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Re:Ask HN: Geo Tracking in offline products? by klous on Wednesday June 23, 2010 @10:51AM (#1455060)
Could you be more specific about what kind of device you want to track or why you'd want to track it? What use would you have tracking a football?
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Re:Ask HN: Geo Tracking in offline products? by parkern on Wednesday June 23, 2010 @10:54AM (#1455067)
A football is a bad example. Say you wanted to track a toy. And allow for check in's or have your movements tracked?
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Re:Ask HN: Geo Tracking in offline products? by klous on Wednesday June 23, 2010 @11:23AM (#1455147)
Checkout passive GPS tracking devices. They record movement, then you can upload the data back into a system via USB. RFID might work if you're tracking movement within a building. If you want to be able to locate or track an item remotely, I believe you would need a device with GPS & wireless data capability.
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