| Product Overview: | | | | your device to your PC. Depending on how much |
| Sometimes you need to keep track of the | | | | driving data you've logged, this could take |
| movements of your loved ones, employees, or | | | | anywhere from 2-10 minutes. |
| fleet vehicles. Real-time GPS trackers can get | | | | Once you've loaded the data, you can then view |
| expensive, and usually involve contracts and | | | | every single route taken, including where the |
| monthly fees of over $50-60 dollars. But historical | | | | vehicle stopped, and even for how long it was |
| GPS loggers like the iTrail GPS Vehicle History | | | | stopped at a particular location. You can also hit |
| Logger gather the same information, and save it | | | | the "play" button, and watch a vehicle icon |
| to the tracking device, so that you can review it | | | | animate on the Google Map, while watching the |
| at a later time, and have a record of where your | | | | vehicle speed, time, and direction. |
| spouse, child, or fleet vehicle has been. You can | | | | If you don't have time to review every single |
| even place it in your child's backpack or in a purse! | | | | route, you can also view and print driving history |
| Using the iTrail is simple - you just place press the | | | | reports. This gives you all sorts of useful |
| power button, and put it wherever you have | | | | information, including total miles driven, total time |
| tracking needs (car, backpack, etc). The unit is | | | | driving, starting and ending address locations, and |
| motion-activated, which lets the device track for | | | | even the maximum speed - so you can find out |
| over 30 days without having to be recharged. | | | | exactly how fast your child is driving! You can |
| During that time, the iTrail will log vehicle speed, | | | | even set up "zones" on the map, so when you |
| routes, stop locations and times, as well as date | | | | run the report, it will highlight any time that the |
| time for every place your vehicle was at. | | | | vehicle entered those zones. |
| Measuring just over one inch by one inch, this | | | | Pros: |
| miniature GPS logger is the perfect perfect | | | | - No Monthly Fees or Contracts |
| tracking device for concerned parents or spouses. | | | | - Miniature size - only 1.5"x1.5" in size |
| Installation and Setup: | | | | - Long battery life - up to 30 days |
| Setting up the iTrail is easy. When you open up | | | | - Google Maps Integration |
| the package, you'll see the iTrail device itself, a | | | | - Viewable and Printable Driving History Reports |
| protective silicone case, USB connection cable to | | | | - Water Resistant |
| connect to your PC, and an installation disc. The | | | | - Free software updates from manufacturer |
| software installation takes around 3-4 minutes, | | | | Cons: |
| and installs the software on which you will view | | | | - Does not provide real-time (although this can be |
| the vehicle history information. Leave the iTrail | | | | considered a pro for many of us) |
| plugged into your computer for about 90 minutes | | | | Summary: |
| to fully charge the device (the unit starts charging | | | | Overall, the iTrail GPS Vehicle History Logger is a |
| every time you connect it to your PC). | | | | easy an inexpensive way to find out exactly |
| After you've got it fully charged, take it outside | | | | where your child or spouse or even your fleet |
| with a direct line of sight to the sky. You'll only | | | | vehicles have been driving. When you need covert |
| need to do this once, this just allows the iTrail to | | | | monitoring, the magnetic mount car case allows |
| get it's first lock on the GPS satellites. It should | | | | you to gather useful information that can help |
| acquire a signal within 1-2 minutes, and then you're | | | | ease your mind, confirm suspicions, or simply |
| ready to track! Just place the iTrail anywhere - | | | | keep an accurate record of exactly where your |
| the most popular place seems to be underneath a | | | | vehicle has been. |
| vehicle, with the optional magnetic mount case. | | | | Legal Disclaimer: |
| The case is a heavy-duty magnetic box that you | | | | Most laws state that in order to be able to legally |
| stick on a metal surface under your car - no one | | | | put a GPS tracker or logger on a vehicle, you |
| will ever know the iTrail is there. | | | | must be the owner of that vehicle, or have |
| Driving History Retreival and Viewing: | | | | permission from the owner. If you're using this to |
| When you're ready to review the GPS data from | | | | track a family vehicle, or even a fleet vehicle |
| your iTrail, retrieve the unit, and plug it back in to | | | | provided by a company, this is most likely |
| your computer. Start up the iTrail software, and it | | | | acceptable use. Always be sure to research and |
| will prompt you to download the logged data from | | | | comply with all local, state, and federal laws. |