Most of us have been in that situation where you need to be somewhere and you’re hurrying to get ready. The taxi is outside, you are scrambling to grab all your things, and you simply cannot remember where you left your phone (or keys, or purse, etc….
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Item tracking startup Adero is laying off 45% of staff, just weeks after it pivoted
Pivots can be the making of a startup, helping teams refocus on a good idea when previous things haven’t worked. But sometimes, they are just one more step on a difficult track. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Adero — an Amazon-backed maker of Bluetooth-enabled tracking tags that until last December was known as TrackR — is laying […]
View More Item tracking startup Adero is laying off 45% of staff, just weeks after it pivotedTile partners with BLE chip makers to bring its location-tracking technology to more products
Tile, a company best known for its keychain-style lost item trackers aimed at consumers, is expanding its location-tracking technology to new devices besides its own. The company today announced it has partnered with a number of BLE chip companies to integrate its tracking technology directly onto their chips. Tile’s new partners on this front include Qualcomm, […]
View More Tile partners with BLE chip makers to bring its location-tracking technology to more productsTile Mate and Pro review: A good idea made better with replaceable batteries
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Tile Mate and Pro
$24.99 (Mate), $34.99 (Pro)
The Good
Slim and lightweight design • Strong Bluetooth connectivity • Battery door opens easily • Pro speaker is loud
The Bad
Smart Alerts • while in beta • don’t always work • Mate scratches easily
The Bottom Line
By adding user-replaceable batteries, Tile has made its Mate and Pro trackers even better, but pass on the subscription service, at least for now.
Mashable Score3.5
Cool Factor3.0
Learning Curve4.0
Performance4.0
Bang for the Buck3.0
The new Tile Mate and Tile Pro look good on paper. The company, known for its small Bluetooth trackers that you attach to things like keychains, has fixed the Achilles’ heel of the two products without significantly changing their design. And they still cost the same: $24.99 for the Mate and $34.99 for the Pro. Read more…
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View More Tile Mate and Pro review: A good idea made better with replaceable batteriesTile finally solves its battery problem
Tile has more or less defined the “personal object tracking” category with its range of Bluetooth trackers that you clip or attach to various things (like house keys) to keep from misplacing them. By connecting these beacons with an iOS or Android de…
View More Tile finally solves its battery problemTile’s new lost item trackers offer replaceable batteries, subscription service
Just around a week ago, lost item finder Tile announced its new CEO and added Comcast as an investor. But the company isn’t done making changes just yet. Today, Tile is launching new devices that tackle consumers’ most frequent complaints about its trackers – the lack of a user-replaceable battery. Now, Tile’s flagship products, the […]
View More Tile’s new lost item trackers offer replaceable batteries, subscription serviceTile names GoPro vet CJ Prober new CEO, adds Comcast as investor and new product partner
There’s a changing of the guard, and a new strategic partnership, over at Tile, the startup that helps you keep tabs on the location of your things by way of small tracking devices. Today, the company is announcing that CJ Prober — a longtime exec at GoPro who had most recently been the COO — […]
View More Tile names GoPro vet CJ Prober new CEO, adds Comcast as investor and new product partnerGet the Tile Pro Series combo pack on sale for only $35 on Prime Day
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Tech company Tile is offering their combo pack for $34.99 in honor of Prime Day. That’s a 50% off savings on the company’s handy trackers that are designed to quickly find just about any lost item with help from your smartphone.
Here’s how it works: Attach your Tile Pro to a personal belonging like a set of keys, wallet, or inside of a purse. When you can’t find said item, just use the Tile app on your iOS or Android device to quickly find them. That’s it! When your Tile Pro is within 200 feet of your Bluetooth-enable device, it will play a loud ringtone when activated until you find the missing item. Read more…
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View More Get the Tile Pro Series combo pack on sale for only $35 on Prime DayTile and Comcast team up to help you find lost items with your TV’s voice remote
Lost device finder Tile today is making good on its previously announced partnership with Comcast by introducing a way for Comcast Xfinity customers to locate their Tiles using Comcast’s TV remote, the Xfinity X1 Voice Remote. This is also the first video and voice partnership with Tile, which has been steadily expanding its integrations with […]
View More Tile and Comcast team up to help you find lost items with your TV’s voice remoteCrunch Report | Google and Tencent ink patent agreement
Google inks a patent deal with Tencent, Tile lays off 30 people and Apple hires the tech team from Silicon Valley Data Science (SVDS). All this on Crunch Report. Read More
View More Crunch Report | Google and Tencent ink patent agreementLost-item finder Tile will work with Bose headphones and other new partners
Lost-item finder Tile announced today that it will soon be able to locate your Bose headphones. Starting in late spring 2018, Bose will become one of Tile’s biggest new partners, as it will begin to sell its Bose SoundSport Wireless and QuietControl 30 headphones with Tile’s technology embedded inside. Existing devices will receive the new feature as a firmware update – the… Read More