- What's the best tracking device to locate a smartphone,
a lost item, and see it on a map?
The deal, which you won't believe, is coming right up.
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What's the best tracking system,
from GPS location tracking, to Bluetooth,
to Wi-Fi enabled tracking systems,
to find your cheating spouse, to find your lost purse,
to find your pet, I've tested them all.
And my solution today
is something for a little bit more mainstream,
because I've done some of the hardcore tracking devices.
By the way, if you've never seen me before,
I'm the YouTube Deal Guy, Matt Granite.
I hunt down deals by subscriber requests.
I've done all sorts of vehicle tracking systems in the past.
But a very simple tracking system, at an awesome price,
that you can use to locate anything,
is one of my favorite grabs.
My big question for you watching right now,
and feel free to leave me a comment,
what's the last item that you couldn't find?
What do you misplace often?
What's the craziest place you've put something?
I've left my smartphone the fridge before.
I've left cash in areas
I don't even think you need to know about.
And to be able to see it on a map is awesome.
We're going to take you through the full unboxing,
and more importantly, just how this works in real time.
If you want a link to this deal,
expand the video description box right under me.
I should mention Tracker Pixel.
They're not paying me to talk about them,
so this is my legit thought
on an Amazon Alexa device enabled system,
that you can also use with or without, and your smartphone.
Nice slim-profile box,
and you get a five-pack with this price that I found.
So for under 40 bucks, you get five,
and they're color-coded.
You also get free battery replenishment through a program,
which is a really cool thing, if you do register,
and they are offering it at the time you register.
Alright,
let's open this up.
Very nondescript, simple, actually, this is nice packaging.
So there you go.
Let's see, you've got your five trackers.
One,
two.
And they have the key loops, which is really cool.
And I've tested Tile
and used many different competing tracking devices.
There's something good about all of them,
but I really like the price on this.
And this includes the adhesive, the key loops,
and the setup guide as well as this gift envelope.
So here's the adhesives, if you do want to
put it on the back of a remote control.
That's a high-grade adhesive.
And then you get these gift envelopes, which is really cool.
Because you bought a five-pack,
if you wanted to give this to someone as a gift,
you have the ability to do that.
So that's very cool.
Alright, let's set this up.
This works with both Apple and Android phones,
any of the recent ones, but actually
this goes back as far as far as the iPhone 4s, I believe,
in terms of compatibility.
So it is backward compatible, which is really nice.
Here is the Tracker app.
Let's install it.
Now the earlier versions of this app
were not particularly good.
It has
seen some updates.
You're going to need to give it some privacy control too.
You have to turn on, like, geolocations
and things like that.
Let's wait for this.
Alright, let's add a new device.
So, in this case, it's the Tracker Pixel.
"Name your device."
Smartphone.
So all you have to do is keep the device near your phone,
and then press the Clear button right here.
(device beeping)
You can pair it right now.
(device beeping that climbs)
Paired.
(device beeping that climbs) Done
That paired in half a second.
So this allows you to enable and retrace the steps
from the prior locations of whatever it was
that you were looking for.
Awesome.
So start searching. (device beeping that climbs)
It starts ringing. (device beeping that climbs)
You can stop your search.
You can turn on alerts.
(device beeping that climbs)
Awesome.
You can also create Wi-Fi safe zones.
This works where the Wi-Fi safe zone will automatically
disable separation alerts.
So if you are connected to a specific Wi-Fi network,
like at home or at work, and you're not worried about
being disconnected from a device,
you have the ability to actually keep that setting in check.
The device separation alerts are an amazing feature.
So you can actually ring your device
when it gets left behind.
So if your smartphone notices that the proximity
between itself and the tracker has grown,
or you have something on your bag, and it's no longer near
the other source you're trying to track,
this will automatically notify you and give you an alert,
which is really cool.
You can create custom rings and the duration of the rings.
We're gonna add a new one right now.
And we're going to call this "car keys."
(device beeping)
Pair it.
(device beeping that climbs)
Done.
(device beeping that climbs)
And we're gonna add one more.
And we're gonna call this one, "Matt's
"Dignity."
Done.
Saved.
(device beeping)
Paired.
(device beeping that climbs)
Done.
(device beeping that climbs)
Okay.
Let's put these into use. (device beeping that climbs)
Alright, I'm going to put the key tracker onto the keychain.
So, let's say I've misplaced my keys.
You have usually a range of 30 to 50 feet.
The keys are down there.
So let's go to the tracker app, and let's start searching.
(device beeping that climbs and repeats)
So my item was spotted, which is really cool.
So I can see my item on a map, so I don't even actually
have to do anything, because it knows it's in range.
I know that beeping is really nerve-wracking.
It's telling me I can get a free battery.
I don't want that right now.
But I can actually see the item,
where it happens to be, in our studio,
and I can pinpoint it to a very close location,
which is kind of incredible.
And I like having that,
and then I can also see the history of it,
which is a phenomenal thing.
Now let's look at the battery replacement program.
I should mention that we've been running battery tests
on some of these over a period of time.
So, let's see this free battery.
Here we go.
So it actually is completely free,
and then I think there'll be a nominal fee for the shipping,
which is really cool thing,
if you do need a replacement battery.
So that's a very cool feature tied to this.
Another neat feature, which is similar to Tile,
is that you can actually reverse-track your smartphone.
Let's say you do have your keys.
They happen to be in your pocket.
But you have no idea where your smartphone is,
and it's somewhere within the vicinity of where you are.
You can actually reverse-track.
So the same button right here,
(melodic beeping)
can ring your phone.
Let's say I want to search for my dignity.
Can begin my search right now.
(device beeping that climbs and repeats)
And my dignity is apparently nearby.
I can hear my dignity, and I can also locate it on a map.
And then I'm done searching, I can immediately stop it.
As you'll note, this is highly responsive, right?
Many of the Bluetooth-enabled tracking systems take a while
for the commands and the receipt
to be registered between the two devices.
That's not a case on here.
Now, it's occurred to me during this demonstration,
I've actually used the wrong key fob
for the keys and the smartphone.
So for the sake of this, let's call the smartphone
the "car keys," because I'm an idiot.
So let's remove this, and let's just go
with a typical Android device.
And maybe you have a case for this, and maybe you don't.
Maybe you want to track the case.
You'll see that as actually
a pretty easy way to go about it.
We'll put the tracker on here.
This goes right on here.
And you can still use your phone if you wanted to.
For me, personally, I would use the Find My Phone feature,
and not use the tracker,
but some people have privacy concerns over that,
or perhaps you want to reply upon something
that's audible, but to this extent,
you have the ability to do that.
So you can see that the phone
is pretty much on an angle now.
I don't know if I would use it, but...
(device beeping that climbs and repeats)
We can search for all of our devices side-by-side.
Here we go, this is going.
It's nice, it lights up.
It's a really good tracking system.
(tracking snapping off)
(phone thudding)
For the Alexa voice integration,
you have to enable to the Find My Phone skill by Tracker.
Alexa, enable the Find My Phone skills by Tracker.
So here's a really cool thing.
Going through the setup procedure,
there's a lot of security things that are in place.
But I'm actually getting a call from my Echo device.
Hello?
- [Automated Voice] Have you found your phone?
Why not try our new guessing game?
Say "Alexa,
"open Guess My Name."
(beeping)
- Not creepy (laughs).
So this is now done, this is enabled.
Alexa, ask Tracker for my PIN code.
So I got the PIN, it's set up,
my bubble tea is on the way.
Alexa, ask Tracker to find my smartphone.
- [Alexa] It was last seen recently at, or somewhere near,
here, and from within.
Shall I ring it for you?
- Yes.
(phone rings)
So, Alexa is now ringing my smartphone,
which is really, really cool.
If you want to score this Tracker Pixel deal,
just expand the video description box right under me.
I don't know how long it will be around at this price,
but that is a great grab if you are interested.
And if there's other items you'd like me to test,
I'd be more than happy to do that.
I have a lot of time on my hands now that I have this.
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