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- inactive, on 11/01/2007, -4/+21Now you can really see where your hooker 12 yr old daughter goes when she "sleeps over" Sara's house.
- Harashi, on 11/01/2007, -0/+15Paranoid much? I like the jacket for people who are doing things like hiking, snowboarding, or climbing, thats a good idea, but $500 + $20 a month for a jacket that your kid will probably grow out of in a few months is a bit excessive...
- IEatHamburgers, on 10/31/2007, -1/+15Parents who buy these for their kids wouldn't let their kids go sledding, they could run into a snowbank and get wet.
- Taikun, on 10/31/2007, -0/+10What a great way to make sure your child hates you forever.
- krets, on 10/31/2007, -1/+10Well thanks for telling everyone that so they'll know to rip out the GPS unit when they kidnap your brat.
- Arthemys, on 11/01/2007, -0/+7So, nobody so far has even noticed the article has mentioned it was initially designed for people that go mountain climbing that run the risk of being lost? Hm, what's going on here?
Yes I think tracking your kid with it is kinda hokey, but for all other uses it sounds quite neat. - Aereo, on 10/31/2007, -0/+6That'll be fun for your kid to land on while he's sledding!
- Topher06, on 10/31/2007, -5/+11Get over it. Children as minors are dependent on parents who are required by law to protect them. This technology is intended to help parents keep track of their children, and if in the frightning occurence of their children being abducted, will help police find them before more harm can come to them. If your old enough to start worrying about your privacy, then chances are your old enough to know how to remove the GPS locator, or buy your own GPS free jacket in which case your probably at the age of majority. I get tired of crack pots like you jumping on any story about RFID or GPS tracking and thinking this is some government conspiracy designed to reduce your rights to privacy. Your either 12, or have the mentality of a 12 year old.
- Hetman, on 10/31/2007, -0/+6Damn I need this for my coat. Screw kids. Just last year I was eating at a restaurant. And some ***** stole my jacket from the coat room. I do not know if it was intentional or not. Either way it would have been awesome if I could have tracked it down.. Now I have to by a new winter coat this year.
- mattmollysdad, on 10/31/2007, -1/+6If u go to any mall in America you will see something far more practical for our little ones. It's a harness and twenty foot long elastic leash. Sort like walking ur dog.... now if they just made larger sizes then u could have ur teenager wear it.
- quarsaw, on 10/31/2007, -0/+5RFID tags are not the same as a GPS, you have to be pretty close to an RFID tag to read it.
- Rijnzael, on 10/31/2007, -0/+5Yeah, but ***** happens and it's always safe to have a backup.
- Murdats, on 10/31/2007, -2/+6hmm, so all you would need to do is figure out how to track the signals yourself and tada, paedophiles best friend.
- Cyber_Akuma, on 10/31/2007, -0/+41. This kind of thing WILL be cracked, its constantly transmitting after all, and when they are they will be a child's worst security nightmare.
2. What happens if they run out of power? If its constantly receieving and transmitting information wirelessly it has got to have a power source, one that likely does not last too long.
3. Whats to stop someone or the kid from just taking the damn jacket off? - inactive, on 11/01/2007, -1/+5Hetman - your papers, please?
- cocoamix, on 11/01/2007, -0/+4If only James Kim had been wearing one of those.
- Firehed, on 10/31/2007, -0/+4Not if it's a warm day.
- krets, on 10/31/2007, -1/+4GPS enabled leopard print thong bikini.
- inactive, on 10/31/2007, -0/+3I wonder if digg will have access to the "new" anti-double-posting tech in 2018
- toastgodsupreme, on 10/31/2007, -1/+4Do none of you read?
"The jacket is not something that was released due to people losing their kids," said Adrian Davis, a partner at Bladerunner. "It was originally made for mountain climbers, skiers and snowboarders."
Yes, it can be used with children, but it's intended purpose is to SAVE LIVES. I'd sure as ***** wear one if I was going camping for an extended period or anything of that nature.
I'd rather be "tracked by the govt" while out camping, rather than manage to break my leg(s) and not be able to get back to civilization and no one knowing where to find me.
As far as using on children, hell yeah, parents should be low jacking their kids. Right now parents don't do ***** about their kids these days. Parents are so worried about their kids doing drugs, getting laid, getting kidnapped, raped, or whatever else. Fine, do something about it. Don't destroy the internet, watch your ***** children. Don't ruin TV, watch your ***** children. Don't ban video games, watch your ***** children.
This way, parents can monitor their kids' location while at work or whatnot. But then, most kids with half a brain will figure out they're being tagged and get around it (lol, the fun of swapping coats with someone). - amneosis, on 10/31/2007, -1/+4What happens in summer?
- toastgodsupreme, on 10/31/2007, -0/+3Of course I tell people where I'm going and how long I intend to be away if I go camping or hiking. But IF something happens to me, days aren't lost searching for me. It'll take them only a short time to find me or the bear that ate me, via GPS.
- JudgeMonkey, on 11/01/2007, -0/+3Hell of a lot better than "last seen in X town leaving school." 43 feet is better than the previous... null.
- mchel, on 10/31/2007, -0/+3I would have had my friends to wear this for me in a heartbeat. Sad times when kids can't get away with ANYTHING, tracking their every move seems creepy. Most parents have inferior computer skill compared to their children anyway though, the kids will laugh at this.
- Frei, on 10/31/2007, -0/+3They have adult models for hikers, snowboarders, etc.
- camoscout2, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2I have been working in the GPS tracking market for ~3 1/2 years now. The only way this jacket can update at a 10 second interval is by using a GSM/GPRS modem. There are currently 2 problems with this in an untethered application (no available electrical power source).
1) Power supply - if you have a GPS chip, processor, and GSM modem all communicating they suck some serious power. Modems will peak at ~350 mA during transmission. A typical cellphone battery will last maybe 5 to 6 hours running at 10 seconds full blast. A lot of good the
2) Certification - AT&T's network certification is so stringent now that barely any GPS/GSM devices are being certified...leading to a LOT of companies to offer uncertified products (think China). T-mobile is just too expensive for a data only plan.
Additionally, the FCC requires that for in-vehicle installations the user manual contain a warning that the device must be installed at least 8 inches away from the body.
Like a previous comment said, remember the GPS shoes? I know the company working on them and they are running into the issues I've highlighted here. Expect this coat company to fade (at least for a while) just like the shoes...the technology, while cool sounding, is still not available to make a product like this viable. - Firehed, on 10/31/2007, -1/+3For kids? I think 18 is higher than it should be, but this is aimed at a totally different demographic...
- Arthemys, on 10/31/2007, -1/+3Track what signals? For something you pay $20 a month for, that type of information is encrypted. I highly doubt a pedophile is going to trick out his "free candy" van with radio gear just to locate kids' jackets.
- quarsaw, on 10/31/2007, -1/+3I think it is cheaper to just have your kid freeze dried and bubble wrapped until they turn 30.
- inactive, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2Funny how you refer to 3G technology as still being "new" in 2018, lol
- xplayman, on 10/31/2007, -0/+243 Square Foot radius is not that great
- Hetman, on 10/31/2007, -1/+3Passive RFID tags have no internal power supply. The minute electrical current induced in the antenna by the incoming radio frequency signal provides just enough power for the CMOS integrated circuit in the tag to power up and transmit a response.
- vbails, on 11/01/2007, -0/+2Check your units. 43 square feet is not the radius but the area of the circle.
Area of circle = p x ( radius x radius ) = p radius^2
From this you get a radius of roughly 4 feet. If you can't find your kid in a circle that small no amount of tech will help. - frositay, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2Or how about just look after your damn kids properly instead of being lazy and rely on technology to do it for you?
- willierab, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2I need one of these for my cat. lol
- omgitsmit, on 11/02/2007, -1/+3One step closer to a wearable computer! I've been waiting for years!
- Shaggy63, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2I would let my kids go sledding, but thats not the point. I have three kids and have always thought about things like this. Kids get kidnapped all the time or lost if you turn your back for a second. This is something I would buy but only use in an emergency.
- nthdork, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2would be good for backcountry skiers or boarders in case they get caught in an avalanche.
could be used for when you're camping with kids too. easier to find them if the gps unit can get a signal from the satellites and the kids get lost - s0nicfreak, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2I got tired of waiting and just ducttaped a laptop to my jacket.
- JudgeMonkey, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1Given the horrible state of parenting these days, 30 is the latest your personality is considered... "set" so this would actually protect the kids from their idiot parents.
- fareed, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1The kid shouldn't have entered the vehicle in the first place.
- Brainclone, on 10/31/2007, -1/+2didn't they do GPS shoes somewhere?, I think they would be more practical for kids.
- tetfsu, on 11/01/2007, -0/+1Did you read the article? It said that the jacket has a battery that lasts approximately 18 hours. This is not talking about Passive RFID.
Now go straight to bed young man, and go plug in your jacket on the way. - spritom, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1Then maybe the GPS enabled giraffe print thong bikini that they sell at Toys-R-Us
- sotopheavy, on 11/01/2007, -0/+1Comment time ran out. Whores will always find a way to whore. She will borrow her friend Sarah's clothes or Tiffany's clothes so that her parents are clueless as to who is where. Or she say the were borrowing hers when she wsan't where she was supposed to be.
- sotopheavy, on 11/01/2007, -0/+1Remember the late night call after the movies to the parents "We're just going to get some ice cream can I stay out another hour?"
Translation: I'm going to give this guy a rusty trombone at his friends house.
Now angry dads no longer need to wait at home with a baseball bat. They can see exactly where to go. /sarcasm/ - sotopheavy, on 11/01/2007, -0/+1she will borros sarah's clothes
- xero69, on 11/02/2007, -1/+2I'm in ur jacketz, tracking ur kidz
- sotopheavy, on 11/01/2007, -0/+1I will never buy clothes that come with a monthly fee. Call me old fashioned.
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