There are a bevy of products for tracking items that you've lost, but the 'Wuvo Spot' is designed to be both one of the most innovative as well as one of the most inexpensive options on the market.
The 'Wuvo Spot' works by enabling users to set boundaries for their items and when they leave the zone they will be alerted via their smartphone. The 'Wuvo Spot' will then enable user to access the community search forum to see if the item has turned up with another user. Lastly, each 'Wuvo Spot' is engraved with a serial number, so even if digitally tracking items is a no-go, then the analog route of simply hoping a good samaritan finds and returns it to your is built-in.
Inexpensive Item Locators
The 'Wuvo Spot' Makes Tracking Items You've Lost Cheap and Global
Trend Themes
1. Affordable Item Tracking - There is an opportunity to create innovative item tracking products that are affordable for consumers.
2. Community-based Lost Item Recovery - There is potential for new services that rely on community participation to help users locate lost items.
3. Analog-digital Hybrid Tracking - There is an opportunity to combine digital tracking with analog solutions to improve the chances of recovering lost items.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - Consumer electronics companies could focus on developing affordable item tracking devices.
2. Mobile Apps - Mobile app developers could create community-based lost item recovery services that integrate with existing item tracking solutions.
3. Personalized Goods - Personalized goods companies could integrate analog methods -such as engraving- with digital tracking technologies to create hybrid solutions to lost items.