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Chipolo Announces New 'ONE Spot' Item Tracker With Find My Integration
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you actually need to find that floor with at least one foot, in order to stop the "helicopters"
phew — i would've felt incredibly bad if you responded with a picture of your lost legs)! i hope you didn't need to put them in your mouth — god know what you were up to that night
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Just manage to put my foot in it on occasions ..I have absolutely no idea what I was up to that night(s) either.phew — i would've felt incredibly bad if you responded with a picture of your lost legs)! i hope you didn't need to put them in your mouth — god know what you were up to that night
it's funny, until i saw some pictures of me doing things i have no recollection of, i was certain that i remember everything that goes on
You don't think its enough ? All you need is someone else with an iPhone to pass within that distance at some point in time, which is most than likely for almost every item on the planet.
Hmm, I'm not sure I agree - messaging is a much huger market than tracking tags and more essential to the use of a phone
I guarantee you they created them simply for in house development of the Find My network. That isn't a real product that's going to be sold.
Apple's own AirTags item trackers that are rumored to be in the works.
This, today. This is the fruit of that.
Not making the FindMy feature retro-active on existing Chipolo trackers is a blatant cash grab that I for one hope is counterproductive to increasing sales from existing owners like myself.
Oh well, these look fine and don't have a subscription so I'm personally happy to try these. If it's baked into the OS there seems little reason to wait for Apple's edition.
And how do you propose they do that exactly without U1 chip support baked in at the time of manufacture ?
I'd like my iPhone 7 to support bluetooth 5.0, but that ain't happening.
Spot on, but now that it will geared directly to Apple customers, $20/month hardware as a service.
This product doesn’t have the UW support either. I’m assuming there’s no hardware for it (not just pending update).
The implication here is then that the hardware is essentially similar to existing trackers. If the main differences are encryption and masking; this could be implemented in a firmware update (assuming there’s a way to update the firmware).
could a tag work the following way?
I place a tag underneath my motorcycle seat...
when I park my bike over night I would mark the tag as lost and if the bike gets stolen the bike would get tracked when being moved around the city and I would get notified when the tag's signature is being picked up someones phone.
I place a tag underneath my motorcycle seat...
when I park my bike over night I would mark the tag as lost and if the bike gets stolen the bike would get tracked when being moved around the city and I would get notified when the tag's signature is being picked up someones phone.
Apple is not going to release Airtags.
Following Apple's official launch of the Find My network accessory program, Chipolo has announced the launch of the new ONE Spot item tracker that is one of the first devices that will be trackable using the Find My app.
The ONE Spot is designed to work exclusively with the Find My app, and it gives us a closer look at how third-party Find My accessories will work and perhaps hints at what we could see from Apple's own AirTags item trackers that are rumored to be in the works.
Chipolo's ONE Spot is a simple, round black item tag with a hole at the top to allow it to be attached to different devices. Design wise, it's not too different from what rumors have suggested the AirTags will look like (small, white, round tags), but it's also kind of a general design that all item tag options use.
The ONE Spot will be able to be added to the Find My app using the "Items" tab, which is also where it will be able to be tracked. You can put the ONE Spot on any device, ranging from keys to wallets to expensive equipment like cameras and luggage.
Chipolo describes the ONE Spot as water resistant and lightweight, features also rumored for the AirTags. The ONE Spot has a replaceable battery that will last for up to twelve months, and that's something we could perhaps see in the AirTags. Rumors have been unclear on whether AirTags will have a rechargeable battery or a standard battery that can be replaced.
In the Find My app, the ONE Spot will be trackable on a map with the last known location listed if it's out of range. You'll be able to play a sound to find a device that's nearby, and it can be put into a Lost Mode, which is also how AirTags are expected to work.
In Lost Mode, the Find My network, comprised of millions of iPhones, iPads, and Macs, can be used for tracking purposes and will let the item's owner know if it happens to be located. If the ONE Spot is found by someone other than the owner, that person can use the Find My app on iPhone to identify it and be taken to a website that will offer a message and a phone number for contact purposes.
According to Chipolo, the ONE Spot uses "advanced encryption" to ensure that no one else is able to view the location of the tag, including Apple and Chipolo. Apple is requiring this security of all Find My accessories.
The ONE Spot item tracking tags connect to an iPhone over Bluetooth, but the AirTags will have the added benefit of Ultra Wideband support that will work with the U1 chip in the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 models. Ultra Wideband support will allow for more precise tracking than standard Bluetooth, especially when an item is lost nearby. Third-party devices will be able to use the U1 chip too, with Apple rolling out a U1 chip specification today.
The ONE Spot from Chipolo is not yet available, but it will be shipping out in June. There is a waitlist on the Chipolo website to get exclusive access to pre-orders before it sells out.
Article Link: Chipolo Announces New 'ONE Spot' Item Tracker With Find My Integration
Missed that.
Bluetooth tracking (with over 1 billion active devices) is probably more useful anyhow, and has more chance of finding your item until everyone is using at least an IP11 or better.
The encryption aspect may require additional hardware rather than just firmware. I guess the inevitable teardown will show any differences.