Never lose a pet or child again: Removed the "s" from https so it will show up as a link http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-arden-collar-bracelet-the-future-is-here...

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

Swede wrote:

This is really neat, I can see it being used for almost anything>
Swede
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-arden-collar-bracelet-the-future-is-here

Removed the "s" from https so it will show up as a link

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-arden-collar-bracelet-the-future-is-here

Swede Loc: Trail, BC Canada

This is really neat, I can see it being used for almost anything>
Swede
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-arden-collar-bracelet-the-future-is-here

HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO

My wife hates it...says it really chaffs her neck...'specially when she scratches. Not sure if those new flea and tick collars are any better. :) :) :)

Swede Loc: Trail, BC Canada

HEART wrote:

My wife hates it...says it really chaffs her neck...'specially when she scratches. Not sure if those new flea and tick collars are any better. :) :) :)

:thumbup: :thumbup:

BW326 Loc: Boynton Beach, Florida

I've always liked products like these because they are an aggregation of existing, mainstream technologies... but put together in a new and unique way to perform a special service. Not that pet tracking collars, utilizing GPS are new, they've been around for about a dozen years or more, especially in Europe where the GSM networks were ubiquitous throughout and quite advanced compared to what we had at the time here in America. In the early days, circa 2002-2003, standard Vodophones were used to keep track of hunting dogs as they ran ahead of the hunters, flushing out game. Of course back then the map API's and programming were stored on the (GSM) phones themselves rather than being a web app, cloud based system. And even though the European networks were much more advanced than ours, it was still costly to pay for their data plans.

Fast forward to today with dozens of smart dog collar type products and I think this one stands out simply because it has a very ergonomic design and makes use of a lot of what are now low cost, or no cost technologies. The big obstacle still for these technology companies will still be battery technology because, although that has improved over the years, it's only been incrementally, there haven't been any giant leaps. Size still matters with battery power and the Arlan collar claims that they can go 7-8 days before recharging but I'm guessing that that changes drammatically if you are using it in monitor mode to get real time updates on temperature, health, or location updates. Normally the GPS modules will be in sleep mode with only once a day "wake up" alerts to conserve battery power, or to check periodically to see if a dog has gone outside of a geofence boundary. Still, that's the way they are supposed to work and is the most efficient way to operate those types of systems. For real time, 24/7, 60-sec check intervals (the type you see on almost all fleet vehicle tracking systems) you need a really big battery or a vehicle power source. There are other pet tracker collars on the market that boast 2-3 month recharge intervals but they, by necessity, use slightly larger, more cumbersome batteries and still have to adhere to a stingy sleep/wake cycle pattern.

All that being said, I like the Arlan collar and I hope they reach their funding goal and get to manufacture their product.

magicray Loc: Tampa Bay, Florida

HEART wrote:

My wife hates it...says it really chaffs her neck...'specially when she scratches. Not sure if those new flea and tick collars are any better. :) :) :)

Why on earth would you want to know where she is?

Swede Loc: Trail, BC Canada

Great responce,
Thanks
Swede

BW326 wrote:

I've always liked products like these because they are an aggregation of existing, mainstream technologies... but put together in a new and unique way to perform a special service. Not that pet tracking collars, utilizing GPS are new, they've been around for about a dozen years or more, especially in Europe where the GSM networks were ubiquitous throughout and quite advanced compared to what we had at the time here in America. In the early days, circa 2002-2003, standard Vodophones were used to keep track of hunting dogs as they ran ahead of the hunters, flushing out game. Of course back then the map API's and programming were stored on the (GSM) phones themselves rather than being a web app, cloud based system. And even though the European networks were much more advanced than ours, it was still costly to pay for their data plans.

Fast forward to today with dozens of smart dog collar type products and I think this one stands out simply because it has a very ergonomic design and makes use of a lot of what are now low cost, or no cost technologies. The big obstacle still for these technology companies will still be battery technology because, although that has improved over the years, it's only been incrementally, there haven't been any giant leaps. Size still matters with battery power and the Arlan collar claims that they can go 7-8 days before recharging but I'm guessing that that changes drammatically if you are using it in monitor mode to get real time updates on temperature, health, or location updates. Normally the GPS modules will be in sleep mode with only once a day "wake up" alerts to conserve battery power, or to check periodically to see if a dog has gone outside of a geofence boundary. Still, that's the way they are supposed to work and is the most efficient way to operate those types of systems. For real time, 24/7, 60-sec check intervals (the type you see on almost all fleet vehicle tracking systems) you need a really big battery or a vehicle power source. There are other pet tracker collars on the market that boast 2-3 month recharge intervals but they, by necessity, use slightly larger, more cumbersome batteries and still have to adhere to a stingy sleep/wake cycle pattern.

All that being said, I like the Arlan collar and I hope they reach their funding goal and get to manufacture their product.

I've always liked products like these because they... (show quote)

Swede Loc: Trail, BC Canada

VERY Good point
Swede

magicray wrote:

Why on earth would you want to know where she is?

BW326 Loc: Boynton Beach, Florida

Swede wrote:

Great responce,
Thanks
Swede

Thanks.
I love entrepreneurial applications like this. Back in 2005, when I was still working in this field, we got a request for a custom application to track and alert (via GPS and cellphone messaging) a bull when it would wander outside of its normal grazing area. It was child's play to come up with a GPS-equipped harness but we ran into problems when the farmer had to recharge the batteries.

rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA

I get tickled every time someone touts made with "aircraft" aluminum. Aluminum becomes aircraft aluminum when it's made for an aircraft.
$25 shipping probably covers the production cost.

gmcase Loc: Galt's Gulch

magicray wrote:

Why on earth would you want to know where she is?

Simple. Avoidance! :mrgreen:

gmcase Loc: Galt's Gulch

rayford2 wrote:

I get tickled every time someone touts made with "aircraft" aluminum. Aluminum becomes aircraft aluminum when it's made for an aircraft.
$25 shipping probably covers the production cost.

I'm glad someone else finds it a little silly. All it means is the alloy is 6061 typically. This is used in thousands of non aircraft related products.

Rabbott Loc: Grass Valley , California

because, she's really good in the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,kitchen?

magicray wrote:

Why on earth would you want to know where she is?