What are the two things we lose the most? Besides the remote, I’d say it’s our keys and our cell phones. Luckily, if you have one of those items around, you can use it to find the other, thanks to the CobraTag.
The key to the CobraTag is that there are two parts. The first is a CobraTag sensor, which is a small dongle that can be attached to your keychain, purse, laptop bag, or any other expensive item you may easily loose track of. Then, we have the CobraTag app, which works with Android, BlackBerry, or iPhone devices, and works via a Bluetooth connection.
The app, called the Phone Halo, can ring an alarm when the tag goes out of the Bluetooth range. The app can also tell you the place of your lost item, so you can know if you left your purse at a bar like one Apple employee once did with an unreleased iPhone. Phone Halo will send you an email or text message with the GPS coordinates of your lost item if this happens.
The tag and phone can also be used to find each other if they’re in range. If you press the button on the dongle, it will sound an alarm on your phone, and vice versa.
My friends and family know that I can’t walk out the door without thoughts I’ve lost my cell phone. I’m constantly fumbling through my giant bag and searching for my reliable smart phone. Gone are the days when cell phones were as big as bricks, and though that’s above all a very good thing, it can also be a pain when you can’t find it. It’s especially maddening if you’re alone at home and don’t have a landline to call your lost phone, leaving the only alternative of hopping on G-chat to ask one of your friends to call you.
For only $60, the CobraTag can give you a little bit of peace of mind. Just make sure you don’t lose both your keys and your phone at the same time, or you’ll be out of luck.
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