Subject: Re: [Wash-at] car locator
From: Brian Dudgeon (dudgeonb@u.washington.edu)
Date: Wed Jul 07 2004 - 16:31:19 PDT
A different strategy.... I would suggest using a small portable (pocket) audio (voice) recorder that someone could use to describe the location of their vehicle as a reminder to herself (e.g., parking level, #location, surrounding features).
Brian J. Dudgeon
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From: Tink Miller
To: Kurt L. Johnson, Ph.D. ; wash-at@u.washington.edu
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Wash-at] car locator
The only thing I have found is from Sharper Image. They have a wireless remote location unit for about $50, but the range is only 30 ft. It's really meant to be used in the home or office. Perhaps if you contact the manufacturer, they may have a unit with greater range.
Use this link to see it:
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=45937300&pcatid=4&catid=43480500&catpage=2
From the website:
"Now You Can Find It!" Wireless RF Electronic Locater
#SI667GRY
$49.95
Always misplacing your glasses? Keys? Remote? Cell? PDA? "Now You Can Find It"® locater puts a pager on all elusive things!
* Includes four beeper discs to attach to keys, glasses and other elusive objects.
* Press a button on the portable base and the corresponding disc beeps loudly.
* Each disc attaches with key ring or double-sided adhesive pad.
* Effective range of 30 feet. Includes magnetic mounting bracket for base.
As an interim solution, if visual disability is not a concern, is to tie or tape something unique to their car antenna that is visible across a parking lot. Small flags, pinwheels, or streamers can be taped on pretty easily since they have a "handle".
Tink Miller
PIRS, Auburn, CA
At 02:33 PM 7/7/04 -0700, you wrote:
An individual who has some memory difficulties is looking for an audio alert she can activate from her keychain that will help her find her car in a parking lot, that is not a car alarm. Any ideas?
Kurt L. Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
School of Medicine
University of Washington
206.543.3677
206.685.3244 FAX
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