iTrail GPS Review - Find Out Where Your Child or Spouse Has Been

Product Overview:your device to your PC. Depending on how much
Sometimes you need to keep track of thedriving data you've logged, this could take
movements of your loved ones, employees, oranywhere from 2-10 minutes.
fleet vehicles. Real-time GPS trackers can getOnce you've loaded the data, you can then view
expensive, and usually involve contracts andevery single route taken, including where the
monthly fees of over $50-60 dollars. But historicalvehicle stopped, and even for how long it was
GPS loggers like the iTrail GPS Vehicle Historystopped at a particular location. You can also hit
Logger gather the same information, and save itthe "play" button, and watch a vehicle icon
to the tracking device, so that you can review itanimate on the Google Map, while watching the
at a later time, and have a record of where yourvehicle speed, time, and direction.
spouse, child, or fleet vehicle has been. You canIf 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 thereports. This gives you all sorts of useful
power button, and put it wherever you haveinformation, including total miles driven, total time
tracking needs (car, backpack, etc). The unit isdriving, starting and ending address locations, and
motion-activated, which lets the device track foreven 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 daterun 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, thisPros:
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 iTrailconsidered a pro for many of us)
plugged into your computer for about 90 minutesSummary:
to fully charge the device (the unit starts chargingOverall, 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 outsidewhere your child or spouse or even your fleet
with a direct line of sight to the sky. You'll onlyvehicles have been driving. When you need covert
need to do this once, this just allows the iTrail tomonitoring, the magnetic mount car case allows
get it's first lock on the GPS satellites. It shouldyou to gather useful information that can help
acquire a signal within 1-2 minutes, and then you'reease 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 avehicle has been.
vehicle, with the optional magnetic mount case.Legal Disclaimer:
The case is a heavy-duty magnetic box that youMost laws state that in order to be able to legally
stick on a metal surface under your car - no oneput 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 fromtrack a family vehicle, or even a fleet vehicle
your iTrail, retrieve the unit, and plug it back in toprovided by a company, this is most likely
your computer. Start up the iTrail software, and itacceptable use. Always be sure to research and
will prompt you to download the logged data fromcomply with all local, state, and federal laws.