In-car satnav device offers covert GPS tracking

"NavGenius" has a sneaky secret

In-car satnav device offers covert GPS tracking

3 April 2009 14:07 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Lightning GPS has announced what it says is the world's first ever covert GPS tracker built into a fully functional touch screen navigation system.

The "NavGenius" promises to "monitor a driver's every move" and it comes with two manuals, one for the user of the car that doesn't mention any of the tracking features and one for the "real driver" of the device (cue evil laughter).

Thanks to its internet capabilities, the GPS can interact with, and be controlled by, other devices and services over the internet and can send out SMS or email alerts to the owner if, for example, it goes out of an authorised range or if the vehicle it's on breaks the speed limit.

With an online mapping system, users can check on a family member or fleet vehicle in real-time from any computer, in addition, for those not being sneaky about the device's capabilities, routes can be sent to the unit from the web.

The Lightning GPS "NavGenius" will ship in the States in mid April 2009, pricing on application.

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Comments

  • Great Idea (Sarcasm). 'Keeping tabs' is just another way to say 'don't trust' and is yet another instance of technology being used not for the benefit of society, but to steadily undermine the values that underpin it.
    I wonder at the kind of people who would use the covert features on this unit. They are obviously very untrusting individuals, or am I just being niaive?     Posted by leancranker, United Kingdom
  • Actually the product is really useful. I bought few to test em out in my cars (I operate a taxi/car service). Its dual purpose navigation and gps tracking, assures my drivers won't get lost, and it also allows me to know if driver's aren't taking the long route back. I like its dual purpose because it lets me know if my drivers are slacking off and the added gps navigation system takes away the "oh I got lost excuse" Posted by Jim B., USA

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