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STUDENTS WIDGET
Samsung Connect Tag Launched,
Supports GPS, WPS to Track Belongings
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Samsung has announced Connect Tag, a miniature device that you can attach
with your belongings and track them easily later on. Samsung Connect
Tag, the company said, has also been designed to ensure that parents
never have to worry about the whereabouts of a toddler in the house.
The Samsung Connect Tag supports GPS, Wi-Fi-based positioning (WPS),
and Cell ID, to provide accurate location information both indoors and outdoors.
It offers smart location notifications on a NB-IoT or Cat.M1 network
to help a user conveniently see how far their belonging is. Also, the Samsung
Connect Tag is the first consumer mobile product to use Narrowband
technology, claimed by the company.
The company says it built the device to minimize the anxiety that people
have when looking for their belongings and loved ones. "It can be attached
to a young child's backpack so his or her whereabouts can be tracked,
clipped to a dog's collar so it won't go missing, and secured the keys so
they are never lost.
The Samsung Connect Tag, which measures 4.21cm wide and 1.19cm
thick, is part of company's Smart Things ecosystem. This will enable users
to get notification from the Connect Tag on their preferred smart device, for
instance, a Samsung TV. The device also comes with a ring, making it easier
for users to attach it to their belongings and loved ones. The IP68-
certified for dust and water resistance.
Samsung hasn't shared when precisely it will start selling the device, or
how much it will charge customers for it. It says the Connect Tag will go on
sale starting from South Korea in the coming months. It did say however
that the device comes with a 300mAh battery which can keep the device
running for up to seven days a single charge. The device runs Tizen IoT.