If you’re forever losing your umbrella, only to be caught in a downpour, this invention could be for you. A brolly with a built-in chip “sings” if it is misplaced and even sends its last known location to an unlucky owner. The umbrella, made by Blunt, is also claimed to be one of the strongest, with a fully stretched canopy so it doesn’t blow inside-out in the wind.
The design has a “Tile” Bluetooth chip hidden in a specially designed pocket in the canopy. The small plastic chip works alongside an app for iPhone and Android handsets, which can be asked to find the umbrella. If the brolly is misplaced within 49 to 99 feet (15 to 30 metres) — inside a house or a restaurant for example — the Tile makes a “chip-tune melody” until its owner is guided towards it and confirms the umbrella has been found.
But it is further out of range, the chip and app allow identify the lost brolly’s “last seen” location. The app shows where the umbrella was last within 49 to 99 feet of its owner’s phone, or near another Tile user. It’s hoped the Tile will reduce the time people spend searching for mislaid objects — thought to be 153 days over the course of a lifetime. The average person mislays more than 3,000 items every year, with umbrellas within the top five, and it’s reported that men lose more items than women.
A compact version is available from Blunt’s website for £59 ($93), with a larger classic version, with either a charcoal, blue or red decoration, for £63 ($99).
Tile is a wearable Bluetooth tracker launched in 2018. It is designed to be attached or stuck to anything a person doesn’t want to lose, such as keys and wallets, to luggage. Items with the Tile attached show their last known location on a map or play a distinctive melody to attract their owner’s attention if they are within a 100-ft radius.
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