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We have covered using a “trackable” before, like our review of Tile<\/a>, which keeps track of your belongings through a small Bluetooth device attached to your keys, purse, backpack, briefcase, dog, etc. A trackable is a very handy piece of technology.<\/p>\n There are growing number of trackable devices on the market, we’ve seen about 6-8 different ones at CES the last couple of years. We love Tile, but it has one main issue, the battery cannot be replaced (because it’s totally waterproof), so you need to buy a new Tile (at a discounted rate) once a year. When you own a number of Tiles, that can be a bit costly.<\/p>\n The TrackR<\/a> trackable, on the other hand, decided it could trade a waterproof trackable for one where you can replace the battery. With over 4.5 million devices shipped, TrackR is one of the most trackable devices available today.<\/p>\n TrackR comes in a nice silver metallic finish (as well as other metallic colors) and is a little bigger than a quarter, but only as thick as two quarters. It has a small indentation at the bottom which is its button. It includes a very small blue LED light that lights up when you call it from the app.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After you buy the TrackR, you download the TrackR app and it walks you through the steps to connect to your TrackR device. Name the item you put your TrackR on and choose an icon for it. You can track all of your TrackR devices in this one app.<\/p>\n Put the TrackR on whatever device or items you’d like to keep track of. Suggestions include:<\/p>\n If you’ve lost your item with TrackR trackable on it, you can use the app to find out where the item was last tracked. Retrace your steps back to that spot and then use your app to help you search that area. The app will indicate if you are close to the location. I found that I needed to be within 10 feet of the item in order to tell me I was close to the TrackR trackable item.<\/p>\n But the TrackR works both ways too. If you know where your TrackR is, but you’ve misplaced your phone, click on your TrackR and it will have your phone ring so you can find it…even if it’s on vibrate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I used TrackR when I was in Vegas for CES. I put one TrackR trackable in my jacket pocket and the other in my backpack. <\/p>\n As I attended many events throughout the day and night, I was afraid that my jacket of backpack would go missing. Just having the TrackR’s on these items gave me some peace of mind.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here’s a picture of all the TrackR users surrounding Griffith Park in Los Angeles. If you lose your item in LA, TrackR’s crowd-finders will help you find it.<\/p>\n The thought of an item being lost forever is hard to take. But with TrackR trackable, you have hope that you may actually be able to recover your item. And really, that’s what trackable devices are all about. <\/p>\n First, providing some peace of mind that you have a way of recovering your item should you forget it somewhere. Second, that you can have some peace and built-in hope, that you have a way of recovering your lost item.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TrackR recently announced its integration with Alexa. After following these instructions<\/a>, you can Alexa to help you find your phone by saying, \u201cAlexa, ask TrackR to ring my phone.\u201d I’ve tried it numerous times, it works well.<\/p>\n Right now, Alexa can only hope you find your phone, not the item you placed your TrackR on. It is our hope that you can track your TrackR items as well one day in the future.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cons<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\nHow the TrackR Trackable Works<\/span><\/h2>\n
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