The device integrates a high sensitivity GPS receiver module or chip set and a GSM/GPRS modem together with other sensors. The GPS provides positional fixes and sends reports of position and sensor status over the wireless network either by sms (GSM) or data packet (GPRS)to a central server.
The central server manages the reports and makes both the real time alerts and the historical report data available to end user customers or organisations.
The breakthrough is in the GPS receiver sensitivity and power consumption and a tight low cost integration creating a battery powered device that can be fitted where there is usually no power.
It works inside ISO containers and reefers and inside bulidings, I have seen it work inside a 40 foot sea container where it can obtain GPS signals at levels unheard of before.
The X-Fi3 keeps with the company's commitment to audio fidelity, thanks to the apt-X codec, which supposedly offers audio quality similar to a wired connection when streaming. On that front, the device also handles FLAC files.
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Let me provide an insight into this device.
The device integrates a high sensitivity GPS receiver module or chip set and a GSM/GPRS modem together with other sensors. The GPS provides positional fixes and sends reports of position and sensor status over the wireless network either by sms (GSM) or data packet (GPRS)to a central server.
The central server manages the reports and makes both the real time alerts and the historical report data available to end user customers or organisations.
The breakthrough is in the GPS receiver sensitivity and power consumption and a tight low cost integration creating a battery powered device that can be fitted where there is usually no power.
It works inside ISO containers and reefers and inside bulidings, I have seen it work inside a 40 foot sea container where it can obtain GPS signals at levels unheard of before.
Don't dismiss this as an unproven gimmick.