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Garmin Announces a New, Improved Astro GPS Dog Collar
Posted by Mark Wilson at 2:33 AM on June 27, 2008
Garmin has just announced a successor to their original Astro GPS dog collar. With a new more rugged and flexible design, the Astro DC 30 can track your best friend for up to 30 hours at a time, depending on the variable update rate. And while it still needs to sync with the Astro pocketable base station unit, that crazy mutt can run up to seven miles away and still show up on the map. That's enough to crap in the whole neighborhood's lawn without ever missing a beat (while your dog is safe in your yard). US$199. [Garmin]
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bms
Posted 3:43 AM 27/6/08
@Joseph: Nice. Very nice.
bms
klaybc
Posted 3:41 AM 27/6/08
Ruh roh.
klaybc
kiwijaws
Posted 3:34 AM 27/6/08
Needs a $600 bas station unit!! :o
kiwijaws
DashTheHand
Posted 3:09 AM 27/6/08
That lightning rod/antenna would be chewed in half in a matter of minutes.
DashTheHand
aelver
Posted 3:04 AM 27/6/08
Heh ... wonder if it makes the Aliens 'blip' noise.
aelver
Joseph
Posted 2:58 AM 27/6/08
Put this on your kids.
Joseph
UofITom
Posted 2:56 AM 27/6/08
That is a GIANT collar
UofITom
ANoel
Posted 2:50 AM 27/6/08
... if you are negligent enough to let your unattended dog run 7 miles away it better be on your own farm/ranch. Otherwise, there aren't too many dogs that wouldn't "sell" their new and improved $200. Garmin Astro GPS Dog Collar for a T-Bone.
ANoel
Git Em SteveDave thinks a friend with weed is better
Posted 2:48 AM 27/6/08
@ideaman2020: Needs metal studs then.
Git Em SteveDave thinks a friend with weed is better
ideaman2020
Posted 2:44 AM 27/6/08
How long before this shows up on Fleshbot?
[Come on, you know you were thinking about it...]
ideaman2020
weatherman
Posted 4:52 AM 27/6/08
@ANoel: to be fair, most dog owners (like myself) wouldn't dare let their dog roam but accidents do happen and when they do, having a GPS would be a godsend. My landlord once let my dog escape when I was at work and I was very lucky to have someone find her and bring her back. I'm not saying this the perfect device, but I can tell you that when it gets to be small enough to not be terribly noticeable, and has better battery life, I'm buying one.
weatherman
vertigo
Posted 4:39 AM 27/6/08
Throw this in the glove box of your ex wife's Hummer and there's no limit to the time you'll spend in jail.
vertigo
bd451
Posted 2:58 AM 27/6/08
@ANoel, it's for use with hunting dogs, not for seeing where your pet is in the neighborhood.
bd451
ideaman2020
Posted 8:06 AM 27/6/08
@weatherman: Just yesterday I found a neighbor's dog wandering into my yard.
It didn't have a GPS collar, but it did have an amazingly low-tech device that allowed me to locate the dog's home. It was a little metal dog tag with an address stamped on it.
ideaman2020