Omniscout Introduces Portable Theft-prevention Devices

With the cases of cars and motorcycles being stolendollars," Robert Metz, President of WorldScout
each year steadily growing, the need for anti-theftCorporation stated. "The Omniscout Portable and
devices is also growing. To address this demand,Portable Pro give users an added degree of comfort
Omniscout has recently introduced to the public theirbecause the system will immediately alert and notify
newest monitoring and tracking devices.the owner if it is being stolen or even moved without
The division of WorldScout Corporation which is basedauthorization," Metz further added about the devices.
in Phoenix, Arizona launched two models of trackingOther vehicles that can use the devices as a
devices at the V-Twin Expo held in Cincinnati, Ohio.safeguard are motor homes, snowmobiles,
The company has developed the most sophisticatedwatercrafts, all-terrain vehicles and sports boats.
and most effective devices of its kind. They call theThe devices from Omniscout are the most
devices the Omniscout Portable and the Portable Pro.sophisticated of their kind because of the fact that
And they are calling them such for good reasons -they are very much unlike other devices of their kind.
both devices are as small and lightweight as a cellThe Omniscout Portable and the Portable Pro does
phone, hence the name. The size of these devicesnot suffer from limitations that other devices using
allows them to be easily concealed in a vehicle orGPS technology demonstrates. This is thanks to
even by a person.WorldScout's one of a kind Adaptive Assisted Global
The device is so accurate that the person or vehiclePositioning System. Similar devices can only be located
carrying it can be located precisely within a fewby satellite signal if there is a clear view to the sky. But
meters. Both the devices are a combination of twothanks to the AAGP employed by the Omniscout
technologies which make them the most advancedPortable and Portable Pro, GPS satellites can locate
gadget of their kind. They employ the Global Positioningthe device even without a clear view of the sky. In
System or GPS to broadcast their current location.fact, the device can be detected with an accuracy of
They also make use of GSM/GPRS wirelessup to a few meters even if the device is inside a
communication networks. The latter technologybuilding.
employed by the two devices allows them to receiveBoth the devices give information to the owner like the
commands with the use of the international wirelessexact location of the vehicle, real time tracking, street
networks. So, both devices not only look like a celllevel mapping, and cellular connectivity. Unlike other
phone in size but also employ the same technology.theft prevention devices which are passive, these
The use of the two technologies in the developmentdevices allow remote controlling of the vehicles
of a hybrid device will no doubt be welcomed byequipped with it. This capability makes these gadgets
motoring enthusiasts who wants that extra protectionso effective in theft protection. The effectiveness of
for their cars or motorcycles.these devices is akin to the braking effectiveness of
While the devices can be used on cars, theEBC rotors and calipers. With the advent of
developers of the gadgets focus on the application oftechnology, its only a matter of time before we see a
it on motorcycles. "Motorcycle enthusiasts makewhole new wave of products such as these that will
significant investments in their bikes, from specializedhelp protect investments made by motorists on their
chrome accessories, unique paint jobs to upgradedvehicles.
parts, which can cost in the tens of thousand of