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This Device Helps You Find Your Missing Keys

Shrinking circuits and displays means devices are easier to lose in couches and cars. When having a friend call your missing phone doesn’t work, you can use Tiles, matchbook-sized transponders that use Bluetooth 4.0 to relay their location to an app. Available for pre-order, $20 each.

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You can run the app from other phones, as well, and also trigger the Tiles to make a noise to help you find them.
You can run the app from other phones, as well, and also trigger the Tiles to make a noise to help you find them.
Each account can monitor up to 8 Tiles.
Each account can monitor up to 8 Tiles.
They come with a double-sided adhesive so they can attach to flat surfaces, or hang from a keychain loop.
They come with a double-sided adhesive so they can attach to flat surfaces, or hang from a keychain loop.
A downside is that each Tile’s power lasts for about a year and then the whole unit needs to be replaced—the batteries aren’t removable. Tile displays reminders when their life cycles are ending, and the company will send an envelope to return spent units for recycling. Tile is currently fulfilling pre-orders, with more units available online this summer.
A downside is that each Tile’s power lasts for about a year and then the whole unit needs to be replaced—the batteries aren’t removable. Tile displays reminders when their life cycles are ending, and the company will send an envelope to return spent units for recycling. Tile is currently fulfilling pre-orders, with more units available online this summer.