Could GPS Keep Tabs On Your Pets?

An anonymous reader writes "Google Latitude has already made headlines for allowing phone users to locate their friends, and there are countless other iPhone and Android phone apps already designed to transmit your location — but could pets be the next big thing in GPS tracking? A number of device manufacturers are marketing GPS technology as a futuristic tool for tracking your cat or dog, and even discovering exactly where they've been. These devices are sold under a number of names and brands, including Sportdog, LoCATor, RoamEO, Petcell, Zoombak and Pettrack."

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Re:Get a leash!

[icebike]

What is this "Meant" word you use?

I'm pretty sure the was no "meant" involved in the evolution of cats.

You are correct in one respect, namely that domesticated cats are a relatively new concept. In Roman times cats were tolerated in cities simply because they did keep the mice population down. They weren't pets. This may not have been the case in other civilizations.