Never lose your keys again with Samsung's brand new Connect Tag

Last updated: October 16th, 2017 at ten:28 UTC+01:00

Samsung has today taken the wraps of Connect Tag, a simple way to keep track of loved ones and valuables. The Connect Tag, which is the earth's starting time consumer mobile production to use narrowband network technology, uses depression-power networks to send GPS readings back to your smartphone—so if you happen to lose your keys, for example, yous'll exist able to find them within a matter of seconds.

Best of all, the Connect Tag is integrated into the firm's SmartThings ecosystem, working in unison with your smart home appliances. What this means is that it can adopt the role of an NFC chip; you can configure information technology to plough on/off the lights when you lot walk past them at predetermined times of the day or—and this one's my personal favourite—set it to disable the air workout when you leave the room.

"Connect Tag features a compact size, measuring just iv.21 centimeters wide and one.nineteen centimeters thick, as well every bit IP68 water and dustproof rating for durability," says Samsung. "The battery can last for upward to seven days on a single charge, minimizing the need to constantly swap out or plug in the device. Connect Tag comes with an sectional band that easily attaches to numberless, collars or key rings."

If you're attending Samsung's Developer Conference, you can cheque out the Connect Tag

The technology will be showcased at the Samsung Programmer Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California on October 18 through October nineteen. It will be available to buy starting in the firm's home country, South korea, earlier expanding to select countries, which likely include the United Kingdom and the Us, in the coming months.