Written on December 14, 2008 – 5:22 pm | by Maria Mihale |


What would you use a GPS for? A Brazilian designer came up, for example, with an unusual line of lingerie the 21st century that is equipped with a GPS tracking system. Yes, that’s right, this is some sort of a chastity belt, the modern version of those that existed during the Crusades.

Therefore, you could use a GPS system to track your girlfriend or wife, whatever might be the case. This is the easiest way for you to know whether she is faithful or not. Naughty or not. Or any way you’d like to call her.

Or you can even try to find your playful cat in the surrounding area of your home, as the little creature loves having you desperately run after it, for making its appearance when you least expect it. The GPS Homing Device from Hammacher Schlemmer could be a very good solution for those who never enjoy those minutes lost for locating the car after spending a couple of hours in a mall, hours that made you forget all about the place you left it, or returning to your towel when you go to the beach.

In addition, the device is easy to use. The only thing you have to do is to push a button in order to mark the current location and the device shows you the way back. The device is lightweight so it fits your pocket perfectly, your keychain or a purse. There’s nothing complicates about this portable GPS device, as it features only two buttons: one of them is for power, while the other helps you set the starting point and two other destinations.

The GPS device is based on “an advanced GPS receiver chipset that provides a high degree of accuracy – within five yards – in urban canyons or heavily forested environments thanks to its superior Time to First Fix for locating and locking onto satellite signals”. The distance is shown in yards, miles, meters of kilometers and it’s counted down as you get close to the place you’ve started. There’s a self-calibrating digital compass, on the other hand, that shows not only your heading in degrees, but also the direction. For the direction the device uses an arrow.

This weather resistant portable GPS device needs two AAA batteries in order to function up to 20 hours. The GPS Homing Device is available on Hammacher Schlemmer for $79.95.

(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)