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fromThe Washington Post
12 hours ago

Investigators hope to catch signals from Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker

Investigators are attempting to track signals from Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker using manufacturers and tech companies' assistance to aid the abduction investigation.
fromZDNET
1 week ago

These Bluetooth trackers for Android users function even better than AirTags (and they're on sale)

The One Point is a fob that fits on a keyring or anything else you can think of attaching a fob to -- from your pet to your bike. It measures 1.49in/37.9mm and is 0.25in/6.4mm thin, and it is splashproof to the IPX5 standard. Powering the tiny fob is a user-replaceable CR2032 lithium coin cell that should last about a year. Regarding range, the fob is good to about 200ft/60m if you want to activate it to play a sound.
Gadgets
Apple
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

Apple's new AirTag 2 is better in almost every way - for the same price

Apple's second-generation AirTag features a louder speaker, 50% increased detection range, and the same Ultra Wideband chip used in recent iPhones and Apple Watches.
Apple
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Apple's new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances | TechCrunch

Apple released an upgraded AirTag with longer Bluetooth range, a louder speaker, and improved Precision Finding using a second-generation UWB chip at the same price.
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Local butterfly trackers hope bluetooth tech can unlock secrets of monarch migration

"We want to identify what a monarch's overwintering path looks like," said Ashley Fisher of the Xerces Society, which works on the conservation of insects and other invertebrates.
Environment
fromKotaku
3 months ago

Forget AirTags, Samsung's SmartTag 2 (4-Pack) Goes for Peanuts Per Tracker - Kotaku

These Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 Bluetooth trackers make for wonderful stocking stuffers to help the whole family keep track of their important belongings. Right now, a four pack of the trackers happens to be on sale at Amazon for 37% off. Normally, the four of them would go for an even $100, so that discounts takes off $37. You end up only having to pay $63 for a limited time. That works out to just $16 per SmartTag2.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

AirTags and cheap gaming laptops headline our favorite deals this week

Apple's AirTags have become one of my essentials while traveling, namely because they let me check whether my luggage is in the right place instead of panicking at the baggage claim. And right now, you can get a four-pack of AirTags at Amazon and Walmart for $64.99 ($35 off), which is just a few cents short of the bundle's all-time low. The sleek Bluetooth trackers let you check their location using Apple's Find My app.
Apple
Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
4 months ago

Tile trackers leak unencrypted Bluetooth data, say boffins

Tile Bluetooth trackers leak unencrypted identifying data, enabling persistent tracking because of static MAC addresses and semi-random, reused unique IDs.
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