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Old Jul 20, 2022 | 12:24 pm
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Originally Posted by StuckInYYZ
If the various manufacturers would like more exposure, I'd recommend (to them) to create some beacon hardware.... just to place in specific places like airport luggage pick up areas and possibly bus/train depots. They would connect to wired endpoints near strategic places so they could help with tracking luggage.
I was thinking the same thing. It could be just a cheap cell phone with no SIM, connected to wifi, with one strapped strategically around the baggage system in airports. Place one in the airport lost-and-found, too

According to the tile blog, the tiles do with through the cabin floor. Only takes one tile user in a plane to know that your bag made it to the right city after landing. Take it with your own grain of salt.
https://www.thetileapp.com/en-us/blo...lights-luggage
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