Nokia Locate Sensor makes sure you never lose anything, again
By Dusan Belic on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 at 11:41 PM PST In CES 2009, Devices, Nokia, Technologies
Aside from introducing new phones at this year’s CES, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has also unveiled a project of their R&D arm – Nokia Locate Sensor. The tiny device is designed to help people keep track of their things, ensuring we never lose anything again.
It’s quite easy to use the Nokia Locate Sensor. Simply attach a physical wireless location tag (pictured above) to items like keys or wallet, and when you don’t know where you’ve put any of them, start the accompanying app which will show you their location. Speaking of the application, it allows you to track up to 100 items, which is more than enough.
As for the rest of the specs, the Sensor doesn’t relies on GSP, meaning it will work even indoors. Rather, it sends out a simple wireless signal that is easily traceable by the phone within a distance of up to 100 metres, and thanks to which [simple wireless signal] its standard battery can work for up to 18 month. If you need to track larger items, a bigger battery can be used, which would ensure the device could run even longer.
In a nutshell – it’s a great idea, and I guess we’ll see it officially released during this year, once both hardware and software are ready for the prime time.
[Via: AllAboutSymbian, ElectricPig]
I played around with this thing on our fourth day at the show, very cool stuff. When I tried to nail them on a release date, they said “a few years” away – it’s still very early on.
What if you lose your cellphone?
oh man… I want… no. I NEED this! My phone is pretty much the only thing I don’t lose. *knock on wood*
I think the cellphone has a tracking program built into it as well, activated by the fob.