Here's one for the hunters. Strap the
Garmin DC 30 collar onto your hunting dog, fire up your
Astro 220 receiver, and you'll not only know where your dog is, but you'll also know if he is running, pointing, or treeing, even in dense cover. Range is good for up to seven miles, and the tracking even covers the dog's direction so you can figure out where that delicious nubbin of turkey is hiding. The receiver can track up to 10 dogs at once, and the collar is good for 17-36 hours on one charge. The DC 30 is sold separately for $199.99 or for $649.99 as part of an Astro 220 combo, and should be available third-quarter 2008.
UPDATE: Garmin was nice enough to send us proper shots of the actual DC 30. Thanks!
GPS,
posted Jun 26th 2008 11:20AM
That's the old DC 20, not the DC 30.
Nice try, though.
Will they blend?
Ruh-roh, Rorge!
The image was fixed. Hooray for Engadget :)
The dog doesn't look happy. :)
I liked the original picture better. All the dog needed was a jet pack.
This seems like a pretty cool setup...but probably prohibitively expensive for most hunters. A friend of mine lost his hunting dog of 6 years recently though, and I'm sure he wishes he had this. $650 just seems like too much...
I know a lot of hunters that $650 is nothing to spend on something that will be used over and over again.
Damn, poor dog looks soo sad:-(
I would be sad too if I had a 8 inch antennae sticking out of my back so my master could track my every move.
obviously u know nothing about hunting with dogs. there is nothing a hunting dog enjoys more than...hunting
It's because his owner is evil
@John
My springer spaniel loves chasing birds (which is basically what he'd be doing if he did go hunting), but he despises wearing anything more than a basic collar...wouldn't matter if we'd let him chase birds with it on, he'd try and tear that thing off his back first.
You animal rights people are morons.
That poor dog. Imagine what he is thinkin.
The dog doesn't care. If he gets to have a treat and get to track down birds he'll be the happiest.
These does are trained for this and live for this. There most unhappy when just sitting at home doing nothing.
People need to stop putting human emotions on animals.
Dude, working dogs love to work. This thing doesn't bother her a bit.
Of course working dogs love to work. That doesn't mean they enjoy having items strapped to their back like this. No one debated that bored@home dogs are unhappy.
@kjb434 Dogs do have feelings, its a proven fact. I never said anythign about human emotion though, get your shit straight.
Also, all dogs go to heaven. We are still working on the proof for that one though.
I'm thinking I need to figure out how to get this receiver attached to my girlfriend without her knowing.. that could be pretty useful in the long run..
I have to update my comment, as the picture has now been updated. This particular solution is much more fitting for a dog, as the collar is MUCH less invasive than the saddle from the previous version.
@tyler
Agreed. Although, it might be better suited to my favorite hooker, for when i cant find her on her normal corner.
Hell I could have used this when my cat got out last week. Damn thing was gone for the better part of 3 days and finally decided to come back. With this I could have found him in no time, instead of putting up fliers and walking around calling him.
Dandy! For the farm, this rocks.
And if you miss, the receiver is capable of making the dog turn and laugh at you.
I was wondering how long it would take for a Duck Hunt reference.
@Alex
Epic FAIL!!
Anyone know what kind of dog that is?
English Pointer.
That i believe is a German Short hair Pointer, they usually are brown with little white spots but some breeds are white with big brown spots, my family has 3 of them. Also my dad is a guide at a Pheasant Preserve and your dog should never be that far in front of you to ever need a GPS system on them. Otherwise when the bird flys good luck hitting it. A little beeping collar works just as well and is really cheap. And if they run away you need to train your dogs better.
@Thanatos: Yeah, that's true for bird hunting, but for things like racoons and foxes, the dogs can get very far from you.
English pointer. GSPs don't have tails like that.
It is certainly not an english pointer. It's a German Short Haired Pointer
Most German Short Hair pointers have their tails cut shortly after birth.
This is, the next-gen version of Duck Hunt.
The graphics are unreal.
> ...up to 10 dogs at once...$649.99 [each]...
That turkey would end up being almost as expensive as homegrown tomatoes!
$649 for the first. $199 for each additional.
The collars are 199 each, the 645 is the price of a collar + handheld device, which you only need one of.
Astro?
As in, "Ruh Roh, Reorge!"
Hmmm... interesting.... wonder if this'll work on kids
*FLY AWAY*
Will this antenna make the dog giggle at me if I accidently miss the duck?
I'm gonna get one of these to strap on my wife
So you like when she uses strap-ons?
lollllllllllll
i have the astro 220 dc20 combo and it works great i cant wait to see the improved transmitter dc30
This is lame and way unsafe for the dog. If your not right on your dogs heals, your not going to get the birds thats the dogs pointing anyways. I think most hunters enjoy staying with their dogs, using commands and watching them work.
P.S. You don't hunt turkeys with dogs engadget.
No, I don't think this looks like the Unreal engine...I would guess the Cry Engine, or maybe something developed in-house.
Bah, that was supposed to be a reply to Lowest Ranked
Now you know exactly where your dog is when he gets shot for scaring the hell out of the other hunters.
Think if you could send vocal dog commands over radio to a speaker mounted to that harness as well :)
Forget the dog, I'm gonna stick that on my kids.