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Zoombak gets your stuff back - Now wth SMS text message support
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Today, Zoombak has expanded its feature set with the Mobile Location Request. By sending an SMS text message containing the word “FIND” to 96225, you can get mobile updates on  the location  of the Zoombak via a text message reply. The Mobile Location Request service allows the user to track down the location of the Zoombak while on the road, without access to a computer or the internet. ...

Zoombak Universal A-GPS Locator Now Available at PEP Boys
I4U News — ... available nationwide in more than 600 Pep Boys stores across the country. The new universal locator is small enough to be placed in a vehicle, a backpack, briefcase, or attached to a bicycle or dogs collar. Like the other locator's it uses a cellular network for positioning, and provides real-time location information. The locator starts at $199 plus a low-cost monthly service plan. The device is also available in other stores like Circuit City and Best Buy across the country. Via Zoombak Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:19:45 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...

Zoomback tracks your dog
Ubergizmo — ... . Zoomback not only locates the pet geographically (on a map), but it can also send text alerts on your computer or cellphone if the animal reaches a predefine area in your home. at MobileFocus, Zoomback was even giving away pet toys to show how the device would look like when installed. We didn't pick any up, but they sure went away very fast! ...

Zoombak GPS locator tracks your pets James Bond-style
T3.com All — ... email or text message if the device is carried across it. For instance, if your dog wanders out of the garden and suddenly shows up in France, you'll know that you left the gate open. Once you've bought the 99.99 device - one option comes with a dog collar and another is bundled with a car adapter - you simply pay a 9.99 monthly fee that includes all the text messages you might send. Then just sit back and plot the progress of up to nine devices from your secret mountain lair. Link: Zoombak advertisement

Bright Spots for Consumer Electronics in 2009
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Like that UPS package you've been chasing after, the Zoombak Universal A-GPS Locator ($200) alerts you whenever it enters certain geographical zones. But rather than coffee and binoculars, all it needs is a good battery charge (five days in standby mode) for its GPS and communication system. Clearly, these devices could be used to infringe privacy, but a company spokesman assured us that Zoombak "does not condone or recommend that the device be used for those things." Problem solved! Recommended uses include dropping one of these in your teenager's car so that you know ...

Keep tabs on your vehicle, family and pets with a Zoombak GPS
The Gadgeteer — ... The Zoombak Personal GPS Locator is a small GPS module that works in combination with a web based service to alert you to the comings and goings of the vehicle where you have installed it. Put it in your son or daughter’s car while they drive back to college and the Zoombak … [ ...