Gizmodo 
Enter your username and password.
-
more about #location dcoaster: Gizmodo, you really need to check your facts before you go off on an atrocious tangent. THIS IS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY! Even your precious iPhone... more » TheSonOfKrypton: Palm: Creepy practices to match our creepy advertising girl. Is anyone really surprised? more » One Banana, Two Banana: It measures its velocity? What is the terminal velocity of a palm pre? more » rockmanx9: latitude": 36.594108, "longitude": -82.183260, Bristol, TN?? more » m4ximusprim3: Well, that's not disconcerting or anything. EXCEPT THAT IT FUCKING IS. Jeez, talk about tinfoil hat stuff. more » Zombie Peach: I for one welcome our new creepy girl overlords more » Monty: It really seems unacceptable that applications like Latitude run on the phone without asking the thief whether they are okay with sharing their curren... more » ripfire: If you're going to steal, might as well go big time. more » Nick: as long as their is opportunity you will find criminals being criminals being dumb. most theft detterents only keep honest people honest. lock on a do... more » SJRNWT: I have a confession to make... I purposely leave my phone on the table at the student center when I go to the washroom, in hopes of someone stealing i... more » Kaiser-Machead: Also, theft of any device, be they tantamount to a homing beacon or otherwise, will never go out of "style". Any and every personal gadget is subject ... more » glenno86: How much money do people plan on selling these things? Just get a real job and the ~$200 you made selling this seems like petty cash. more » Kaiser-Machead: Robbing one of their personal properly is always dumb, even if the person is mentally proficient enough to know about what it is he or she is stealing... more » UofITom: Just pop that battery out at your first convenient opportunity, and laugh your way to the bank. more » lolgreg: Now is just the perfect time to steal cheaper phones. Then trade those suckers in for an iPhone and you're solid. more » Brian Kellogg Anderson: Let's just pray most criminals continue being incredibly stupid. more » MrBlahBlah: That picture.....very photoshopped. The background has a very narrow depth of field, but the match and the chip are all in focus...hmmmm. Not that i... more » frigg: What's the point of making these since in a few years, everybody will be tethered to incubators in a fixed room, human batteries supplying power to Go... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Wow, I but this will fit into someones head. Youu could generate power by creating a reaction between the fillings in peoples teeth and their saliva.... more » TerryinSt.Paul: Can it be imbedded in my dog so I know where he is at all times? more » -
#creepy
Pre Tracks Your Location and Tells Palm All About It
Palm Pre's webOS, besides juggling your life or whatever that creepy girl says, sends information back to the mothership periodically, like what apps you've installed and how much you've used 'em. And location data. Wait. What? Updated. More » -
#crime
It's Become Really Dumb to Steal Cellphones
The days of stealing cellphones are almost over: Stealing a homing beacon is pretty stupid, even for dumb criminals. A woman had her purse snatched—but had Google's Latitude location service running on her cellphone inside. More » -
#gps
The Epson Infineon GPS Chip Is Small Enough to Destroy Privacy Forever
How small does a GPS chip get in its 12th round of development? Look at the match stick. More » -
