| Author |
Topic: The Tile - maybe can help with stolen gear recovery? |
Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
|
Posted 26 Aug 2013 8:10 pm |
|
Anyone seen this item that will come out in a few months called "The Tile". A small chip that can be tracked with an iOS device. I'm thinking of getting a few of these and hiding them in my cases and amp cabinets. It is supposed to go for about a year without a battery. Anyone know if this would work?
_________________
To write with a broken pencil is pointless. |
|
|
|
Steve Collins
From:
Alaska, USA
|
Posted 27 Aug 2013 5:20 am
|
|
| Keep in mind when 'chipping' anything that you will not be the only person able to track said chip. Tech-savvy thieves do exist. |
|
|
|
Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
|
Posted 27 Aug 2013 7:54 am
|
|
http://www.thetileapp.com/
_________________
MSA 12 String E9th/B6th Universal.
Little Walter PF-89.
Bunch of stomp boxes |
|
|
|
Ian Sutton
From:
San Francisco, CA
|
Posted 27 Aug 2013 9:01 am
|
|
Unfortunately, I believe it has a very limited range, and is more designed for finding your lost keys etc.
Something like this might work better, but it is bigger, and I think it is subscription based.
http://www.pettracker.com/
_________________
Some gear. |
|
|
|
Ed Meadway
From:
Western New York
|
Posted 27 Aug 2013 5:58 pm
|
|
| I need some of these for my golf balls. |
|
|
|
Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
|
Posted 28 Aug 2013 6:43 am
|
|
Ed, I certainly need to find my balls at times as well. : )
The promoters of this device claim that the range will improve as the size of the "tile community of users" increases. I'm not sure how that works and still maintain privacy. I suspect this device, at the end of the day, won't work.
Also, it only lasts for a year, so that's sort of like the same thing as a subscription. Either way, you have to pay to play.
My wife wants one for her keys, so maybe we'll try it.
_________________
To write with a broken pencil is pointless. |
|
|
|
