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Go play in the traffic
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With today’s auto electronics, you can keep yourself entertained all the way to the cottage and back.
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Canadian Business Magazine
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Trish Snyder
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12/10/1999
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If your car’s stolen and you want a chance of recovering it, check out Rankin Research Corp.’s Boomerang. Made in Montreal, Canada’s hot-wheels capital, this cellular vehicle-tracking gizmo is wired right into your car, making it possible to find the vehicle anywhere in North America. Here’s how it works: you emerge from a restaurant with a full stomach and an empty parking spot. You call the company and give your client ID number. Using cellular networks, the company locates the car and notifies local police. So far, 98% of all vehicles reported have been recovered.
Unlike GPS, which is rendered useless if your car is hidden underground or in a metal shipping container, the Boomerang works anywhere a cell phone does. The only problem is, you have to report your car stolen. So if the theft occurs while you’re away on holiday, the car might have been shipped or chopped into high-priced parts before you even realize it’s gone. Cost: $210 to $400, plus $9 to $10 a month for monitoring. Available in BC, Ontario and Quebec.
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| Boomerang
Tracking Inc. assembles, markets and distributes
the Boomerang Tracking System, a proprietary product
using technology patented by the Company. The
Boomerang Tracking System is the central device
in a cellular-based asset tracking system utilizing
the wireless systems of major regional telecommunications
companies. The Boomerang Tracking System is capable
of locating stolen automobiles, heavy equipment
and valuable objects. The Company's proven recovery
record has received endorsement by members of
the insurance industry. The Boomerang Tracking
System is installed through a network of authorized
dealers located throughout the provinces of Quebec,
Ontario and British Columbia. The Company's head
office, research and development, production and
corporate installation facilities are located
in Montreal, Quebec. Boomerang is a registered
trademark of Boomerang Tracking Inc. The shares
of Boomerang Tracking Inc. trade on The Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol BMG. |
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