# Card-Sized Tracking Devices The iTraq Helps You Keep Tabs on Possessions, Luggage and Loved Ones By Amelia Roblin | Published 2015-04-30 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/itraq References: [usatoday](http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2015/04/28/ozy-track-stuff-without-gps/26505123/) & [itraqtag](https://www.itraqtag.com/) The technology for [location tracking gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tracking-card-pro) has been around for several years now, enabling products like the [compact iTraq](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knog-scout-travel) to bring peace of mind to people through various purposes. Designed to be super slim and roughly the dimensions of a credit card, this [baggage tag](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casesafe) can hook onto zippers and slip easily into pockets. An accompanying iTraq app employs GPS to show you where your card is on the map. Geographic radii can be designated by you and mobile alerts can be set up to notify you when the device is outside of your approved area. If an airline loses your luggage, you'll know where it's ended up. Tuck the iTraq into a postal package and track it in the mail yourself. Clip one onto your bicycle or your child's backpack; all uses for this clever item keep you informed about the status of your most prized possessions, even when they're changing hands. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.6/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Compact Tracking Devices:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating even smaller and sleeker tracking devices for various purposes. - **Geographic Radius Settings:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing customizable geographic radius settings for tracking devices to provide more precise location information. - **Real-time Mobile Alerts:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in improving the accuracy and timeliness of mobile alerts for tracking devices to ensure immediate notifications. ### Who This Affects Most - **Travel & Tourism:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in integrating tracking devices into luggage and travel-related products to enhance safety and security for travelers. - **E-commerce & Shipping:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in incorporating tracking devices into packaging and shipping solutions to improve tracking capabilities and customer experience. - **Child Safety & Parenting:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing tracking devices for children's belongings and personal safety to provide parents with peace of mind. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sleek Modern Trackable Wallets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tracking-card.md) - [Advanced Wallet-Friendly Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aircard.md) - [Discreet Card-Sized Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nomad-tracking-card.md) - [Low-Cost Card-Style Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gps-tracker-card.md) - [Wallet-Specific Tracking Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-wallet-tracker.md) - [Ultra-Thin Tracker Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slimca-here-2-tracker.md) - [GPS-Enabled Card-Sized Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mimiq-track.md) - [Razor-Thin Item Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slimca-here.md) - [Ultra-Slim Wallet Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tracking-card-pro.md)