I actually tried using the colorful chip "Chipolo" which can locate things lost by smartphones with map display & sounds instantly Review

People who quickly lose something frequently used like wallet / mobile phone / key, thought to go out, can not go out to go out because the key of the house is missing, lose the smartphone outside You should have experienced that you want to get out and feel like dying. Even such a person is likely to dramatically reduce all "lost things" such as forgets and lost things "ChipoloIf you lose this, put it in trouble, you can sound the sound to inform the place, and you can show where on the map of the smartphone.

Chipolo :: Nothing Is Lost
http://www.chipolo.net/


◆ Photo review

This is Chipolo. There are 9 colors in all.


I ordered a set of nine, but Chipolo was in a separate package one by one.


That's why I opened it quickly.


Inside the box there are only three of the ring from the left, Chipolo main body, manual.


The body of Chipolo sticks to the backing so let's peripellise peel off.


This is the one in which an insulating sheet is inserted in Chipolo main body ......


The body is about 1.5 times the size of a 500 yen coin. The size is 35 mm in diameter and 5 mm in thickness.


It weighed 6 grams.


◆ Setup
Next, install the Chipolo application on your smartphone. The iOS terminal can use Chipolo is a terminal equipped with iOS 6.1.3 or later OS and able to communicate with Bluetooth 4.0. Specifically, it can be used with iPhone terminal released after iPhone 4s, iPad after 3rd generation iPad, iPod touch after 5th generation iPod touch, and iPad mini.

Chipolo - Nothing is lost on the App Store on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/app/chipolo-nothing-is-lost/id651447811


The Chipolo applicationApp StoreYou can install it free of charge.


Tap "Open" when installation is completed.


People who normally turn off Bluetooth on their smartphone will see this screen and tap "Settings".


Tap on the red frame part and turn on Bluetooth, return to the application OK.


When you start up for the first time, this screen is displayed because there is no Chipolo that can be managed by the application. Tap center of screen to manage Chipolo with smartphone.


As this screen is displayed, follow the inscription on the screen Chipolo's insulating sheet ......


I pull it out.


After a while, pairing of smartphone and Chipolo is completed, so let's tap the icon of what you want to manage with Chipolo.


Decide to manage the key this time, tap the lock icon and tap the check icon.


Tap "OK".


Setting is complete with this.


If you do not want to lose it, you can attach Chipolo with a sense of strap OK.


Of course there is also an application for Android terminal, there is no change in the setting method. However, for Android terminals, the OS must be a Bluetooth 4.0 compatible terminal with Android 4.3 or later. If Chipolo application searches on Google Play for unusable devices, it will not appear.


Chipolo - Nothing is lost - Android Apps on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.chipolo.app


◆ Try it
Let's actually use what Chipolo can do.

· Temperature indication
This is the main screen of Chipolo. The surrounding temperature of Chipolo is displayed in the red frame part, and when you tap this ... ....


It is possible to choose whether to display temperature with Mr. Se and Mr. Ka.


· Search for lost things: 1
If you want to find the keys and wallets with Chipolo from the smartphone side, you can press the search button in the center of the screen OK.


When the distance between the smartphone and Chipolo is communicable (two are communicating via Bluetooth and the communicable distance is about 60 meters), a wrapper icon appears on the screen. The number displayed on the upper left shows the distance between the smartphone and Chipolo.


By tapping the app's wrapper icon Chipolo will sound an electronic sound like the following movie, so it will be easier to see where you are looking for.

Ringing Chipolo like this - YouTube


If you make an electronic sound while setting the number displayed on the screen as a rough guideline, you can easily find lost items.


· Search for lost things: 2
Even if Chipolo leaves communication range with the smartphone, you can easily find what you lost. For example, when you notice that you dropped the key at home when you were out.


When you open the application and press the search button, the map is displayed instead of the trumpet button. Tap this ... ....


It displays the route from its current position to Chipolo on the map application installed by default. In the map below, the green pin is in the Chipolo position and the blue icon in the red frame part is the current position where the user is.


Exploring things without hitting the map on the fly. Information on the map is absolutely correct and sometimes correct, sometimes it is somewhat shifted from the actual position, so be careful there.


When the smartphone and Chipolo come close to the communicable distance, Chipolo's electronic beeps and the smartphone side is notified. From here it is also possible to open the application and search while looking at the approximate distance to Chipolo.


By using these functions, it seems unnecessary to cry asleep despite losing things in the evening.



In addition, when Chipolo comes out of the communication range, it will notify me like this, so if you look at your smartphone well, you will soon notice any lost item.


· I lost my smartphone
"If you think that things lost, you lost your smartphone this time if you think that things are going down ...... That's enough!" If you shake Chipolo strongly OK. When Chipolo is shaken, it will sound like a smartphone in silent mode, so it sounds, so you can identify your location without calling your smartphone yourself. In addition, it does not sound like running or jumping with Chipolo, so it will not be said that a piconicon notification sound will be heard every time it moves. It is safe.

Shaking Chipolo and paired smartphone sounds - YouTube


If you want to use this function, tap the setting icon on the application screen.


And it is necessary to check "Shake and Find Notification" at the bottom of the screen.


In addition, ChipoloCoin type lithium ion battery CR2025It is said that the battery will be kept for about 6 months.


Chipolo can be purchased from the following page, it costs 24 euros (about 3400 yen) for one, 64 euros (9000 yen) for three, 119 euros (about 17,000 yen) for 6, 174 euros for 9 (Approx. 24,000 yen) and a separate 10 euro (about 1400 yen) is required as a shipping fee to Japan. If you purchase it now, it will be delivered in March 2014, and further applications for Windows Phone 8 will be released during the first half of 2014.

Chipolo Store :: Select your package :: Nothing Is Lost
http://www.chipolo.net/order