Finally somebody developed a microchip for cues

I wonder how it hits
Like a chip off the old block
Every shot is a chip shot

Ok, I am bored....need wind to drop out , the fish are hungry
 
Grantstew said:
AFAIK, phones can only be tracked in this way while they are turned on, a chip like this in a cue ain't gonna work sadly... Unless rechargeable cues are coming in. Maybe a battery instead of a weightbolt with wireless charging :)
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That's GPS, but that's not what this is. This is akin to putting a chip under the skin of your house pet. You can't find your pet by tracking it to a location but if it turns up at the pound you will get your dog back. Same deal with the RFID chip in a cue. Doesn't let you track it, but if it winds up with the authorities they will be able to connect it to you.

Of course, RFID chips are pretty common with animal control, at least to the extent shelters routinely scan all pets on arrival to see if they by chance have one embedded. But keep in mind with pets it's kind of a life or death thing when they end up in most pounds. Not sure that this is the case with police/pawn shops etc., that they scan every type of item they receive to see if it by chance has a chip in it. Can't imagine they do this routinely yet for everything.
 
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Yes, the scanner can read the chips through the wooden material from around 3-5 inches away.

The chips can be easily inserted in a plug and glued under the weight bolt of most cues. The will scan just fine.

We are constantly improving our database system. Pawn shops are required to report every item they buy. These records are electronically scanned and produce hits based on make, model, etc. It is up to law enforcement to decide to act on these hits, and whether they can prove ownership to the pawn shop. This all has to hold up in court.

If a hit is produced, we get the report as well, and we badger the local police department until they go scan the item. Because we can provide them definitive proof, they act on it. Though not always as fast we we prefer, we have always had positive law enforcement interaction. If they just get a hit, they can just as easiy ignore it, because odds are it is not even for a citizen in their community We "encourage" them to act. :)

Our GPS units are the size of a tic-tac container and can easily be put inside a case. I will stop at my local shop this weekend and see what kind of ideas we can come up with.

Thank you all for your feedback. I appreciate hearing from you
 
You could use some kind of proximity program that tells you when you cue leaves your immediate area.

That would be a start and probably smaller than a tic tac box.

fwiw,

Jeff Livingston
 
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