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 June 26th 2008 11:20AM
Now if the Roomba people can only complete the design for the doggie backpack-mounted 10 gauge remote controlled robot hunter...... sweet!
Man you guys kill me. I coon hunt and I invite any of you to email me and come and see if my dog if my dog is happy. She is a registered treening walker coonhound. I let her out and play with her everyday, but when I go outside at night there is a huge difference in her demeanor. She is bread to hunt and she loves going. Now I want everyone to know that I competition coon hunt. What does that mean? It means I hunt with a scorecard. No guns.. All free roaming game. There are a couple of web sites to check out if you're interested. Google up these names Professional Kennel Club, United Kennel Club, and American Kennel club.
I have a dc20 collar now and I have already pre-purchased the dc30. These collars don't harm the dogs at all.. They are lightweight and can save their lives. This past year I had a dog get trapped inside of a hollow tree--without these collars she would have died. I had to cut her out of the tree. It took 4 hours to get her back to the truck.
I think that this unit is also useful for serious backpackers who take their dogs on trips. If they chase a squierrel out of site you don't have to worry, plus the handheld unit has basic GPS capabilities with topo maps and trip routing capabilities. Why hasn't it been marketed to this group at all? Not enough demand?
This could really ruin the game of hide and seek...