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| developer = GadgetTrak Inc.
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| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
| genre = [[Laptop & mobile theft#Laptop tracking software|Laptop & mobile tracking software]]
| genre = Laptop & mobile tracking software
| license = [[Commercial software|Commercial]]
| license = [[Commercial software|Commercial]]
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'''GadgetTrak''' is a company based in [[Portland, Oregon]] that develops theft recovery and data protection software under the same name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gadgettrak.com/company/ |title=About Company |publisher=GadgetTrak |accessdate=2 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806093834/http://gadgettrak.com/company/ |archivedate=6 August 2013 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=David|first=Becker|title=Anti-Theft Widget for iPods|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2007/05/antitheft_widge/|publisher=Wired|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> The company was founded in February 2007 by [[Ken Westin]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Bertoni|first=Steven|title=Most Stolen Electronics|url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/12/23/most-stolen-electronics-tech-personal-cz_sb_1223theft.html|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> with the launch of the first theft recovery product for USB mass storage devices, that tracked stolen devices including iPods, flash drives, digital cameras and other devices when connected to a computer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Bob|title=iPod crime wave? Yes, and more|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ipod-crime-wave-yes-more-6C10406584|publisher=NBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Adam|first=Pash|title=Recover stolen gadgets with GadgetTheft|url=http://lifehacker.com/239662/recover-stolen-gadgets-with-gadgettheft|accessdate=2 September 2013|newspaper=Life Hacker|date=2007-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Darren|first=Murph|title=GadgetTrak hunts down stolen gadgetry for free|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/02/26/gadgettrak-hunts-down-stolen-gadgetry-for-free/|publisher=Engadget|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> The company was issued a patent for the technology on February 24, 2009.<ref>{{cite patent
Until 2019, '''GadgetTrak''' was a company based in [[Portland, Oregon]], that developed theft recovery and data protection software.<ref>{{cite web|title=Business Entity Data|url=https://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=1233812&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State Corporate Division|access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gadgettrak.com/company/|title=About Company|publisher=GadgetTrak|access-date=2 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806093834/http://gadgettrak.com/company/|archive-date=6 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=David|first=Becker|title=Anti-Theft Widget for iPods|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2007/05/antitheft_widge/|publisher=Wired|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> The company was founded in February 2007 by Ken Westin<ref>{{cite web|last=Bertoni|first=Steven|title=Most Stolen Electronics|url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/12/23/most-stolen-electronics-tech-personal-cz_sb_1223theft.html|work=Forbes|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> with the launch of the first theft recovery product for USB mass storage devices, tracking stolen devices including [[IPod|iPods]], [[Flash drive|flash drives]], [[Digital camera|digital cameras]] and other devices when connected to a [[computer]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Bob|title=iPod crime wave? Yes, and more|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ipod-crime-wave-yes-more-6C10406584|work=NBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Adam|first=Pash|title=Recover stolen gadgets with GadgetTheft|url=http://lifehacker.com/239662/recover-stolen-gadgets-with-gadgettheft|access-date=2 September 2013|newspaper=Life Hacker|date=2007-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Darren|first=Murph|title=GadgetTrak hunts down stolen gadgetry for free|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/02/26/gadgettrak-hunts-down-stolen-gadgetry-for-free/|publisher=Engadget|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> The company was issued a patent for the technology on February 24, 2009.<ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=7496201|status=patent|title=Portable host-pluggable appliance tracking system|pubdate=2009-02-24|gdate=2009-02-24|fdate=2007-06-03|invent1=Ken Westin|assign1=WestinTech DBA GadgetTrak}}</ref> GadgetTrak's technology was featured during a special segment by Dateline on iPod theft where they tracked stolen iPods and confronted the thieves.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hansen|first=Chris|title=Dateline Takes On iPod Thieves|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/20078671/ns/dateline_nbc/t/dateline-takes-ipod-thieves/#.UiS0yzamjMU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310020141/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/20078671/ns/dateline_nbc/t/dateline-takes-ipod-thieves/#.UiS0yzamjMU|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2015|publisher=Dateline NBC|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> A customized version of the technology was embedded in FLIR thermal imaging cameras as part of an exclusive licensing agreement under the name ThermaTrak<ref>{{cite web|title=FLIR Systems Launches ThermaTrak(TM) 'Find' Service to Recover Lost, Stolen or Missing Infrared Cameras|url=http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/FLIR-Systems-Launches-ThermaTrak-TM-Find-Service-to-Recover-Lost-Stolen-or-Missing-Infrared-Cameras-827932|publisher=Thomas Net|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> utilized for both theft recovery as well as export controls.
| country = US
| number = 7496201
| status = patent
| title = Portable host-pluggable appliance tracking system
| pubdate = 2009-02-24
| gdate = 2009-02-24
| fdate = 2007-06-03
| invent1 = Ken Westin
| assign1 = WestinTech DBA GadgetTrak
}}</ref> GadgetTrak's technology was featured during a special segment by Dateline on iPod theft where they tracked stolen iPods and confronted the thieves.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hansen|first=Chris|title=Dateline Takes On iPod Thieves|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/20078671/ns/dateline_nbc/t/dateline-takes-ipod-thieves/#.UiS0yzamjMU|publisher=Dateline NBC|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> A customized version of the technology was embedded in FLIR thermal imaging cameras as part of an exclusive licensing agreement under the name ThermaTrak<ref>{{cite web|title=FLIR Systems Launches ThermaTrak(TM) 'Find' Service to Recover Lost, Stolen or Missing Infrared Cameras|url=http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/FLIR-Systems-Launches-ThermaTrak-TM-Find-Service-to-Recover-Lost-Stolen-or-Missing-Infrared-Cameras-827932|publisher=Thomas Net|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> utilized for both theft recovery as well as export controls.


== Patents ==
==Mobile software==
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In October 2008,<ref>{{cite web|title=GadgetTrak Inc. Launches GadgetTrak® Mobile Security - The Most Advanced Anti-Theft and Data Protection for Smart Phones|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1469534.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018131329/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1469534.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2008|publisher=PR Web|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> the company launched its GadgetTrak Mobile Security app for Blackberry and Windows mobile devices.
The company has been issued two patents for its groundbreaking technologies:


On November 4, 2008, the company launched its first mobile security software app for iOS devices.
Patent # 9,083,624 applies to the process of tracking a lost or stolen computing devices by the use of Wi-FI and/or GPS and/or cellular triangulation.


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At CES 2012, the company launched a version of GadgetTrak Mobile Security for Android devices.<ref>{{cite web|last=France|first=Jasmine|title=CES: GadgetTrak offers mobile theft protection|url=http://www.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027927-283.html|publisher=CNET|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> Along with the Android release, other upgrades were added, including a web-based control panel to activate tracking, remotely wipe data from the device, encrypt and backup data as well as an enterprise group management console.
Patent # 7,496,201 applies to the process of tracking and recovering devices such as iPods, flash drives, and digital cameras.


Just after launch, the application was put to test by a chain of Sprint stores that installed the software on their demo units. One store in Tigard, Oregon had several devices stolen. Fortunately, they were able to recover the devices and apprehend the thieves using their Mobile Security app.<ref>{{cite web|last=Teachout|first=Ed|title=Tigard police used tracker on stolen cellphones|url=http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Internal-tracker-on-stolen-cellphones-aiding-Tigard-police-127462638.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130902174641/http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Internal-tracker-on-stolen-cellphones-aiding-Tigard-police-127462638.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 September 2013|publisher=KGW News|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref>
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== Mobile software ==
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Windows and Blackberry - October 2008,<ref>{{cite web|title=GadgetTrak Inc. Launches GadgetTrak® Mobile Security - The Most Advanced Anti-Theft and Data Protection for Smart Phones|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1469534.htm|publisher=PR Web|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> the company launched its GadgetTrak Mobile Security app for Blackberry and Windows mobile devices.


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==Laptop software==
Apple iPhones - November 4, 2008, the company launched its first mobile security software app for the Apple iPhone - a year and a half before Apple launched Find My iPhone.<ref>{{cite web|last=Glenn|first=Fleishman|title=Find Your Lost iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0|url=http://tidbits.com/article/10359?print_version=1|publisher=Tidbits|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>
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On November 12, 2008, the company launched the Mac laptop version of its software that utilizes the web camera to capture a photo of a thief, as well as the utilization of [[Wi-Fi positioning]] to provide location within 10–20 meters.<ref>{{cite web|last=Steven|first=Sande|title=TUAW Review: MacTrak Theft Recovery Software|url=http://www.tuaw.com/2008/11/18/tuaw-review-mactrak-theft-recovery-software/|publisher=TUAW|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> Shortly after the product launch, several stolen laptop recoveries were using the software, the first being in Brooklyn, New York where a stolen iMac was tracked to a tattoo parlor where police recovered the stolen computer along with other stolen property.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Charlie|first=Sorrel|title=Tracking Software Rescues Stolen iMac after Two Weeks|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/tracking-software-rescues-stolen-imac-after-two-weeks/|magazine=Wired|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref>


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In April 2009, the company launched a Windows version of their laptop software further expanding their product offering.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rick|first=Turoczy|title=Windows laptop and netbook owners can rest easier: GadgetTrak launches PC-Trak|url=http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/windows-laptop-and-netbook-owners-can-rest-easier-gadgettrak-launches-pc-trak/|publisher=Silicon Florist|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref>
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Android devices - At CES 2012, the company launched a version of GadgetTrak Mobile Security for Android devices.<ref>{{cite web|last=France|first=Jasmine|title=CES: GadgetTrak offers mobile theft protection|url=http://www.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027927-283.html|publisher=CNET|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> Along with the Android release, other upgrades were added, including a web based control panel to activate tracking, remotely wipe data from the device, encrypt and backup data as well as an enterprise group management console. Just after launch the application was put to test by a chain of Sprint stores that installed the software on their demo units. One store in Tigard, Oregon had several devices stolen. With the help of the GadgetTrak Mobile Security app, they were able to recover the devices and apprehend the thieves.<ref>{{cite web|last=Teachout |first=Ed |title=Tigard police used tracker on stolen cellphones |url=http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Internal-tracker-on-stolen-cellphones-aiding-Tigard-police-127462638.html |publisher=KGW News |accessdate=2 September 2013 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Laptop Software ==
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Mac Laptops - November 12, 2008, the company launched the Mac laptop version of its software that utilizes the web camera to capture a photo of a thief, as well as the utilization of Wi-Fi positioning to provide location within 10–20 meters.<ref>{{cite web|last=Steven|first=Sande|title=TUAW Review: MacTrak Theft Recovery Software|url=http://www.tuaw.com/2008/11/18/tuaw-review-mactrak-theft-recovery-software/|publisher=TUAW|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> Shortly after the product launch there were a number of stolen laptop recoveries using the software, the first being in Brooklyn, New York where a stolen iMac was tracked to a tattoo parlor where police recovered the stolen computer along with other stolen property.<ref>{{cite web|last=Charlie|first=Sorrel|title=Tracking Software Rescues Stolen iMac after Two Weeks|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/tracking-software-rescues-stolen-imac-after-two-weeks/|publisher=Wired|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>

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Windows Laptops - In April 2009, the company launched a Windows version of their laptop software further expanding their product offering.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rick|first=Turoczy|title=Windows laptop and netbook owners can rest easier: GadgetTrak launches PC-Trak|url=http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/windows-laptop-and-netbook-owners-can-rest-easier-gadgettrak-launches-pc-trak/|publisher=Silicon Florist|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>

== Highlighted recoveries ==
GadgetTrak claims many "firsts" with regards to devices that have been recovered and methods used.

* June 2007 (Newmarket, ON) First known recovery of a stolen iPod ever using tracking technology<ref>{{cite web|last=Westin|first=Ken|title=iPod Theft Recovery – Newmarket Ontario|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2007/06/ipod-theft-recovery-newmarket-ontario/|publisher=GadgetTrak|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> followed by others<ref>{{cite web|last=Westin|first=Ken|title=Another Successful GadgetTrak iPod Recovery: Dublin, Ohio|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2007/10/another-successful-gadgettrak-ipod-recovery-dublin-ohio/|publisher=GadgetTrak|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>
* February 2008 (Dallas, TX) First known recovery of a stolen USB flash drive using tracking technology<ref>{{cite web|title=Another GadgetTrak Recovery – Stolen 32GB Flash Drive Recovered|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2009/02/another-gadgettrak-recovery-32gb-flash-drive-recovered/|publisher=GadgetTrak|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>
* November 2008 (Anchorage, AK) First known recovery of a stolen cell phone using tracking technology<ref>{{cite web|title=GadgetTrak Mobile Security Catches Phone Thief|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2008/11/recovery-gadgettrak-mobile-security-catches-phone-thief/|publisher=GadgetTrak}}</ref>
* June 2009 (Edmund, OK) First recovery of a stolen phone recovered even after SIM card removed<ref>{{cite web|title=GadgetTrak Recovers Stolen AT&T Tilt for Customer – Edmond Oklahoma|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2009/06/gadgettrak-recovers-stolen-att-tilt-for-customer-edmunds-oklahoma/|publisher=GadgetTrak|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>
* August 2009 (Brooklyn, NY )First recovery of a stolen computer utilizing Wi-Fi positioning and web camera hardware<ref>{{cite web|last=Nosowitz|first=Dan|title=GadgetTrak Security System Catches iMac Thief With Startling Precision|url=https://gizmodo.com/5331888/gadgettrak-security-system-catches-imac-thief-with-startling-precision|publisher=Gizmodo|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Deleon|first=Nicholas|title=Look, GadgetTrak caught an evil iMac thief in Brooklyn!|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/06/look-gadgettrak-caught-an-evil-imac-thief-in-brooklyn/|publisher=Techcrunch|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>
* September 2009 (Oakland, CA) A business was broken into and multiple laptops stolen, one had GadgetTrak installed that led police to a house where multiple stolen laptops were discovered as well as methamphetamine<ref>{{cite web|title=GadgetTrak Cracks Theft Ring – Oakland, California|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2009/09/gadgettrak-success-story-oakland-california/|publisher=GadgetTrak}}</ref>
* November 2009 (Portland, OR - Missouri) GadgetTrak tracked a stolen laptop from Portland, OR to Missouri unveiling an organized theft ring that was fencing stolen property between the two states to avoid detection<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldman {{!}}|first=Jeff|title=ActiveTrak Targets the Enterprise|url=http://www.esecurityplanet.com/trends/article.php/3860266/ActiveTrak-Targets-the-Enterprise.htm|publisher=eSecurity Planet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=GadgetTrak Tracks & Recovers Stolen Macbook from Portland to Missouri|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2009/11/gadgettrak-software-tracks-and-recovers-stolen-macbook-from-portland-to-missouri/|publisher=GadgetTrak}}</ref>
* January 2010 (Springfield, OR) GadgetTrak software leads police to burglary suspect recovering a stolen laptop and family jewelry<ref>{{cite web|title=Stealthy Laptop Software Catches Photos of Thieves|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2010/01/gadgettrak-recovers-stolen-laptop-jewelry-springfield-oregon/|publisher=KEZI News}}</ref>
* February 2010 (Portland, OR) After a series of repeated break-ins and computer thefts in Portland area schools, one school district install GadgetTrak on several "bait" devices, within a week the school was robbed again luckily including the laptops that had the software on them. GadgetTrak and police tracked a stolen laptop to Vancouver, WA and ended up arresting 6 people involved in the theft ring.<ref>{{cite web|title=GadgetTrak Unveils Theft Ring Targetting Portland Schools|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2010/02/gadgettrak-unveils-theft-ring-targetting-portland-schools/|publisher=GadgetTrak}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gadget snaps photo of school laptop theft suspect |url=http://www.kgw.com/home/Laptop-theft-suspect-identified-by-gadget-software-84067167.html |publisher=KGW News |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221063251/http://www.kgw.com/home/Laptop-theft-suspect-identified-by-gadget-software-84067167.html/ |archivedate=2016-02-21 |df= }}</ref>
* January 2011 (Moraga, CA) Laptop stolen from a St. Mary's College student recovered by police after several weeks of tracking reports from GadgetTrak<ref>{{cite web|last=Bertolucci|first=Jeff|title=Laptop Thieves Punk'd! Six Amazing Recovery Stories|url=http://www.techhive.com/article/229690/xxx.html|publisher=PC World}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pool|first=Bob|title=Wireless technology may lead police to stolen camera|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/15/local/la-me-stolen-camera-20110815|publisher=LA Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=GadgetTrak Laptop Recovery – Richmond, CA|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2011/05/gadgettrak-laptop-recovery-richmond-ca/|publisher=CBS 5 San Francisco}}</ref>
* February 2011 ( Portland, OR) A laptop stolen from a home during New Year's Eve was recovered after photos, location data provided police with the general area and IP address confirmed exact address and identity of person in possession of the stolen laptop<ref>{{cite web|title=GadgetTrak Laptop Recovery – Portland, Oregon|url=http://gadgettrak.com/blog/2011/02/gadgettrak-laptop-recovery-portland-oregon/|publisher=GadgetTrak}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:36, 15 August 2024

GadgetTrak
Developer(s)GadgetTrak Inc.
Initial releaseFebruary 24, 2007 (2007-02-24)
Written inObjective-C, C++, Java, .NET, Linux
Operating systemWindows, OS X, Android, iOS
TypeLaptop & mobile tracking software
LicenseCommercial

Until 2019, GadgetTrak was a company based in Portland, Oregon, that developed theft recovery and data protection software.[1][2][3] The company was founded in February 2007 by Ken Westin[4] with the launch of the first theft recovery product for USB mass storage devices, tracking stolen devices including iPods, flash drives, digital cameras and other devices when connected to a computer.[5][6][7] The company was issued a patent for the technology on February 24, 2009.[8] GadgetTrak's technology was featured during a special segment by Dateline on iPod theft where they tracked stolen iPods and confronted the thieves.[9] A customized version of the technology was embedded in FLIR thermal imaging cameras as part of an exclusive licensing agreement under the name ThermaTrak[10] utilized for both theft recovery as well as export controls.

Mobile software

[edit]

In October 2008,[11] the company launched its GadgetTrak Mobile Security app for Blackberry and Windows mobile devices.

On November 4, 2008, the company launched its first mobile security software app for iOS devices.

At CES 2012, the company launched a version of GadgetTrak Mobile Security for Android devices.[12] Along with the Android release, other upgrades were added, including a web-based control panel to activate tracking, remotely wipe data from the device, encrypt and backup data as well as an enterprise group management console.

Just after launch, the application was put to test by a chain of Sprint stores that installed the software on their demo units. One store in Tigard, Oregon had several devices stolen. Fortunately, they were able to recover the devices and apprehend the thieves using their Mobile Security app.[13]

Laptop software

[edit]

On November 12, 2008, the company launched the Mac laptop version of its software that utilizes the web camera to capture a photo of a thief, as well as the utilization of Wi-Fi positioning to provide location within 10–20 meters.[14] Shortly after the product launch, several stolen laptop recoveries were using the software, the first being in Brooklyn, New York where a stolen iMac was tracked to a tattoo parlor where police recovered the stolen computer along with other stolen property.[15]

In April 2009, the company launched a Windows version of their laptop software further expanding their product offering.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Business Entity Data". Oregon Secretary of State Corporate Division. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ "About Company". GadgetTrak. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. ^ David, Becker. "Anti-Theft Widget for iPods". Wired. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ^ Bertoni, Steven. "Most Stolen Electronics". Forbes. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Bob. "iPod crime wave? Yes, and more". NBC News.
  6. ^ Adam, Pash (2007-02-26). "Recover stolen gadgets with GadgetTheft". Life Hacker. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  7. ^ Darren, Murph. "GadgetTrak hunts down stolen gadgetry for free". Engadget. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  8. ^ US patent 7496201, Ken Westin, "Portable host-pluggable appliance tracking system", published 2009-02-24, issued 2009-02-24, assigned to WestinTech DBA GadgetTrak 
  9. ^ Hansen, Chris. "Dateline Takes On iPod Thieves". Dateline NBC. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  10. ^ "FLIR Systems Launches ThermaTrak(TM) 'Find' Service to Recover Lost, Stolen or Missing Infrared Cameras". Thomas Net. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  11. ^ "GadgetTrak Inc. Launches GadgetTrak® Mobile Security - The Most Advanced Anti-Theft and Data Protection for Smart Phones". PR Web. Archived from the original on October 18, 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  12. ^ France, Jasmine. "CES: GadgetTrak offers mobile theft protection". CNET. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  13. ^ Teachout, Ed. "Tigard police used tracker on stolen cellphones". KGW News. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  14. ^ Steven, Sande. "TUAW Review: MacTrak Theft Recovery Software". TUAW. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  15. ^ Charlie, Sorrel. "Tracking Software Rescues Stolen iMac after Two Weeks". Wired. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  16. ^ Rick, Turoczy. "Windows laptop and netbook owners can rest easier: GadgetTrak launches PC-Trak". Silicon Florist. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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