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'Car-Chase Capital' Deploys New Weapon -- GPS Gum
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Nate_Heard writes "It's great to see an application of GPS technology [CNN] that will contribute to public safety. Plus, it's so James Bond. Think of all the great things you could do with a gun that shoots sticky GPS receivers. On second thought..." Thanks Nate_Heard, Very Spatial also links to the interesting story about Los Angeles police propeling a GPS device onto a fleeing car. From the Information Week article: "Rather than engage in a high-speed chase that is dangerous for the public and police, an officer can trigger the GPS tracking device from their car. The officer also will have a remote unit, about the size of a device that unlocks a car, when they're outside the patrol car."
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