I bought a Trackstick a while back. The idea is simple, it tracks where you have been via a GPS. It supposedly connects to Google Earth. It wasn’t cheap, costing almost $200. In any event, it doesn’t work as advertized (see description at bottom of post in italics).

Problems:

• Battery life is not "one month", instead we have experienced one to two days.
• It doesn’t track your movements very well. It missed more than 50% of our journey throughout Portland in a single day.
• The software was buggy, it had problems working in Windows out of the box.

My advice? Don’t bother!

The Super Trackstick^TM is an obvious choice for government agencies and intelligence personnel. The weatherproof case and removable magnetic mount allow for covert installation. Features like this make Super Trackstick^TM best suited for police or homeland security personnel.

The Super Trackstick^TM is conveniently powered by two (2) AAA batteries. With the built in vibration detector and proprietary low power GPS technology, the Super Trackstick^TM will run for over a month with average use. The 4Mb of flash memory ensures that the Super Trackstick^TM will log weeks or even months of travel histories. User selectable features allow the record time to be changed from an interval of every 5 seconds, or from 1 minute to every 15 minutes.

Like all Trackstick^TM devices, Super Trackstick^TM will work anywhere on the planet. Using the latest in GPS mapping technologies from Google Earth^TM, its exact location can be shown on satellite-based maps and 3D geographical terrain.

The Super Trackstick^TM comes equipped with the highest technological features available on the market today. With the detachable magnetic mount and belt clip, Super Trackstick^TM can be carried on a belt, in a bag or covertly installed and placed on anything that moves. Trackstick’s^TM technology enables a continuously updated record of the exact route, stop times, speed and direction and other valuable information. The Super Trackstick^TM even has its own built in temperature recorder to monitor and record its environment.

All of Super Trackstick’s^TM information can easily be downloaded to your computer via the USB port and quickly viewed on Google Earth’s^TM 3D model of the planet. No monthly fees are required and all software needed to run Super Trackstick’s^TM technology is included.