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Ekster: “smart” wallet that you cannot lose [video]

Unbelievable but true – in the 21st century we are still using paper notes and metal coins, and of course, most of us carry them in your wallet. Startup Ekster Wallets offers to add to your life today with the help of smart wallet. The creators of the device called it “the most clever in the world.”

The built-in wallet GPS tracker and Bluetooth 4.0. The gadget communicates with the smartphone and if the user forgets their wallet on the table, you will get notification of it. The safety system also works in reverse: if you lost the smartphone, clicking on the purse special button to cause the Communicator to make a sound.

An accompanying mobile app for iOS and Android called Protag. It allows the user to find the wallet, pressing the button on the smartphone. If the purse leaves the range of the search, the application immediately honestly warned about it. The user will receive a warning indicating the time and place where he lost it.

To increase the opportunities for returning wallet, Ekster supports the collective search. If another user Protag will be in the range of a lost wallet, the owner receives updated GPS coordinates are missing. Thus, it may contact the person or pass the location where now is located the wallet.

By the way, the smart wallet has a holder for Bank cards, which protects them from theft. We are talking about modern models with RFID/NFC, which can be read at a distance.

For the Ekster Wallets collect on the site Kickstarter. Until January 29, the company had planned to collect € 15,000, but in the Treasury of a startup hit for 23 000 euros. The device will be delivered to customers in March. The cost of one purse will be $89, but first customers have the chance to get it for $72.

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