No the HTC Fetch isn’t a phone. It’s actually a very cool device for keeping track of your keys, bag or even your smartphone. The Fetch BLA100 tag will connect to your smartphone via Bluetooth and if it goes outside 15 meters from your phone, your phone will alert you with an audible sound. If for whatever reason you never heard the sound, you can look up the last known position of the tag when it was connected to your phone via Google Maps. If you know the vicinity of where your keys or bag is, but not the exact location, you can sound an alarm on the Fetch by using the smartphone app.
The Fetch can also be used in reverse, so if you leave your phone at a restaurant and walk away (keys in pocket), the HTC Fetch will also alert you. If you’re not sure exactly where you left your phone, the Fetch has a remote shutter button that will take a picture to help you find the location. The picture would then be uploaded to a secure site for you to see the surroundings. You will obviously have to be back within range and connected for this feature to work.
I know, you’re thinking another device to charge every night right? Not so fast! Fetch runs on a CR2032 battery that will last up to 6 months. At only £30 ($46), it sounds like a pretty good deal. Right now it’s on pre-order at Clove in the UK with no word on availability anywhere else.
source: Clove
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