The Syfy Online NetworkSCI FI WireDVICEFidgit

DVICE: We love technology. We want to know about it, write about it, and shake it till it breaks. Part of the Syfy Network, DVICE has a worldwide team of writers who constantly immerse themselves in the tech world, distilling the sometimes-excessive information out there to bring you only what you need to know.

Video
 

Related Sections: GPS

Track your wandering pup, GPS style, with RoamEO

roameoHaving your dog run away is a stressful, awful ordeal no one wants to have to go through. We love our pooches, and to think of them getting in harms way is more than a lot of people can bear. Wouldn't it be nice if you could track wherever your dog is if he somehow got out of the yard? The RoamEO is a GPS device that hooks onto your dogs collar so you can see where he is from the included receiver. You can see exactly where Fido has gone, what direction he's moving in, and how fast he's going after that cat. But wait… it only has a one mile range. What happened to the global part of the global positioning system? So that means if your dog heads off on a European vacation, gets taken anywhere in a vehicle, or, you know, runs further than a mile away, this thing is pretty much useless. Well, maybe if you listened to what your dog was saying and was sympathetic to his feelings he wouldn't feel the need to run away. Did you ever think about that? Some people.

RoamEO, via The Raw Feed

 
Send-A-Friend
(2) Comments

radiofence:
Purchase the GPS Dog Tracker at RadioFence.com....More »


Comments

By lizziegal at 5:01 PM ON 09/07/06

I would certainly be nice if it was actually Global... but one mile is a good deal. You would end up driving around the city looking for your dog anyway, so now at least you get a one mile search area covered.
What would really be nice is if it had an alarm that told you when your dog gets away from a set distance from the reciver, that way you would know when frido gets out of the back yard and go after him before he wonders more than a mile away.

By radiofence at 2:23 PM ON 11/12/08

Purchase the GPS Dog Tracker at RadioFence.com.


Leave a Comment


Type the characters you see in the picture above.

(Please be patient, it may take a moment for your comment to appear.)

DVICE continues below
Get the latest tech news
on your cellphone!
Text DVICE to 72434
DVICE on your iPhone
Follow DVICE on Twitter
Editor: Peter Pachal
editor@dvice.com
©2009, Syfy. All rights reserved.