After the Galaxy SmartTags launched in January, Samsung is once again grateful for courtesy to Apple by revealing its Galaxy SmartTags +, a new model of tracker which this time includes Ultra Wideband (UWB) in addition to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). This technology allows a much more precise geolocation, and Samsung has developed a feature using augmented reality to guide the user to the tracker they are looking for when it is nearby.
Apart from this Ultra Wideband technology and the augmented reality functionality, the Galaxy SmartTags + work in the same way as the classic Galaxy SmartTags, i.e. by emitting a small signal in the hope of being spotted by a device. compatible environment. Samsung launched its Galaxy Find Network, similar to Apple’s Find My Network showcased this week, to put its Galaxy smartphone network to use in finding lost trackers. Galaxy SmartTags + cost $ 39.99, which is $ 10 more than regular Galaxy SmartTags.
This presentation comes as everyone wonders what happened to AirTags, Apple’s little trackers that have been the subject of so many rumors in recent months. By presenting its Find My network this week, which opens its Locate application to manufacturers of third-party products, Apple unveiled a few partners including Chipolo, which will market in June a small tracker called ONE Spot that will work in Bluetooth. Apple’s AirTags should go further thanks to the integration of Ultra Wideband and augmented reality (with … balloons), but Apple would still have to decide to launch them …
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