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January 5, 2007 8:05 AM PST

Plant bugs on bad guys, then track them with your Garmin Astro

by Caroline McCarthy
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Yeah, yeah, we get the Jetsons reference. (Aren't there enough of those these days?) The $650 Garmin Astro, as featured on Gizmodo, is meant to track hunting dogs by following the movements of small wireless devices that can attach to their collars. The Giz guys, however, suggest that it could be used to keep tabs on kids or live-action Pac-Man players. Here at Crave, we think there are way more uses for this little handheld navigator. Namely, it could be used to fight crime. Imagine the kinds of reconnaissance you could do with a GPS device that not only tells you where the bugged target is, but the route he took to get there.

Or, if being a superhero isn't your thing, you could always find some clever way to plant one of the trackers on your local pizza delivery guy, use it to find out where he's going, and then invite yourself over to those destinations for some free Domino's. It's worth a shot.

Caroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and brewing cappuccinos. E-mail Caroline.
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Heyyyyyyy Big Brother
by dawolf2 January 5, 2007 12:55 PM PST
What can I say more , what was that old movie called ...........hmmmm ,as in life everything can B used 4good r evil. I do find this product very interesting ,price not 2 bad also .
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by spywarefrk July 7, 2008 5:52 PM PDT
****...trackin people? perve its!!! wat if they go to the bathroom??

ahahah
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