GadgetTrak
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| GadgetTrak | |
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| Developer(s) | GadgetTrak Inc. |
| Initial release | February 24, 2007 |
| Written in | Objective-C, C++, Java, .NET, Linux |
| Operating system | Windows, OS X, Android, iOS |
| Type | Laptop & mobile tracking software |
| License | Commercial |
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.