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valuables can be detected by the Bluetooth stickers which work through a smartphone app that sets off a buzzer to help
locate them. The app also includes a radar-like function to help you find your
way to your possessions. This can
be attached to your essential items like wallets, keys, and even kids and pets
to track them.
Its around the size
of a coin, the Stick-N-Find stickers can attach via adhesive to valued
possessions and send a low-energy Bluetooth signal with a range of about 100ft. The
first function the app offers is a simple radar screen that approximates the
distance - but not yet the location - of all the paired Stick-N-Find stickers
in range.
The Dynamics CRM technology does not yet allow the app to determine which direction the lost
items are in, so users have to start walking while watching the screen to see
whether the device they are hunting for gets closer.
A second feature, which the designers call the Virtual Leash, allows users to
set an alarm to sound whenever a sticker moves a predetermined distance from
your phone. This feature could be used to keep track of your children at the playground,
for example, or to remind you if you're
getting ready to leave the house for work and forget to pick up your keys. A third feature called Find It helps to locate any items that are out of range
by setting an alarm to sound as soon as they appear on the app's radar,
allowing you to begin using it to track down the lost item as soon as you are
nearby.
The stickers themselves will keep going for up to a year on a watch-type
battery.
They include buzzers and flashing lights that can be activated remotely to help
users track them down and one smartphone can be paired with as many as 20.
