Addictive prescription drugs are flying off the shelves—And not in the hands of paying customers. Pill robberies are becoming such a problem that the NYPD wants to start planting fake prescription drug bottles with embedded GPS chips in pharmacies to help the cops bust thieves after heists. More »
Garmin’s not content with just a spot on your dashboard — the company’s also hoping to help you out with your pet problems. The GPS-maker’s got a couple of new additions to its line of dog collars, including the BarkLimiter series, which offers up an accelerometer-powered bark identification system and a Bark Odometer to help you keep track of your canine’s woof mileage. The collar is lightweight and waterproof and promises to increase “stimulation” as barking continues. The collar’ll run you $80 for standard and $100 for the deluxe edition. You can also get the BarkLimiter technology in the company’s Delta series of collars, which let you set a virtual leash up to three-quarters of a mile. That line runs $200 without the bark limiting and $250 with.
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Our CES plates were jam-packed full of eye-opening conversations this year. We had the chance to speak to top tech luminaries, entrepreneurs, celebrities and fellow journalists. Much of that opportunity arose from the return of our stage, parked right in the middle of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Grand Lobby. We blew things out this year, packing the schedule from the show’s opening on Tuesday morning to its close on Friday night.
Below we have a list of the interviews we did at this year’s show, both on-stage and off, so you can relive the thoughts, theories and comments that defined this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.
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In a world post-GPS, we know many of you absolutely trust your guidance systems whether it be dedicated GPS devices or Google Maps, but if we learned anything from GPS misguidance reports in Australia, it’s that you shouldn’t trust your GPS completely, especially if you’re driving over 900 miles due to an error.
According to a story in El Mundo, a 67-year-old woman drove for over two days accumulating 900 miles driven in the wrong direction due to the combination of her GPS providing and error in its navigation and her own inability to realize she was really only 90 miles away from her destination.
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I’ve read plenty of crazy GPS stories, but this has to be the craziest of them all: a 67-year-old woman drove for 900 miles over the course of two days because of a GPS error combined with her complete lack of attention. Her actual destination was only 90 miles away. More »
It wouldn’t have been a proper Engadget CES stage without a few surprises. During his appearance, the company’s CEO, Henri Seydoux, showed off one of its lesser-known drones, the eBee, a GPS-packing foam beast created in collaboration with Sensefly. The eBee can carry a camera (a Canon Powershot, in this case). Shake it to start the motor and then toss it off like a paper airplane. It’s capable of shooting video and doing 3D mapping, and the removable wings mean you can stick it into a carrying case, as seen in the images below.
Gallery: Parrot’s eBee drone eyes-on
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Many who live in North America wouldn’t put Hyundai at the forefront of in-car technology, but the Korean au hoping to change that reputation by 2014 with a more internet- and mobile-savvy platform. We had an opportunity to peek at some of those components at the automaker’s CES booth. CloudCar calls out for attention as the most distinctive: going beyond the existing BlueLink system, it pairs the car’s infotainment unit with at least a Jelly Bean-equipped Android phone to put an always-online interface in front of the driver. The early CloudCar example runs on a very simple interface with options like Google Maps navigation, media playback and Google contacts on the left. It’s built for multitasking and will keep directions going even as we’re firing up NPR or sharing to Facebook (hopefully, while stopped). While it’s not exceptionally deep, it appears suited to the need-it-quick nature of real driving, with shortcuts like directions to the office or a call to a favorite contact.
Other additions aren’t quite as conspicuous, but could still be very welcome when we see it in future cabins. Hyundai is one of the first car builders that we know of to embrace MirrorLink, echoing whatever’s on a phone’s display (in this case, Android) through MHL; there’s a companion Android app with a car-sized interface for navigation, hands-free calls and music. Hardware should get an upgrade as well through a premium system with a 9.2-inch, 720p display. The company isn’t quite ready to narrow down which vehicles will see what upgrades, although we’re told the early strategy may split CloudCar and MirrorLink between different model lines. If you’re willing to accept that the technology could change in a year’s time, you can get a peek at the future in the gallery below.
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Here at Showstoppers 2013 during CES 2013, Evado Filip is showing off its new device called VivoPlay. The device has one very important goal: keep your children safe without suffocating them. Parents can link the VivoPlay to a companion iOS or Android app, keeping tabs on their child while letting them still be a kid.
There are a number of potentially life-saving features Evado Filip is focusing on with the VivoPlay. The first of the features is location, with the device being able to keep an eye on your child’s location using GPS, GSM, and WiFi. Using those three technologies at once means that there’s a better chance your child will be able to be found if they go missing, so naturally, it’s a winning idea.
Parents will be able to designate five different numbers that can communicate with the VivoPlay, and outside of those, the device won’t be able to contact anyone else. Children only need to push a single button to make a call, so if they ever need help, they won’t need to go through menu after menu to make a call. Parents will also be able to send text messages up to 16 characters long to their child’s VivoPlay, which is an added bonus.
One particularly nifty feature is the ability to create safe zones. If your child wanders outside of the safe zone you’ve designated, you’ll be alerted with a text message, and in turn you’ll be able to contact your child and see what’s up. It’s a very cool little device and it even comes with a built-in emergency feature that a child can use to get help quickly. The VivoPlay will be available soon, but while we wait for more details to come out of Evado Filip, be sure to check out our CES portal for all of our news from the show.
VivoPlay from Evado Filip hands-on is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you’re not keen on giving your little tyke the latest and greatest in terms of smartphones, but still want them to be a call away, the VivoPlay could fit the bill. Evado Filip US, the company behind the device, is packing GPS, WiFi and a GSM connection into a wristwatch form factor, which it claims is the world’s smallest communications and location device for helping families stay in touch. Parents can call the device and chat with kids and even give their rug rats the option to call up five pre-selected phone numbers. If a child were to wander away with the VivoPlay on their wrist, parents are alerted if they leave or enter a geofenced area and can pinpoint them on a map via a smartphone app. Were a youngster to find themselves in an emergency, they can hit a button that will ring up to five predefined numbers and report their location. The idea sure is a noble one, and the devices we saw looked more than child-friendly. Evado Filip reps told us that the device is being crafted with just that in mind, and the chunky rubber enclosing the communicator sure bears that out. The charger is enclosed for that reason as well, offering a decent bit of protection from the elements (and from childhood).
There’s no word on pricing or availability, but we’re told the outfit is working with carriers and that pre-orders will begin in Q2. Check out the neighboring gallery or hit the jump for the full press release.
Gallery: VIVOPlay hands-on
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We got a look at the first version of the Android-based I’m Watch at CES last year, and the Italy-based company is back again this year with an updated version and another new accessory. As you can see, the I’m Watch appears to be largely unchanged on the outside, but it promises a number of others improvements courtesy of the new I’m Droid 2 operating system (no word on the Android version it’s based on just yet), including a “smart tethering” feature designed to minimize battery use, new “i’music” and “i’mages” apps, and a new “i’market” app store. Making its debut alongside it is the company’s I’m Here device, a GPS tracker equipped with a SIM card that can be used by adventurers or those simply concerned with safety — it’ll also let you make an emergency call at the push of a button. Look for it to be available sometime in May for $169. We’re hoping to get our hands on both of them shortly, but you can find some additional details in the press release after the break and at the source link below in the meantime.
Continue reading Updated Android-based I’m Watch, new I’m Here GPS tracker make their debut
Source: I’m Watch
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