IDC Ecco Intelligent Digital Compass Personal Pocket GPS Locator

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Product Details

User Manual [1.16mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 0.5 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0026RHEB8
• Item model number: Ecco
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,450 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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  #54 in	Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Safety & Survival

• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 1, 2009

Product Description

Product Description

Find your way back! Small and easy to use patented GPS system that is great for finding your way back in any situation. Ecco conveniently fits on your keychain. Find your car in parking lots at sporting events, shopping malls, the airport or use for travel or your next outdoor adventure. Simple and compact, just lock, go and return. Displays arrow direction and distance. Stores up to three locations (Car, Home, Hotel, Campsite, etc). Never get lost again!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Could be more accurate but still very helpful, July 31, 2009

By	Mr. Panah Mosaferirad "joshua_pan" (Philadelphia, Pa United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just got mine, and went out to a Walmart for testing this out. So it takes a while to set up the compass. You have to go through a 3 step process to calibrate the device. Once there, you get to lock your position and go. I do like the fact that the device doesn't lose the location when it goes to sleep (like one would expect). At the same time, I was impressed with its accuracy. It's not really pin point accuracy. Don't get me wrong. It got me close enough to see my car but it was not pin point accurate. For instance, I wasn't able to get anything going in short distances.

The battery needs to be charged for 2 hours before the first use. Don't forget that! Do I think this device is useful? Absolutely. If you are going to a conference and want to go out for lunch and find your way back, it'll do the job. But if you park your car in a parking lot and hoping for pin point accuracy, you are asking too much. It would get you close enough but stops once you are in a few feet distance.

Update: 08/15/09 - the device has performed well a few times that I have taken it with me on the road. The key to having success with this gadget is letting it lock on the satellites. The battery life is decent too.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars IDC Ecco - great idea, no follow through - I returned it., October 17, 2009

By	M. L. Yoshihara "Day Trader" (Bankrupt California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I have to say...I thought that this product sounded so great. Unfortunately, you have to wait between 1-3 minutes in order to be located before you can set your coordinates. This is not a long time when you are truly away from home and want to locate your car, but when you are at a department store and don't plan on being there for a very long time...to wait even 30 seconds before you can leave your car is quite a long time. This device does not know height as well. This means that if you are parked on a multi-level structure...it could not notify you as to what story you are on.

I had to return this item for a refund. It is a neat idea, but maybe not quite its time. Maybe if IDC makes its locator faster...then this would be something I would be interested in.

I hope this helps.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT LITTLE GADGET, September 12, 2009

By	Laura Gina Yukawa - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I LIKE THE IDC ECCO. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I LOVE GADGETS AND IN THE WARMER MONTHES IF IT'S SUNNY AND NO CHANCE OF RAIN OUTSIDE I LIKE TO GET UP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND GO OUT INTO THE COUNTRY ON MY HARLEY, SOMETIMES RIDING IN A GROUP BUT MOSTLY NOT. I OFTEN END UP IN AREA'S I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO. IT'S EASY TO GET LOST IN THOSE TWISY BACKROADS. I USED THE ECCO DEVICE ON A WEEKEND TRIP AS SOON AS I GOT IT. WE LEFT MILWAUKEE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND ENDED UP ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BEFORE NOON. I PLAYED WITH THIS NEW TOY EVERY TIME I STOPPED. IT SEEMED TO WORK VERY WELL. WE WERE RIDING THE MISSISSIPPI SHORE ROADS AND BACKROADS THRU IOWA AND MINNISOTA, I RESET THE DEVICE A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES TO SEE HOW CLOSE IT BROUGHT ME BACK TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAD BEEN SET. IT WAS RIGHT ON THE MONEY. IT POINT'S THE ARROW TOWARDS HOME OR WHEREVER YOU HAVE SET IT AND TELL'S YOU WHICH WAY IS NORTH. WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED. IT'S ALSO VERY EASY TO USE, SMALL, INEXPENSIVE AND COMES WITH A RECHARGABLE FACTORY INSTALLED BATTERY AND WALL CHARGER, ALL FOR ABOUT 70 BUCKS TO MY DOOR. RON YUKAWA