can be used to identify the location of e-commerce customers, does not provide sufficient information for the purposes of levy consumption taxes. The ITAA argues that planned EU VAT tax rules place an unmanageable burden on businesses.
Posted by rshah on October 22, 2002| Comments (0)
Cabbie, You Advertising to Me?
Cabbie, You Advertising to Me?
Video screens in the back of taxicabs might seem old hat -- Las Vegas, London and Singapore all have them -- but a Canadian company's cabs are the first enhanced with a GPS system. Embedded in the headrest of the cab's front passenger seat, thin touch screens offer taxi riders streaming MP3 audio, events listings and, soon, wireless news delivery.
Posted by rshah on July 17, 2002| Comments (0)
Satellite Baby-Sitting Service
Satellite Baby-Sitting Service
Two companies have announced plans to launch personal GPS "location devices" this year, which will act as a kind of LoJack for everyone from meandering children to nervous executives in kidnap-prone countries.
Posted by rshah on May 02, 2002| Comments (0)
Anti-theft chip to stop mobile thieves
Anti-theft chip to stop mobile thieves
Designed by US chipmaker Xilinx, the programmable chip allows mobile phone operators to remotely disable handsets with a password given to them by the owner of the stolen phone.
Posted by rshah on February 02, 2002| Comments (0)
Kidnapped? GPS to the Rescue
Kidnapped? GPS to the Rescue
Foreign executives and other individuals who are frequent kidnapping targets in Latin America will soon be able to use implantable ID chips and personal GPS devices in an attempt to thwart their abductors. Applied Digital Solutions announced it had reached an agreement with a distributor to sell its VeriChip and Digital Angel products in three South American countries.
Posted by rshah on January 26, 2002| Comments (0)
Locating Devices Gain in Popularity but Raise Privacy Concerns
Locating Devices Gain in Popularity but Raise Privacy Concerns
Posted by rshah on March 05, 2001| Comments (0)
Motorola scheme uses GPS to disable grey-market imports
Motorola scheme uses GPS to disable grey-market imports
The plan is to embed chips into TVs and cellphones that are either linked to the network of Global Positioning System satellites or are programmed to identify the signal transmitted by national broadcasters. If the chip detects that it is somewhere outside a pre-programmed region, then the equipment will stop working and be "rendered useless", says the company's patent.
Posted by rshah on February 28, 2001| Comments (0)
Insurance by The Minute
Insurance by The Minute
An experiment by Ohio-based Progressive Corp., however, could eventually change that. Progressive has fitted the cars of some of its Texas drivers with videocassette-size Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) devices. The devices, which sit behind the dashboard, track the number of minutes customers drive, as well as where they drive and when. The insurer then uses this information to set each customer's premium.
Posted by rshah on January 18, 2001| Comments (0)
Park Watch - Homing Device / GPS Locator
Park Watch - Homing Device / GPS Locator
Posted by rshah on September 26, 2000| Comments (0)
Digital Angel
Digital Angel
Implantable biochip to allow tracking of people
Posted by rshah on August 16, 2000| Comments (0)
Profilium
Profilium
Location Tracking Wireless Advertising
Posted by rshah on July 05, 2000| Comments (0)
GPS Implants
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)
Urban Gunshot Location System
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)