Object Tracker

QR codes are everywhere nowadays, but they don’t have to be. MIT scientists have developed an invisible tagging system called BrightMarker, which embeds fluorescent tags into objects that can be viewed and tracked through an infrared camera.

If you misplace your iPhone, or someone makes off with it, Apple's Find My network can help zero in on its location so you can retrieve it. Now the application has been opened up to third-party products, and among the first are ebikes from VanMoof.

Trackers have been helping us find lost keys and wallets for years now, but they aren’t all that precise beyond “it’s in Bluetooth range.” Samsung's new Galaxy SmartTag+ is the first tracker to use the more accurate ultra-wideband (UWB) technology.

You might be used to finding your lost smartphone on a map, but what about your other gadgets? Skullcandy has teamed up with tracking experts Tile to create a new series of true wireless earbuds that you can locate using an app on your phone.

Tile trackers have been keeping tabs on people's stuff for years, and the upgraded 2019 range just got unveiled, including the smallest Tile yet.

​Bluetooth tracking specialist Tile has unveiled new models of its Tile Mate and Tile Pro tracking devices which now support replaceable batteries. It's a significant update given that a dead or defective battery no longer renders the whole product unusable.

There’s a ton of trackers to find items that are always vanishing around the house, but most aren’t much good long-range. Samsung is now jumping into the tracker game with the Connect Tag, which uses a cellular connection to get a GPS readout essentially anywhere there’s a cell phone tower.

Tile Bluetooth trackers have been helping people find their lost stuff for years. Now the company has launched the Tile Pro series, which comprises two new models: the classy Tile Style and the rugged Tile Sport. New Atlas took the latter for a spin, and found it to be a loud, reliable tracker.

For chronically forgetful folk who are always losing their keys or wallet, it’s not hard to find trackers that beep and buzz to help locate them. Sydney startup HButler claims its new Orbit Card is the world’s thinnest Bluetooth tracker, and New Atlas went hands on to test its tracking prowess.

​We've seen a number of connected devices that help locate lost items over the years, but one that seems to have stayed the course is the Tile tracker from 2013. The updated version doubles the range of the original products and a includes a couple of other handy upgrades, too.

​New Atlas takes a few Pixie trackers out for a spin. The Pixie app uses augmented reality to help you find your missing stuff, but did it work any better than Tile trackers? The short answer is: sort of.

Bluetooth tracking devices help keep tabs on personal items, but the latest from TrackR does one better than a game of "hot and cold." The TrackR atlas is designed to monitor belongings, pinpointing the room they're located in once they need to be found.