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Dec 23, 07, 8:30 am
Hi. I recently discovered a great product called "ISpy PC Radar". The basic idea is that you have a wireless motion/vibration sensor which you attach to your belongings (laptop, luggage, etc) and a key fob receiver that you carry on your person. If anyone tilts, touches, picks up, tampers, or accidentally knocks-over/tramples your belongings then the sensor pages the key fob, allowing you to respond before theft/damage can occur. Extra touches include the ability to wirelessly sound an alarm in the motion sensor after being paged, and automatic proximity detection between the receiver/transmitter so the motion sensor isn't triggered when you are touching/tamper with your own stuff.
It sounds like a great product to free me from always having to either keep my belongings in hand or lock them. With this device it seems I could just leave my stuff in any old place and, as long as I'm within about 100 feet or so, have as much security as if I was standing right in front of them.
Needless to say, I would really like to get my hands on this product or a similar/equivalent product. Unfortunately the "ISpy" from Lexent was discontinued a number of years ago and old stock is nowhere to be found (see thread here: http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=295673 ).
There are obviously similar products available for cars/motorcycles, but they usually require a bulky batteries and would be too big for luggage/laptops. There are also electronic leashes/proximity detectors for children, but since these only detect the distance between the receiver/transmitter they aren't very good for tracking a fixed object (like luggage/laptop) while the owner roams around and, besides, once a thief has concealed your goods and is 10-20 feet away it's unlikely that you'll be able to catch him. Finally, there are motion sensing alarms like the Targus Defcon1, but alarms are rude and ineffective. I will not presume that anyone is going to protect my belongings but me, Therefore, anything but a discrete notification of me and only me is unacceptable.
That being said, does anyone know where I can get a Lexent ISpy or an equivalent product?
It sounds like a great product to free me from always having to either keep my belongings in hand or lock them. With this device it seems I could just leave my stuff in any old place and, as long as I'm within about 100 feet or so, have as much security as if I was standing right in front of them.
Needless to say, I would really like to get my hands on this product or a similar/equivalent product. Unfortunately the "ISpy" from Lexent was discontinued a number of years ago and old stock is nowhere to be found (see thread here: http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=295673 ).
There are obviously similar products available for cars/motorcycles, but they usually require a bulky batteries and would be too big for luggage/laptops. There are also electronic leashes/proximity detectors for children, but since these only detect the distance between the receiver/transmitter they aren't very good for tracking a fixed object (like luggage/laptop) while the owner roams around and, besides, once a thief has concealed your goods and is 10-20 feet away it's unlikely that you'll be able to catch him. Finally, there are motion sensing alarms like the Targus Defcon1, but alarms are rude and ineffective. I will not presume that anyone is going to protect my belongings but me, Therefore, anything but a discrete notification of me and only me is unacceptable.
That being said, does anyone know where I can get a Lexent ISpy or an equivalent product?