Big Brother Meets Mom and Dad!

By Juan

SoundDomain Guru

When I first got my license, I did a ton of really stupid stuff behind the wheel. Eventually, my exploits reached the point where some of my friend’s parents wouldn’t allow me to drive their kids around.

Today, if you’re worried about what your kids do behind the wheel, the guys at Zoombak have an answer. Once attached to a car, their small GPS tuner allows prying padres to track its location via the web, phone, or SMS text message. This little gadget can even set up an area the car can’t leave�it’ll send a text if the vehicle moves out of a prescribed zone�and stores a history of vehicle locations online.

Thanks to devices like the Zoombak, the days of taking a joy ride in mom’s car�or even speeding around in your own�might be coming to an end. They might even make dad reconsider that extra-curricular lunch meeting with the secretary. Hey, nothing lasts forever!

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Posted at 1:02 am in CES 2008, GPS, Juan, SoundDomain, Zoombak

Comments

Ted
Jan 8, 2008 at 3:15 am

I wonder if it can be surgically implanted…

HRDforever
Jan 8, 2008 at 2:19 am

Hafta tell ya. They have threatened to use it. They never bought it but ya it was a very serious joke. Ya, my dad knows that I am an agressive driver, and he knows that I have challeneged cars. I feel that this is a bad thing, because our parents can view your every move. During the time you have it it sucks if they are using it as punishment, because you will be good while you have it and then when you dont. See how many accidents go up as you see people take these off cars. I have also sceen ones that have some sort of accelerometer in them for tracking hard braking or accelerating. Hey, I know i would find it on my car, I look all over it every week. The only way I could see it being good is if you are sketchy where your kid goes. but that is the ONLY reason.