Utah Firm Wants to Go Where GPS Doesn't

December 13th, 2007 in Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Utah Firm Wants to Go Where GPS Doesn't (AP)

S5 Wireless chief executive David Carter poses inside the company's frequency testing room Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, in Sandy, Utah. The company is developing a system that tracks small, cheap microchips over long distances either indoors or out. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)

(AP) -- In one high-tech thriller after another, the hero attaches a tiny tracking device on the villain and follows him as blinking dot on a computer screen. In real life, this kind of technology would be great for tracking pets or kids, even packages or luggage - anything that tends to wander. But it doesn't really exist.

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