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18 Year Old Invents SMS-Based Car Anti-Theft System

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Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp speaks with Morris Mbetsa, the 18 year old inventor of a system that allows you to monitor your car via SMS.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Morris_Mbetsa/1386102189
http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/07/16/18-year-old-self-taught-electonics-genius-invents-mobile-phone-based-vehicle-anti-theft-system/
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18 Year Old Invents SMS-Based Car Anti-Theft System

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  • No S**t , it's a ...

    No S**t , it's a very old reference.. You're not smart because you know it's a reference... It's not like I'm actually proclaiming they really have tgers in Kenya.

    By SnakesNBarrels01 [Affiliate User] 1223440721 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Most Excellent!!! ...

    Most Excellent!!!
    Most have to use a lap-top to monitor the vehicle's condition.
    I always wanted a longer "leash" on my ride.
    Hope this hits Alaska soon for I WANT THIS!!!

    By radikadawn [Affiliate User] 1223436998 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • stop being an idiot ...

    stop being an idiot. Nobody needs to steal cars.

    By MushookieMan [Affiliate User] 1223435695 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • You may be ...

    You may be pretending to be deep, but honestly, the root cause of crime is need. Nothing more to it than that. They need something, whether it is the object that they are taking or the rush that they get when they steal, all they have is need.

    By deathVANQUISHED [Affiliate User] 1223433083 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • If you really want ...

    If you really want to prevent car thefts, you have to find the root cause of crime itself.

    By Fidokrab [Affiliate User] 1223431187 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • smart man

    smart man

    By excelgeo [Affiliate User] 1223425646 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • no only you control ...

    no only you control your own car.

    By Redtg7 [Affiliate User] 1223424155 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Highly intelligent ...

    Highly intelligent kid right there.

    By NvPGulstab [Affiliate User] 1223423205 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • people are doing ...

    people are doing that now...

    By g111y [Affiliate User] 1223421718 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • that guy is awesome

    that guy is awesome

    By amarillo14 [Affiliate User] 1223420369 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • there's already ...

    there's already technology like that like gps cell phones, and i think you can even plant chips inside your baby O_O but that would be what a lunatic parent would do.

    By polywoly15 [Affiliate User] 1223417888 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • still better than ...

    still better than norway

    By Exarian [Affiliate User] 1223417318 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this is a horrible ...

    this is a horrible idea. I could hack someone's car with my phone and track their car even turn it off? maybe even put a device in someones care to murder them. it has to be fool proof. And I highly doubt this 18 year old went to those messures

    By thedood64 [Affiliate User] 1223417312 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • That is just genius ...

    That is just genius! I'm sure some parents will abuse the use of the tracker to see where their kids are though.

    By pinkbandgeek [Affiliate User] 1223414102 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Nobody would steal ...

    Nobody would steal my car either.

    But damn, this guy is going to make a lot of money off of this. Hopefully, this system will become a standard when you buy a car.

    By CirqueDuCloud [Affiliate User] 1223413756 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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