I think I have finally solved my location problem, I contacted a company called FollowGB who supply a range of tracking software and hardware as well as an online control panel for locating things and people.
At first glance all there products seem tied to there own tracking system but they have said that they can reprogram the devices to send data to any server and seem quite happy to do this for me.
The device they recommend is called Trim Pro and is a small self contained GPS and GSM system which runs from 4 AA batteries. It costs £235 so its not particularly cheap and is at the higher end of my budget but it does seem ideal.
I am still waiting for the company to get back to me with some specifics but all going well I should get this within the next week or two, when I do I will post a more detailed review.
Its day one of the developer conference and so far the morning has been very interesting.
I arrived shortly before 8 where I got accosted by some guy collecting for charity, I walked away from the encounter with my wallet $20 lighter but feeling OK for doing something for charity.
Registration was at 8 where I collected by badge which has University of Sussex written on it, I guess that’s what I get for only paying $50 for getting in, I also picked up my t-shirt, tote bag and water bottle, not to shabby.
They had free food and free WiFi so I spent the next hour on a bean bag catching up with emails, my VoIP phone also worked so I was able to call home for free.
The keynote speech was fairly interesting as have some of the sessions, this afternoon I am going to a workshop where hopefully I will learn how to properly use Google App Engine.
