Gabe: Hey everyone, this is Gabe at Security Baron.
Losing things is so last year, but you don't have to lose anything ever again with the
Bluetooth tracker.
Today, I'm going to review the Cube Tracker.
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Gabe: In today's review of the Cube Tracker, I'm going to go over some pros and cons, its
design, its feature set, installation experience before diving into its mobile application
to make sure you have all the information you need to know this is the right tracker
for you.
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Gabe: Right off the bat, I want to kick off today's review of the Cube Tracker talking
about some pros and cons, beginning with the pros.
Now it has a replaceable battery so you don't have to buy a new one each year.
Also, integrates with Amazon Alexa so you can use your voice to command the actual mobile
application, Speaking of mobile applications, its iPhone app is incredibly rated.
It's got a 4.8 in the Apple App store.
Now on the con side, it's the opposite in the Android store.
It has a dismal rating.
It's just not doing well.
It only has a range of 100 feet when it comes to Bluetooth.
Once you get beyond that 100 feet, very likely you're not going to find it just using your
own mobile device.
Moving into the design of the Cube Tracker, I just want to say that I actually like the
feel of it.
It has a soft plastic feel and definitely doesn't feel cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
Now, when you're looking at it, it's a 38 by 38 millimeter with 9 millimeters thick
and 12 grams in terms of its weight.
Now you'll note in this corner, you have the Cube button.
This is how it'll sound things to turn if off.
In the opposite corner, you have the key ring hole so it goes into any of your key sets
without any issues with that Cube right across the center.
Now on the back, you'll see there is a speaker for an 80-decibel siren.
You'll note that you can actually pull it apart because it does have a replaceable battery.
Now when it comes to duration or durability of this particular one, you'll note that it
can handle minus 4 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit which is quite impressive.
Along with that, you can also put it into water because it's IP67 rated.
It's not going to have any issues if you accidentally drop it into a puddle, or if you accidentally
leave it in the Sahara Desert because it is completely dust-tight.
When it comes to durability, we're a pretty big fan of the Cube Tracker.
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Gabe: Now that we've gone over the design of the Cube Tracker, let's talk about its
feature set.
It only has 100-foot Bluetooth range.
If you get beyond that bubble of 100 feet between your mobile device and your Cube Tracker,
you may not be able to find it.
That's when you engage the Crowd Find function.
That's the community network of people that have the Cube Tracker App to help you find
your particular device.
What you'll note is that, they're all helping you anonymously, and they have to be within
100 feet.
We do want to point out that Cube Tracker is not the largest of the community networks
out there.
It definitely should help increase your likelihood of finding your lost device.
Just knowing that other thousands of people in the world are also using Cube Tracker App.
If you're in your home and don't need everyone to help you look for it, you can, of course,
use the Smart Platform, Amazon Alexa, to help you find it.
You just speak directly to your Amazon Alexa, asking to find your Cube Tracker.
They'll ring it for you.
That's a great thing to have inside of your home if you can't find your keys or anything,
and you don't have your mobile device handy.
They are also developing it for Google Assistant, but we weren't able to get that working just
quite yet.
The final thing and, maybe, one of the most fun elements is no need for a selfie stick.
You can use the button as a shutter.
You can have your iPhone placed in a certain position or your Android in a certain position.
Click on this button, and it'll take the picture.
That's a useful element and rounds out the features on the Cube Tracker.
Now that we've gone over the design and feature set of the Cube Tracker, let's walk you through
setting it up which is a breeze.
All you have to do for the Cube Tracker is take it out, make sure you have the mobile
app and your account set up.
Then you tap on that plus sign in the corner.
It'll ask you which one you want to put together.
You want to save the Cube Tracker.
You'll hold this button for five seconds.
You'll hear a tune.
Place it beside your phone, and that's it.
You'll designate it to a certain type of device like keys or ID badge, which is what I named
this Cube.
You'll give it a name, and you're ready to go.
It probably took me less than a minute altogether.
Now that we've set up our Cube Tracker, let's check out its mobile application, the Cube
Tracker app.
Here, you're going to be interfacing with your Cube Tracker.
Ringing it.
Turning on that Crowd Find functionality.
You want it to be a smooth, intuitive, consistent experience.
That seems to be the case with iPhones in the Apple App store.
It has a 4.8 out of 5-star rating, which is super high, in the biggest drop I've ever
seen for maybe any device here.
Security Baron, it only has a 2.8 out of 5-stars in the Google Play store.
I don't know what they've done to those people, but people definitely seem to be complaining
about connectivity issues and getting it to work in general.
Let's go ahead and check it out on the iPhone X.
Here I am checking out the Cube Tracker in the Cube Tracker mobile application.
You'll note here I have Cube Pro which is the Cube Pro.
I have my Cube Tracker which I've named Polar Bear.
Let's go ahead and look at its primary functionality helping you to find it.
I hit Find.
You'll see that my Cube Tracker will ring.
[phone ringing]
Gabe: I can turn it off.
The great part is you have that reciprocity with the Cube Tracker where you can ring your
mobile device if you've lost your phone.
Maybe, you have your Cube Tracker on you.
If I double-tap...
[phone ringing]
Gabe: Now I'm ringing my phone.
My light is going off to help me find it in the dark -- useful, a lot of utility.
What if it goes beyond that 100 feet?
Clearly, right now, I just had them in each one of my hands, but if it goes beyond that,
I'm going to click Lost, to turn on that Crowd Find function.
Now, I don't know where it is.
I need other people in the network to help me find it.
You'll get periodic updates of where you last were.
Once you are reunited with your tracker, you'll be able to see that directly in the mobile
app.
Let's go to that final feature, that fun feature of the Cube Tracker which is the shutter function.
I can use this button as a shutter.
If I decide to put my camera in any particular place, I can just take a picture.
Voila!
I can go here, take a picture, just using my left hand where I have the button for the
Cube Tracker, take a couple of pictures.
That's it.
It's a useful element that one has in this intuitive application, the Cube Tracker App.
Overall, it's very easy to use, very straightforward.
I know what's happening.
It may not be the most beautiful app, but definitely deep functionality and useful.
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Gabe; Another element I want to talk about with the Cube Tracker is the ability to implement
smart platforms.
With Amazon, you go to the skills section, search for Cube Tracker, link the two accounts,
and you're ready to go.
You can just use your voice to help you look for your Cube Tracker.
For example, if your mobile device is not directly in front of you, or you're just being
especially lazy on that day, I can just say, "Alexa, ask Cube Tracker to ring my Polar
Bear."
Alexa: I'm ringing the Cube back.
[phone ringing]
Gabe: It's easy to integrate your Cube Tracker with Amazon.
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Gabe: We've gone over a lot of features with the Cube Tracker.
You want to know, "Gabe, is it the right one for me?"
I'll say this, "At 24.95, It's a pretty decent deal.
It's incredibly hardy.
It can handle water, dust, pretty extreme ranges of temperature.
It has an amazing iPhone application, and the battery is replaceable."
If you are an Android user or you want to have a Bluetooth tracker that works beyond
100 feet, you definitely want to look for something else in the market because the Cube
Tracker just cannot provide for you.
If you're looking to dip your toes, slightly get involved with the Bluetooth tracker market,
the Cube Tracker is worthy of your attention.
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Gabe: That concludes our review of the Cube Tracker.
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