Comments on: GadgetTrak Relaunched as Paid Service http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:14:04 -0500 hourly 1 By: Abnopleplalge http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/comment-page-1/#comment-559227 Abnopleplalge Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:29:35 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/#comment-559227 ="http://www.xrum.977mb.com">new year foto</a> =”http://www.xrum.977mb.com”>new year foto

]]> By: Erich Zimmerman http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/comment-page-1/#comment-525035 Erich Zimmerman Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:44:54 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/#comment-525035 This anti-theft "solution" stinks. easily defeated. only works if the thief is dumb enough to click on the "install me" dialog that pops up when plugged in. hard reset your stolen device and it's gone. how can they charge for this? This anti-theft “solution” stinks.
easily defeated. only works if the thief is dumb enough to click on the “install me” dialog that pops up when plugged in.
hard reset your stolen device and it’s gone.
how can they charge for this?

]]> By: Jessie W http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/comment-page-1/#comment-427443 Jessie W Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:32:01 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/#comment-427443 Well, it is always to have something to protect than to have nothing at all. This is the biggest mistake a lot of people made thinking nah, the car won't get into an accident as I am a careful driver. But probably not so to the guy who crashed on you. I bought this other software verey I for my macbook pro also cos losing a phone without any form of protect is as good as sitting duck too. Well, it is always to have something to protect than to have nothing at all. This is the biggest mistake a lot of people made thinking nah, the car won’t get into an accident as I am a careful driver. But probably not so to the guy who crashed on you.

I bought this other software verey I for my macbook pro also cos losing a phone without any form of protect is as good as sitting duck too.

]]> By: emma http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/comment-page-1/#comment-181362 emma Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:50:15 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/#comment-181362 cool blog! cool blog!

]]> By: Geoff http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/comment-page-1/#comment-157881 Geoff Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:02:32 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/#comment-157881 @Commenters You make it sound like this will MAKE your gadget get stolen. Sure it doesn't support OSX, or it might get caught by a firewall, but its dirt-cheap, and its loads better than what you probably have now (nothing). If you can afford a GPS locator to put into your gadget, great for you, but GadgetTrak is pretty good for everyone else. Only problem that I have with it is that the icon and the "My Stuff" label probably give it away to a thief when he sees it on an ipod. Check this out: http://www.gearfire.net/5-ways-to-maximize-the-effectiveness-of-gadgettrak-w-your-gadgets/ @Commenters

You make it sound like this will MAKE your gadget get stolen. Sure it doesn’t support OSX, or it might get caught by a firewall, but its dirt-cheap, and its loads better than what you probably have now (nothing). If you can afford a GPS locator to put into your gadget, great for you, but GadgetTrak is pretty good for everyone else.

Only problem that I have with it is that the icon and the “My Stuff” label probably give it away to a thief when he sees it on an ipod. Check this out:

http://www.gearfire.net/5-ways-to-maximize-the-effectiveness-of-gadgettrak-w-your-gadgets/

]]> By: Nick B. http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/comment-page-1/#comment-151082 Nick B. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:49:58 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/#comment-151082 I'm going to pass on this until Mac OS Support too - take for example my iPod, formatted for Mac OS - as soon as it's plugged into a windows PC, it requests a format so that it can be read and written to in Windows. Bang goes the tracking app that resides on it. Or if the thief has stolen my Macbook Pro to go with it, the app is just going to sit there looking pretty doing nothing. A free iPod and Macbook Pro to the culprit. No thanks. I’m going to pass on this until Mac OS Support too – take for example my iPod, formatted for Mac OS – as soon as it’s plugged into a windows PC, it requests a format so that it can be read and written to in Windows.
Bang goes the tracking app that resides on it.

Or if the thief has stolen my Macbook Pro to go with it, the app is just going to sit there looking pretty doing nothing. A free iPod and Macbook Pro to the culprit.

No thanks.

]]> By: Wayne Ma http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/comment-page-1/#comment-149564 Wayne Ma Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:22:47 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/#comment-149564 Well, there's always embedded GPS ... Well, there’s always embedded GPS …

]]> By: Ryan Dinford http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/comment-page-1/#comment-149457 Ryan Dinford Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:05:16 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/18/gadgettrak-relaunched-as-paid-service/#comment-149457 Just to play the devil's advocate, but how "fool proof" is any anti-theft system really? This solution seems to work better than anything else out there for gadgets. Just to play the devil’s advocate, but how “fool proof” is any anti-theft system really? This solution seems to work better than anything else out there for gadgets.

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