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A few days ago, a story about an "artist" (advertising student) using DHL to create the biggest GPS drawing in the world surfaced and, like most cool stories, it turned out to be a complete fake. However, the concept itself was fantastic—and the good news is that there is a guy out there named Antti Laitinen who is the real deal.
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GPS Art: This Time, It's the Real Deal
A few days ago, a story about an "artist" (advertising student) using DHL to create the biggest GPS drawing in the world surfaced and, like most cool stories, it turned out to be a complete fake. However, the concept itself was fantastic—and the good news is that there is a guy out there named Antti Laitinen who is the real deal.
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delicious library
I've been a big fan of Delicious Library for a while, using it to conveniently keep track of what movies, games and books we own and where they are in the house in a visually appealing and searchable way. It revolutionized my DVD storage system, allowing me to shove them into multiple 50/100 disc spindles and then easily being able to see which one they're in just by using my computer. Now with version 2.0 out, Delicious Monster has added three things Gizmodo readers will love: the ability to track gadgets, the ability to track tools and the ability to track toys. It's still fantastic.
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Hands-on With Delicious Library 2.0 - It Tracks Gadgets and Tools!
I've been a big fan of Delicious Library for a while, using it to conveniently keep track of what movies, games and books we own and where they are in the house in a visually appealing and searchable way. It revolutionized my DVD storage system, allowing me to shove them into multiple 50/100 disc spindles and then easily being able to see which one they're in just by using my computer. Now with version 2.0 out, Delicious Monster has added three things Gizmodo readers will love: the ability to track gadgets, the ability to track tools and the ability to track toys. It's still fantastic.
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GPS-Tracked Biggest Drawing in the World is Complete Fake
You know that so-called "biggest drawing in the World" made by pin-point DHL mailings of a GPS tracker? Well, all you doubting commenters were right: it's a complete and utter fake. While artist Erik Nordenankar was allowed into a DHL warehouse, that's about it as far as any real mail is concerned. A note on his website says "This is fictional work. DHL did not transport the GPS at any time." So, no GPS tracker, no DHL pin-point global mailing. Just one big steaming pile of fakeness. [Gadget Lab]
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In January we brought you some info on the SPOT GPS tracker that broadcasts live info on your whereabouts, and now just four months later there's this new wrist-mounted gizmo that does almost the same. The Wrist Tracker is actually a multifunction device that has a GSM unit built-in, alongside the GPS tracker and data-logger, and it can be configured to send your position data via SMS at set intervals, or tracked real-time by GPRS. There's a plain LCD screen which displays the usual GPS info, and though it's not overly attractive it doesn't appear massively chunky. Available recently, though there's no info on pricing. [Coolest Gadgets via Navigadget]
GPS Wrist Tracker Has GSM for Live Position Updates
In January we brought you some info on the SPOT GPS tracker that broadcasts live info on your whereabouts, and now just four months later there's this new wrist-mounted gizmo that does almost the same. The Wrist Tracker is actually a multifunction device that has a GSM unit built-in, alongside the GPS tracker and data-logger, and it can be configured to send your position data via SMS at set intervals, or tracked real-time by GPRS. There's a plain LCD screen which displays the usual GPS info, and though it's not overly attractive it doesn't appear massively chunky. Available recently, though there's no info on pricing. [Coolest Gadgets via Navigadget]
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GPS Tracker Defense Hides Your Global Position
In our Gizmodomobile (a sort of cross between the Batmobile, those cars from M.A.S.K. and every other awesometastic vehicle you've ever read about, dreamed about or just imagined), sometimes we need to disable all 238 installed GPS tracking devices to go off the grid (namely while we park for hours on end outside of Bill Gates' mansion). You know what would free up our hands for our thermal binoculars? This GPS Tracker Defense. More »
8:50 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Mark Wilson
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pizza spying
Domino's Online Pizza Tracking Accurate to 40 Seconds: Too Bad Their Pizza Sucks
Domino's new online pizza tracking system will allow hungry customers to keep tabs on their pizza from the moment they place the order up until the moment it leaves the store—and it is accurate to 40 seconds. More »
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SPOT GPS Tracking Device Is Perfect for Remote Climbers and Jealous Girlfriends
Walt Mossberg has had a look at the SPOT satellite messenger, a GPS gadget aimed at adventurers and thrill seekers. Not only does it call in the emergency services if you're stuck and there's no cellphone tower for miles, but it also sends out position updates to keep friends back home updated on your expedition. It locates you via GPS, and transmits data by satellite to a control center, which routes messages on for you, and its three buttons couldn't be simpler—"OK/Check," "Help" and the one you'll hopefully never click, "911." More juice below. More »
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It's NORAD Santa Tracking Time!
Once again, it's time to entertain the fruit of your loins with a little web application we like to call "tracking Santa as he makes his deposits around the world", or what NORAD calls "NORAD Tracks Santa" (we're much more creative, methinks). This year NORAD's hired a flash designer and spruced up the site a bit, complete with some festive music to put everyone in the mood to peep on the world's favorite fat man. More »
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S5 "Poor Man's LoJack" Tracking Chips Will Run for Four Years, Cost $2, Weigh Nothing
When Spidey tosses one of those sticky spiders to a getaway car, suspicious villain or hot chick he plans to
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Japan is going to start tracking their defense officials through hi-tech, James Bondish means—GPS-enabled phones. After a retired defense official admitted to playing hundreds of free rounds of golf (bought by a defense contractor) while on the job, officials of the officials have gotten upset, and decided that members of the defense ministry need to be accounted. For now, the compromise is that defense officials will carry special phones in times of emergency only, which seems like a fair compromise. But that's not stopping those crying over spilt golf.
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Japan Tracking GPS Defense Officials With Phones
Japan is going to start tracking their defense officials through hi-tech, James Bondish means—GPS-enabled phones. After a retired defense official admitted to playing hundreds of free rounds of golf (bought by a defense contractor) while on the job, officials of the officials have gotten upset, and decided that members of the defense ministry need to be accounted. For now, the compromise is that defense officials will carry special phones in times of emergency only, which seems like a fair compromise. But that's not stopping those crying over spilt golf. More »
8:41 AM on Thu Nov 1 2007
By Mark Wilson
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paranoia
Your GPS Unit Can Tattle on You In Court
A lot of us gizmo goons use GPS all the time now, but it may not have occurred to many of us that our mild-mannered and innocent GPS units are constantly gathering data, including rate of speed, location, and time of day. Not that we're ashamed of anything we've done or anywhere we've been, but Garmin spokeswoman Jessica Myers has implied that the company knows how to retrieve that data from your GPS unit and is willing to give it up to authorities, but only does that on, as she put it, a "case-by-case basis." That would probably involve a subpoena. Too bad there's no easy way to delete that data and cover your tracks, you tomcatting Romeos. [Press Democrat]
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RFID Microchips Implanted into Alzheimer's Patients
It looks like some of the first people to be implanted with Big-Brotherish tracking devices will be people who won't know enough to say no: Alzheimer's patients. The chips are designed to hold their personal information, so if they end up wandering off looking for a gumdrop mansion or to go see the new Greta Garbo movie, the authorities can find out who they are. It seems like the start of a slippery slope to start implanting chips in the old and infirm, but then again, it seems like it serves a useful purpose. What do you guys think, is this OK or a big ol' violation of privacy? [Consumerist]
2:00 PM on Wed Aug 29 2007
By Adam Frucci
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Latest by Aleki: Since this has already turned into a quasi political debate I'll add this... If you're against this and live in the states, I recommend looking into Ron Paul's campaign. You should also know that all US passports issued since early more »
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Anti-GPS Tracking Devices Plugs into Cigarette Jack and Loses You Your Tail
If you're important enough to have one, that is. This is a small jamming device that you plug into the cigarette lighter of your car and it blocks any GPS tracking devices that might be trained on your vehicle. It's probably illegal, but hey, so is sex with your sister. More »
The people in charge of CES are embedding an RFID tag in everyone's badges next year, meaning they'll definitely know when attendee #8302773 spends a little too much time at the blackjack table and not quite enough time at the Sony booth. [
screw you
AVL-900 GPS Vehicle Tracker, Screwing Over Young Drivers Everywhere
When the AVL-900 is properly installed in a car, it contains enough gadgetry to successfully ruin every high-school student's Friday night. More »
6:40 PM on Mon May 21 2007
By blongo3
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27 comments
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RNID Doormat Tracks the Kiddos
This looks like a pretty average doormat, but it is well above average. This RNID doormat has a pressure sensor underneath. When something activates the pressure sensor the mat will shoot a wireless signal to a pager device that can alert an ignorant parent that their child has left the house, again. Parenting just got that much easier! More »
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