Every day, Anicet Mbida makes us discover an innovation that could well change the way we consume. This Monday, he is interested in a new technology which makes it possible to find his lost objects. Thanks to pastilles to stick on everyday objects, they can be found via the mobile phone.
Today’s innovation should be of interest to those who spend their time looking for their keys, glasses or wallet. These are pastilles to stick on our everyday objects, to be able to find them with his mobile phone.
You hang it on the keychain or the child’s blanket. And when we don’t know where they are hidden, we launch an application that will locate them on a map and guide you to the exact place where they are (behind the chair or under the cushions).
Didn’t there already exist something equivalent?
Yes, there are already Bluetooth trackers at Tile or at Chicolo. But they are unable to tell you precisely where the object is. They rely, above all, on a ringtone to be located. So you really have to be nearby to find it.
Otherwise, there are also GPS trackers, especially for dogs and cats. But they are bigger, they work with a SIM card, a subscription and their autonomy rarely exceeds a week.
There, we are talking about small tablets with an autonomy of one to three years, which we can spot to the nearest centimeter anywhere in the world. All this thanks to a new technology: the Ultra Wide Band which helps objects to locate in space.
Is it already available?
No, it happens very slowly. First of all, a maximum number of phones must be equipped with this famous Ultra Wide Band. This is the case with iPhones, since the iPhone 11, and the very latest Galaxy Note and S21 from Samsung.
The technology will also be integrated, at the factory, into controllers, styluses and wireless headphones (all of which we tend to lose easily). It will be called AirTag at Apple and SmarTag + at Samsung. You will be hearing a lot about it in the coming months.
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