If you want another way to have your family and friends relive every moment of your vacation besides the usual photographs and home movies the Trackstick II gives you what you need to bump your travel journal up to the next level.

The size of a USB drive, the Trackstick II maintains contact with GPS satellites and keeps a record of your movements and records the information on its 1 MB Flash memory stick. When you get back home all you need to do is stick it into the USB port on your computer, load up Google Earth and voila, your exact route that you took will appear on the map on your screen (and there’s no extra fees for using this service.)

The Trackstick uses 2 AAA batteries which will give it the power it needs to run on for a whole week. If you’re worried about how fast or slow you’re seeing the sights you can manually adjust the record time from a period of every 5 seconds to up to 15 minute intervals. A clip makes it easy to attach to a belt, purse or inside pocket of a satchel or knapsack. And if you’re not planning a family vacation anytime soon you can use it to map the route to your new fishing hole, keep a log of your daily commute (or snoop on where your car was when you were lending it to your kids) or just use it for geocaching fun. It’s priced at around $220.

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