Developer(s) GadgetTrak Inc. | Development status Active Founded 2007 | |
Initial release February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24) Operating system Type of business Laptop & mobile tracking software | ||
Laptop theft recovery software from gadgettrak koin news 6
GadgetTrak is a company based in Portland, Oregon that develops theft recovery and data protection software under the same name. The company was founded in February 2007 by Ken Westin with the launch of the first theft recovery product for USB mass storage devices, that tracked stolen devices including iPods, flash drives, digital cameras and other devices when connected to a computer. The company was issued a patent for the technology on February 24, 2009. GadgetTrak's technology was featured during a special segment by Dateline on iPod theft where they tracked stolen iPods and confronted the thieves. A customized version of the technology was embedded in FLIR thermal imaging cameras as part of an exclusive licensing agreement under the name ThermaTrak utilized for both theft recovery as well as export controls.
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- Laptop theft recovery software from gadgettrak koin news 6
- Inside startups gadgettrak keynote at portland startup weekend
- Patents
- Mobile software
- Laptop Software
- Highlighted recoveries
- References
Inside startups gadgettrak keynote at portland startup weekend
Patents
The company has been issued two patents for its groundbreaking technologies:
Patent # 9,083,624 applies to the process of tracking a lost or stolen computing devices by the use of Wi-FI and/or GPS and/or cellular triangulation.
Patent # 7,496,201 applies to the process of tracking and recovering devices such as iPods, flash drives, and digital cameras.
Mobile software
Windows and Blackberry - October 2008, the company launched its GadgetTrak Mobile Security app for Blackberry and Windows mobile devices.
Apple iPhones - November 4, 2008, the company launched its first mobile security software app for the Apple iPhone - a year and a half before Apple launched Find My iPhone.
Android devices - At CES 2012, the company launched a version of GadgetTrak Mobile Security for Android devices. Along with the Android release, other upgrades were added, including a web based control panel to activate tracking, remotely wipe data from the device, encrypt and backup data as well as an enterprise group management console. Just after launch the application was put to test by a chain of Sprint stores that installed the software on their demo units. One store in Tigard, Oregon had several devices stolen. With the help of the GadgetTrak Mobile Security app, they were able to recover the devices and apprehend the thieves.
Laptop Software
Mac Laptops - November 12, 2008, the company launched the Mac laptop version of its software that utilizes the web camera to capture a photo of a thief, as well as the utilization of Wi-Fi positioning to provide location within 10–20 meters. Shortly after the product launch there were a number of stolen laptop recoveries using the software, the first being in Brooklyn, New York where a stolen iMac was tracked to a tattoo parlor where police recovered the stolen computer along with other stolen property.
Windows Laptops - In April 2009, the company launched a Windows version of their laptop software further expanding their product offering.
Highlighted recoveries
GadgetTrak claims many "firsts" with regards to devices that have been recovered and methods used.