*files patent*
That's a sweet idea, but why limit it to holidays? Would be very useful assuming it was cheap and small.
Spec me a tracking device....
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*files patent*
That's a sweet idea, but why limit it to holidays? Would be very useful assuming it was cheap and small.
One problem:
Connectivity.
How is it going to say where it's position is? It will bump up the price of units quite a bit. Coaches are now fitted with these units, probably cost quite a few bob and I am unsure whether they can even remotely send out their location. If they do, they probably use 3g, or some sort of modulated radio wave.
Connectivity.
How is it going to say where it's position is? It will bump up the price of units quite a bit. Coaches are now fitted with these units, probably cost quite a few bob and I am unsure whether they can even remotely send out their location. If they do, they probably use 3g, or some sort of modulated radio wave.
Can do what? If you are thinking about making a small unit that will allow you to track devices, then it will need to be able to transmit it's location. Which is basically the largest problem with your idea.
Easier said than done, you would need your own 3g infrastructure or use other networks. I can imagine both of options are quite difficult. I have no idea the amount of data that would need to be transmitted and whether a £30 system could pay for the infrastructure overhead required. You don't really want it to be a subscription model and you also don't want the device to be worth more than the items inside the suitcase.
I have done a fair amount of research into this. I was looking at luggage tracking as part of a campaign a client was running.
main issues are:
connectivity - gprs is fine but you need a sim card
knowing where the device is - gps antenna, fine but that leads on to the last issue
battery life - depending on the frequency of the pings (updating its location) batteries on a small device will really take a pounding.
and after all of that you have the deal breaker for this idea. How do you think airports will react to a suitcase constantly sending out is location. Bomb perhaps?
main issues are:
connectivity - gprs is fine but you need a sim card
knowing where the device is - gps antenna, fine but that leads on to the last issue
battery life - depending on the frequency of the pings (updating its location) batteries on a small device will really take a pounding.
and after all of that you have the deal breaker for this idea. How do you think airports will react to a suitcase constantly sending out is location. Bomb perhaps?
I would imagine that most thieves would discard the bag asap once they had rifled through it to steal valuables ? especially if it was a handbag/small hand luggage.