GPS module - to each letter

US Postal Service has come up with a terrible. These people obsessed with technology, in agreement with the company TrackingTheWorld, intend to equip the GPS-modules with mail correspondence. For what? In order for the sender and recipient of the letter or parcel post (well, the security services, obviously) , the postal workers were able to track the position of the dispatch and restore the full picture of her travels. Of course, American postmasters are not going to put their evil plans into practice tomorrow. However, the prototypes of the necessary devices already exist.

Produced by the forces of TrackingTheWorld, the device called Letter Logger is only about 6 millimeters thick, and is comparable in size to an ordinary mail envelope. With all this, the module is equipped with a slot for microSD cards (for future upgrades) and a battery capacity of 1100 mAh, which lasts for 20 hours of continuous operation or for two weeks in standby mode. The latter means that the GPS module will turn on only when the motion sensor is activated on the device. Obviously, the introduction of the device will allow the postal service to optimize logistics and improve the quality of service. Although, it is possible that the true reasons are known only to silent uncles from certain state organizations.

The first fully working samples of Letter Logger, the developer plans to demonstrate in February 2008.

via Engadget