Covert Asset Tracking Systems Ltd (or C.A.T.S.eye) recently launched its unique tracking device that can be covertly fitted into most items of value ranging from laptops to sailing boats.

And at approximately the size of a box of matches, the scope for other tracking applications is almost endless.
The unit uses GPS technology combined with GSM and Radio Frequency (RF) to pinpoint the location of its host via the Internet.
Even prior to its commercial launch, the unit already had tremendous success within several of the UK’s police forces when being used to track stolen items, the company said. In fact, in one constabulary alone it showed an impact of a 14 per cent reduction on theft from vehicle-related crime in one month and consequently its value to the force was featured on GMTV earlier this year.
“The secret to the unit’s success lies both within its physical size and its tri-tech combination,” explains C.A.T.S.eye’s managing director, Lee Walkey. “While most existing tracking systems use GPS and GSM to locate their positions, the C.A.T.S.eye unit uses a combination of three technologies to significantly improve the chances of recovery.” For example, the C.A.T.S.eye prioritises its GPS data when it is available but then it can also use its GSM and RF technologies to fall back upon when GPS is not available, ie when the asset is taken into a building or vehicle.
“This is invaluable when your lost or stolen asset is the size of a laptop or handbag. This then enables police or security personnel to home in its signal from up to 500 m away to make the recovery,” Walkey said.