Comments for GPS For Today

Comment on Win A SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger by Jillian

Jillian — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:20:36 +0000

I’m a paranoid mom that reads many news outlets and cringes with fear every time I read a news about a child lost, kidnapped and the worst, found dead. I’d love to have a ‘jump start’ if my daughter were to go missing. I always keep an eye on her when we’re out, but I can’t control everything. It is a good thing and a bad thing that most people have to stop me to tell me how beautiful my daughter is and how sweet she is. She also loves the attention and she’ll befriend just about anyone. She is 4 years old…and won’t stay in my sight for ever.

Comment on Win A SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger by Garrett Smith

Garrett Smith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:16 +0000

I am a Scout leader and am often in the back country with several scouts. This system would be a very nice tool to keep families back home up to date on our location and of course help with any injury situations if they occur. This will better help our scouts “be prepared”.

Thanks…..

Comment on Win A SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger by Ingunn

Ingunn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:25 +0000

Unlike my husband, I have a lot of free time – and come summer, I am hoping to spend most of that free time exploring the Cascades all by myself. A SPOT is at the top of my wishlist, not just in the case of emergency, but also to be able to send my husband an occasional “OK” message on my multi-day trips.

Comment on Win A SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger by Ryan Schmudlach

Ryan Schmudlach — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:49:36 +0000

Well, mom likes to worry, a lot. So much so, in fact, that I’ve concluded the best way to break the news of an adventure is to tell her only AFTER I’m back in (usually) one piece. That or she sees facebook pictures (never friend you mom on facebook). Of course there was that one time I convinced my sister to go skydiving. Mom didn’t think it was funny when I called mid-flight to relay the status of my sister’s first jump, but I digress.

Now, if I had a SPOT, I could save her the mid-week worry that coincides with a communication blackout that only backpacking through remote regions can provide – the major downside to my post-adventure-mom-enlightenment technique. No one likes to make mom worry.

Of course if I win, I’ll have to explain how I figured telling her “heading north” was the same as “heading to Alaska”…..shoot.

Comment on Win A SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger by Rick McCharles

Rick McCharles — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:24:59 +0000

As editor of BestHike.com I frequently find myself in precarious situations. I try to hike the best treks worldwide as research, often solo.

It’s CRAZY for me to be out in the wilderness (currently Baja, California) without a SPOT Satellite Messenger.

The life I save might be my own.

Comment on Win A SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger by Keith Tomlinson

Keith Tomlinson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:13:29 +0000

I would like to win a Spot GPS Tracker because I have four children that walk back and forth to school. As a Christian father, I know the risk that are in the world of sin and one of those risks are child abduction, A GPS device would’t keep someone from taking my child, but it would let me know where my child is if that ever happen. My children are my life. God has bless my wife and I with wonderful Christian children. The world spends millions and billions of dollars on things that children don’t need and yet a simple device such as Spot GPS is probably not included in that list. I pray that Gods Will will be done in all cases, I lost my job on Christmas day, because I chose to spend the day with my children and wife and the company I was working for obviously don’t worship the same God I do. Thank you and God Bless.

Comment on Keruve 2010 GPS Tracking Systems For Kids and Alzheimer Patients by wade

wade — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:44:42 +0000

I’m developing a watch myself. I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of a good gps tech consultant or firm.

Comment on GPS Tracking: Google And The Future of Cell Phones by Joe

Joe — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:30:33 +0000

Hi Tom,

I think the main hang up on the implantable GPS tracking device for wildlife (and humans) is going to be the power source. Until we are going to be able to harness the abundant bio-energy of animals and humans we are not going to be able to get good trackers that are implantable. When will we develop this technology that harnesses the energy of living things? I really have no idea, but my guess would be sometime in the next 100 years. I certainly doubt it is going to happen in the next decade, but I could be wrong.

Also, I doubt that our soldiers already have an implantable GPS tracking chip. Sure, they might have personal tracking devices that they can carry on them that will let HQ know where their squad or platoon is. But I seriously doubt that our regular soldiers have this technology implanted in them. If they did, I am sure that the countless number of military people that I know would have mentioned something about it since it would make a really cool story.

Thanks for your comment, it is fun to think about how this stuff could come about in the future.

-Joe

Comment on GPS Tracking: Google And The Future of Cell Phones by Tom

Tom — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:28:28 +0000

How long till we can have implantable GPS devices (wildlife) to accuracies of 30 feet, and real-time desktop viewing of travel points and paths?

My interest is purely academic, but are you saying our soldiers don’t already have this?

Comment on Keruve 2010 GPS Tracking Systems For Kids and Alzheimer Patients by Joe

Joe — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:57:25 +0000

Hi Nina,

Right now the Keruve 2010 is not yet available for purchase, so there is not a price on it yet. There are some similar devices out there on the market right now, but most of them are medical grade GPS tracking bracelets. They end up costing hundreds of dollars and run you a substantial service fee as well, somewhere in the $50-$60 range.

-Joe