BUSINESS
May 18, 2008 | David Colker, Times Staff Writer
How do you know when a dog is a geek? When he's wearing the latest in doggy hi-tech bling, a GPS locater. The satellite-linked devices, which have found their way to cars, big rigs, boats and even bicycles, are now available for the canine set. Two companies are making collar-attached models that send a warning if a dog leaves its designated area. The gizmos then gives the animal's location, allowing you to find it without driving endlessly around the neighborhood, shouting its name.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
February 9, 2008 | Steve Hymon, Times Staff Writer
A fleet of 100 cars rolled onto a Bay Area interstate Friday to begin perfecting a tool that could one day transform the lives of commuters around the world. Maybe. With San Francisco Bay shimmering to the west, university students drove the cars all day back and forth along Interstate 880. Each was carrying a cellphone loaded with Global Positioning System software. And as they drove, it beamed back signals that researchers shaped into a real-time map of traffic speeds.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 12, 2007 | Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton, Times Staff Writers
In what officials are calling a first for the LAPD, detectives on Tuesday said they got a crucial and immediate break in a slaying case by using a Global Positioning Satellite system that was tracking the movements of gang members. As part of a new state crackdown on gangs, authorities last month placed GPS monitoring bracelets on 20 gang members as a condition of their parole from prison. The bracelets keep a running log of where the 20 gangs members are -- and include time-stamped mapping.
BUSINESS
December 6, 2007 | From Times Wire Services
TomTom, the maker of car-navigation equipment, will use Google Inc.'s maps program so that customers can send addresses for shops and restaurants to their devices. TomTom is adding features to stay ahead of rival Garmin Ltd. in the market for satellite-navigation devices.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
August 27, 2007 | Jonathan Abrams, Times Staff Writer
When the description of a gold sports car fleeing a street gang fight in Adelanto cackled on his police scanner, San Bernardino County Probation Officer Nathan Scarano thought it sounded familiar. But Scarano wasn't certain the car belonged to Christopher Henry until he checked the computer tracking the global positioning system device strapped to Henry's ankle. It showed Henry leaving the June gang melee in Adelanto.
BUSINESS
August 7, 2007 | From the Associated Press
beijing -- China said Monday that it would use global positioning satellites to ensure food safety at the Beijing Olympics as it steps up efforts to blacklist manufacturers who violate safety regulations. Wang Wei, an executive vice president of the Beijing Olympic Committee, said the high-tech system would monitor food production, processing factories and food hygiene during the Games to make sure healthy food is delivered to the 10,500 athletes in the Olympic village.