RoamEO GPS system tracks your pet

Apparently, keeping your pet indoors or ponying up for a fenced in a yard just isn't in style anymore, as the RoamEO GPS tracking system for pets joins the crowd of other locating devices, texting adornments, and inflatable collars that folks seem to prefer over the more traditional methods. This particular setup is geared to work on all roaming pets, but certainly has its limitations. While the GPS-enabled collar sends the exact location, movements, and velocity to your handheld tracking unit, your pet still turns MIA if it wanders more than a mile away. If you're fairly certain Fido isn't apt to stray all that far, you can setup a GPS fence that will send audible alerts if that perimeter is breached. This seems to be a decent system for multi-pet owners who have a tough time keeping things on a leash, as you can maintain a keen eye on three creatures simultaneously -- but it'll cost you $459 for the first one, and $149 for each additional collar.

[Via The Raw Feed]

[Larry Volwiler @ Nov 12th 2008 2:27PM]

Purchase the GPS Dog Tracker at RadioFence.com.

[Adam @ Sep 7th 2006 5:55PM]

I doubt it is GPS if it has a mile range to the handheld.

[strider_mt2k @ Sep 7th 2006 8:17AM]

Attach them to your alien friends and have a game of hide-and-seek!

They're all around us man!!

[Spoonman @ Sep 7th 2006 8:34AM]

Spay or neuter your pets, and KEEP THEM IN THE HOUSE! Domestic cats and dogs are designed to live in a domicile. Hence the name. It's really that simple.

Sorry, stupid morons who let their animals roam around just force me to get out the soapbox.

[vnzboy @ Jun 4th 2007 8:09PM]

Have you tho about accidents.?? my cats are not outdoors cats.. and one ran out by accident .. is been a week now since ... so.. am i still a moron because my car got scare and ran out the door?? plz don assume that every single person let they animals roam free in this world.

[gix @ Nov 25th 2007 10:21AM]

hey moron, keep your idiotic comments to yourself. I wish people would stop inbreeding...

[XmasB @ Sep 7th 2006 12:51PM]

A nice product, but the price is outrageous. would be perfect for those times when the cat/dog/whatever seems to be missing.

[XmasB @ Sep 7th 2006 12:53PM]

Spoonman, not everyone lives in a big city. If you live a place where an animal could run in the grass, I consider it animal cruelty not letting it.

[Cade Kachelmeier @ Sep 7th 2006 8:59AM]

Spoonman, sometimes they just get out, and if you life in the country and your dog just decides to run away one day, this would be very useful in finding your dog's corpse.

[cybermom @ Sep 7th 2006 11:26PM]

Here's the inevitable question: is this suitable for children? I'd love to be able to put this on like a wristwatch for my children at the mall or amusement park for an added measure of safety.

[Arthur Nonamiss @ Sep 7th 2006 9:20AM]

How is there no similar product line for kids? I purchased a similar one that didn't use GPS, (used a radio locator beacon) and it was total crap. I would easily pay $500 for one of these that I could fasten to my kids and see where they are in the mall, at the park, etc. (BTW, I'm talking about small kids, not your crazy teenager...)

[skype_fan @ Sep 7th 2006 9:33AM]

@Arthur Nonamiss, there are plenty of people who treat their pets as if they would be kids, so feel free to attach the collar to your kids.
For the pet version I would like to see a remote detonator for pitbulls and so on. If they come to close to kids, just pooof

[oliverpee @ Jan 28th 2007 2:22PM]

I would like to see a remote detonator for humans who are completely ignorant about the best family dogs on this earth! Most dog bites are from the small dogs and retrievers.

[AbacusUser @ Sep 7th 2006 9:54AM]

Heck I'd really like to use this on my wife when we go to the mall!!!

[jiltedcitizen @ Sep 7th 2006 12:16PM]

Why the mile limitation? That maybe cuts this out for hunters. Now if you hook this up to the shock collar so I can set up virtual fences that would be cool. Also this would have helped when my dog escaped, got hit by a car and hide under a bush.

[Wry Cooter @ Sep 7th 2006 1:04PM]

Too bad GPS works for squat on the interior of a mall, for finding your family. Thats what cell phones are for, although I remember when Cell reception didn't work within a mall either.

They simply need to make a gps receiver that works without line of site view of the GPS sattelites

[Deviant @ Sep 7th 2006 3:45PM]

This is great, and I hope they improve upon it.

For tracking your family and friends, the Garmin Rino is awesome:
http://www.garmin.com/products/rino/positionReport.html

Now if one could use the RoamEO collars with the Rino....

[D2 @ Sep 7th 2006 1:26PM]

@Spoonman
"Domestic cats and dogs are designed to live in a domicile."

This statement exemplifies what is wrong with most dog owners. Does anyone else think it is sad that we have "designed" our pets?

I think keeping your dog locked in doors while you are at work all day is cruel, regardless of if people designed the breed to small and "house friendly". We need to start treating animals as animals, not our personal toys/pets. Those who claim to be the greatest "animal lovers" are often the most cruel.

[Evan @ Sep 7th 2006 9:53PM]

CAT STALKERS UNITE!!!

[Yann Blanes @ Sep 8th 2006 8:56PM]

We have devellop a similar kid's tacking and anti drowning. This product look like develloped well for family pet's. Why i don't have this genuis idea before them

www.securyploof.com

[doabbs @ Jun 7th 2007 9:05AM]

Domesticated does not equal indoor pet. Domesticated simply means that animals have been bred by humans for specific purposes. Are you telling me that Foxhounds were bred to live indoors not hunt wild fox?

[obiwan @ Jun 7th 2007 5:13PM]

Look up, folks. This is Engadget, not EnSPCA.

[Farmboy @ Aug 6th 2007 10:06AM]

When you're all starving in your cubicles, then it'll bee another story. Most of the foods you eat requires pollenation. World-wide bee die-offs are not good. It's been said that without bees there could be a mass starvation. Forget Whole Foods, No Foods is what we're looking at. As a farmer I guarantee you kids should be concerned and not so flippant with your remarks.