WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:07.120 Linus Tech Tips coverage of CES 2014 is brought to you by ncx.com, your source 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:11.440 for great technology selection and service along with Corsair Memory and 00:00:09.519 --> 00:00:14.559 Western Digital. So, we're here at Stick and Find. It's actually the last 00:00:13.040 --> 00:00:18.240 possible minute of the show, but I needed to run back and see these guys 00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:22.240 because they have something that I personally think is really cool. Now, 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:25.199 we've seen little devices such as uh things you can put on your keychain to 00:00:23.760 --> 00:00:31.840 notify you when you move away from your phone and stuff like that, but what I haven't seen before is something that um 00:00:29.840 --> 00:00:36.719 is able to achieve this kind of range and this kind of battery life. So, this 00:00:33.680 --> 00:00:40.000 one right here is the micro beacon. It's 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:42.800 it has a 8-year battery and a 50ft 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:46.640 range. Next up, we have the standard stick and fine beacon. It has a one-year 00:00:44.559 --> 00:00:50.079 battery and a 100 foot range. When you step up to the Pro, you get water 00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:53.600 resistance. You also get, see, I'm totally cheating here, a 100 foot range 00:00:51.920 --> 00:00:58.640 and a three-year battery. And then when you step right up to the extend, you get 00:00:55.920 --> 00:01:01.840 a 9-year battery, water resistance as well. And then I believe that's pretty 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:05.840 much that's the advantage. Okay, so 9-year battery. So this is the kind of thing if you're absent- minded, you 00:01:04.559 --> 00:01:11.360 always leave your car in the parking lot. This is what I'd put on it. It's that small. It's that small. We can do 00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:15.760 B-roll. It's okay. It's that small and it has a 9-year battery. Then the last 00:01:13.439 --> 00:01:19.600 one, and also yeah, 200 foot range on that one as well. The last one, this is 00:01:17.360 --> 00:01:23.520 the rechargeable unit. This is the HQ beacon. And the battery doesn't last for 00:01:21.759 --> 00:01:28.640 a phenomenally long time and before you have to recharge it. But what this one 00:01:24.880 --> 00:01:31.200 does is it works up to around 3,000 ft 00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:35.200 using a combination of Bluetooth and GPS technology. So it can be configured to 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:38.720 do things like show you the last place that you left a device that had this 00:01:37.119 --> 00:01:41.759 stuck to it. So when it goes out of range, it can go, "Oh crap." And it can 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:45.040 drop a pin on a map. You can go ahead and see where all your stuff was, where 00:01:43.200 --> 00:01:50.000 you last saw it. You can also set it up to notify you in the event that you walk 00:01:46.880 --> 00:01:51.759 away from something. So luggage, keys, 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:55.840 phones, things like that would be very very relevant here. But the application 00:01:53.600 --> 00:02:00.880 that I actually see as most relevant to me is putting it on something like a 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:05.680 beloved pet or child. I didn't suggest that second one actually pet. Let's just 00:02:02.880 --> 00:02:09.599 say pet and using it to find it. So I'm going to be the beloved pet for our 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:13.120 little demonstration here. And I'm going to use the standard beacon and I'm going 00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:18.239 to have my lovely assistant hold up a phone in front of the camera while I 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:21.360 walk away. So here we go guys. I am walking away with it. 00:02:20.480 --> 00:02:27.160 How are you? Good. How are you? You have something for sale. 00:02:27.760 --> 00:02:34.239 What do you want? We have this, right? 00:02:31.760 --> 00:02:38.080 Yeah. The big one. This one is what? Better here. This one more sensitive. 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:43.000 What? Yeah. Range. Different battery life. 00:02:53.040 --> 00:02:58.879 Thank you very much. So once it reaches about 98% signal strength, you know, 00:02:56.720 --> 00:03:03.440 your game of hot and cold is pretty much done. Now, unfortunately, it works as as 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:07.760 a game of hot and cold as opposed to, you know, dropping pins on the radar 00:03:05.599 --> 00:03:11.680 exactly around you. But to me, the most fascinating thing about it is the 00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:14.319 battery life because you can have all the great technology in the world that 00:03:13.200 --> 00:03:18.879 you want. I mean, I think something like the Samsung Galaxy Gear is a great example of this. Great piece of 00:03:17.200 --> 00:03:23.360 technology. Battery lasts for like a few hours, so you're constantly tethered to 00:03:20.959 --> 00:03:26.879 a to a wall socket. This one, not so much. You set it, you forget it, you 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:31.440 remember like once a year to change your cat's battery and then it's all good. Now, if I didn't feel like playing hot 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:35.959 and cold, there are other options as well. I could have simply clicked page it. 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:41.519 It's got a little LED on it. It's got a little noise that it makes. Makes it a 00:03:39.200 --> 00:03:45.120 little bit easier to find. I saw the LED a second ago. Where'd that LED go? Well, 00:03:43.760 --> 00:03:49.920 the LED goes off at the beginning. Anyway, we'll do B-roll of that. Thank you guys very much for checking out our 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:53.040 booth coverage of the Stick and Find. Remember, the applications of this 00:03:51.200 --> 00:03:57.280 technology go beyond just finding something. You can use them for things 00:03:54.560 --> 00:04:00.400 like um you know, instore navigation. For example, if a retailer were to 00:03:58.720 --> 00:04:03.200 deploy these 9-year batteries all over their store, you could actually like 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:08.319 navigate the store and go to clothing just by following around the little little beacons beacons because you can 00:04:06.640 --> 00:04:11.519 label them wallet or you can label them like, you know, bathroom or whatever the 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:16.079 the case may be. Imagine a store that never had to direct people to the bathroom anymore. Anyway, guys, remember 00:04:14.799 --> 00:04:20.160 our trip to the show this year is powered by ncx.com, your source for 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:23.600 great technology selection and service, as well as Corsair Memory and Western 00:04:21.919 --> 00:04:26.639 Digital. 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