Petlink dog collar features GPS for peace of mind

by Evan Blass posted May 10th 2007 at 5:35PM

Joining an already crowded field of products designed to prey on pet owners' love for their animals, a new GPS-equipped dog collar from Sweden's Petlink Development and M-Tech promises to give you Rover's exact coordinates by simpling texting the service over Telia's network. The self-titled Petlink device works much like the GPS PRO we saw a few years back, allowing Swedes and eventually Danes to pay around twelve bucks a month for the privilege of nailing down a lost pet's location on the off chance that they successfully escape from ~~captivity~~ their happy homes. Unfortunately Petlink -- like most other models in this category -- is a little too bulky for use on animals of the feline persuasion, so if you're a cat owner, this may be just the impetus you need to trade up to a nice Lab or pit bull.

[Via Techdirt]

Filed under: GPS, Wearables

Tags: collars, dogs, gps, m-tech, petlink, petlink development, PetlinkDevelopment, pets, sim, sms

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boomhauer @ May 10th 2007 7:13PM

its like those ankle things they make crims wear!

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Paul @ May 10th 2007 8:07PM

I wonder what the battery life is like on one of these things

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designer dog collar @ Sep 24th 2007 10:16PM

what's the specs of that GPS dog collar? how bulky?

-Andrei
http://www.designerdogcollar-4less.com

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Klas @ Oct 3rd 2007 5:20AM

Hi!

It's not very bulky at all.
The weight is 50 grams and size 58 x 40 x 17 mm.
Battery time is 90-270h per charge depending on setting.
Found on their homepage se below.

Best Regards
Klas
http://www.petlink.se

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