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Tile: The world's largest lost and found

15 points by nickevans 13y ago

mh508 13y ago
This is exactly what I need. Car Keys are now found!
willcrackswise 13y ago
I misplace my keys all the time. This looks like it will be a perfect solution for me! Can't wait!
harikannan 13y ago
Cool idea! I can find my keys and the remote control now!
bichiliad 13y ago
Why are the only comments about keys? There are a lot of things you could do with a full year of tracking. Put it inside your bike's frame. Bam, you'll know where it is if its stolen. Hide it in your car for auto theft deterrent. And, of course, hide it in someone's purse and see where they are. Point being, there are three comments, and they're all about finding car keys. You people are more creative than this.
- nickevans 13y ago
  Hey Bichiliad, I think it's friends trying to help us out since they've been waiting for this. Yes, would work great on a bike if you could hide it well. Don't put it in a bike's frame though. Would block the RF. Under the seat would work.
joebo 13y ago
It's very fishy to me that the three comments about keys are all from new users with this being their first post. Not to mention the extra excitement in the form of an exclamation point.
- nickevans 13y ago
  Hey Joebo, I think they were friends that were excited for us. Some friends have been waiting for this for a while and want to help, so I don't mind!!
salibhai 13y ago
How does it work? It says no batteries, yet it only works for 1 year?
- swamp40 13y ago
  I'm sure there's a small lithium inside - it's just sealed so you can't replace it. (Simplifies the design, but makes your customers mad.) Great for repeat business, though - if you can avoid the torches and pitchforks.
swamp40 13y ago
The iPhone app sends off the ID of a missing device into the cloud. Other devices download a list of "stolen" IDs, and send back a report w/ GPS info if it ever gets a hit. I love the concept. It just needs such a huge infrastructure to become useful. Maybe an API that other apps could insert, with a way to monetize, such as a reward system?

15 points by nickevans 13y ago

mh508 13y ago

This is exactly what I need. Car Keys are now found!

willcrackswise 13y ago

I misplace my keys all the time. This looks like it will be a perfect solution for me! Can't wait!

harikannan 13y ago

Cool idea! I can find my keys and the remote control now!

bichiliad 13y ago

Why are the only comments about keys? There are a lot of things you could do with a full year of tracking. Put it inside your bike's frame. Bam, you'll know where it is if its stolen. Hide it in your car for auto theft deterrent. And, of course, hide it in someone's purse and see where they are. Point being, there are three comments, and they're all about finding car keys. You people are more creative than this.

nickevans 13y ago
Hey Bichiliad, I think it's friends trying to help us out since they've been waiting for this. Yes, would work great on a bike if you could hide it well. Don't put it in a bike's frame though. Would block the RF. Under the seat would work.

joebo 13y ago

It's very fishy to me that the three comments about keys are all from new users with this being their first post. Not to mention the extra excitement in the form of an exclamation point.

nickevans 13y ago
Hey Joebo, I think they were friends that were excited for us. Some friends have been waiting for this for a while and want to help, so I don't mind!!

salibhai 13y ago

How does it work? It says no batteries, yet it only works for 1 year?

swamp40 13y ago
I'm sure there's a small lithium inside - it's just sealed so you can't replace it. (Simplifies the design, but makes your customers mad.) Great for repeat business, though - if you can avoid the torches and pitchforks.

swamp40 13y ago

The iPhone app sends off the ID of a missing device into the cloud. Other devices download a list of "stolen" IDs, and send back a report w/ GPS info if it ever gets a hit. I love the concept. It just needs such a huge infrastructure to become useful. Maybe an API that other apps could insert, with a way to monetize, such as a reward system?