This article gives an good overview on the TrackStick GPS tracking device. The TrackStick is a small pocket sized GPS Tracking device that runs on batteries and can be taken anywhere. It's a passive tracking device, which means that it stores all of the information in the device and the only way to access that information is to download it onto a computer or other display device. This is a good and informative review of the device.

Are you afraid of your kids getting into trouble and do you want
to know where they have been?

Are you a business owner who needs to verify where your
employees have been?

Would you like to track your time, speed, distance and miles
traveled?

If you're nodding your head at any of the above scenarios, your
needs can be fulfilled with an awesome new gadget called the
TrackStick. In fact, the Trackstick has various other
applications, which makes it a device that can be very useful to
practically anyone and everyone. If you want to know how the
TrackStick can be of use to you (and believe me it will be),
read on.

The TrackStick Explained

The TrackStick is a unique little GPS device, which has the
ability to record its own movement and thus that of the person
or vehicle it is on. It can record the date, time, location,
heading, speed, and altitude of the place it is in; thereby
giving you a thorough record of its movements.

The TrackStick is not a real time GPS device, but is a passive
GPS recorder. What this means is that it keeps a log of every
movement it makes and the data logging can be preset at
intervals of 1 minute to 15 minutes.

Dimensions and Design

At 4.1 inches by 1.2 inches by ¾ inch (length, width, and
thickness), the TrackStick is quite a small unit. It is
extremely simple to use as it features only one button on its
side that enables you to on/off the device and also change the
modes between full power mode and low power mode. Thus, even if
you are electronically challenged (like me), you will still be
able to use the TrackStick easily.

Its outer covering is black in color, but it is transparent,
thereby enabling you to see inside the unit. This is where the
LED indicator lights are installed (green and red), which
indicate the mode on which the unit is turned to, and also if it
has locked onto the satellites for a recording. Thus, unlike
other similar units, you know exactly when the GPS TrackStick is
working and when it's not.

The TrackStick also has a convenient carrying strap which makes
it easy to carry on your person or hang it from something else.
It also features a neat USB 1.1 connector that plugs easily into
a computer's USB port.

How The TrackStick Works

The TrackStick works like any other GPS device, wherein it locks
onto satellites wherever it goes and gives its positioning
accordingly. This device gets signals from as many as 24
satellites in space, thereby being able to pinpoint its location
within 15 meters of where it is, which is saying a lot for
accuracy.

Regardless of where you are (at any location on Earth), the
TrackStick will log your movements. The latest GPS mapping
technologies are at work here, thus giving you your precise
location, which can be seen as graphical maps and 3D satellite
pictures.

Once the data has been recorded in the memory of the TrackStick,
you can then retrieve this data by plugging the USB connector on
the unit to the USB Port in your computer. You can then download
the recorded information by using various kinds of software.

For it to work optimally, the TrackStick should be placed in
such a place that it has an unblocked view of the sky and that
there is no metal between the unit and the sky.

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