Tack GPS Plus trumps AirTag with world's first indoor elevation tracking to accurately find your loved ones
In densely populated areas like Singapore, the Tack GPS Plus is a far more effective option to find your misplaced items, pets or loved ones susceptible to getting lost. #tackone #gpstracking #elevationtracking
The tiny Tack GPS Plus tracking device.
Apple's AirTags have been a great boon for consumers, and it still is. However, it is limited to utilising the Apple ecosystem of users (which is no small figure) and relying on them being somewhere in the vicinity of your lost baggage. Additionally, it can only show your directional and distance cues but doesn't help pinpoint your AirTag on the vertical plane. This means it doesn't tell you how high or low the AirTag is with relevance to your position.
In densely populated areas and urban centres like Singapore, high-rise apartments, offices, and structures are the norm. If your high-valued item or missing person is in these settings, this is where the Apple AirTag might let you down when you need more accurate inputs.
Singapore-based company Tack One, who previously launched the compact Tack GPS for accurate worldwide positional tracking, is now back to launch the improved Tack GPS Plus featuring Indoor Elevation Finder capability. As a consumer option, this is the world's first of its kind. Here's what you need to know:-
At just 30g and with a 30-day uptime that's chargeable via USB-C, the Tack uses a mix of GPS, Wi-Fi and IoT networks to cast a much wider net to track your loved one accurately. Here's an excerpt from our previous story:-
It also uses what Tack calls Hybrid Location Technology, where it uses GPS as well as Wi-Fi and IoT networks to achieve an unlimited range between the Tack GPS and its accompanying app, as well as Bluetooth for device setup. It supports indoor and outdoor connectivity through Cat-M1 and NB IoT mobile networks, which are meant to provide larger coverage and better power efficiency than standard GSM networks.
The new Tack GPS Plus builds on this with a more advanced sensor suite and intelligent algorithms to help users locate missing people, pets or items in multi-storey buildings. Infineon Technologies, which has a large footprint in Singapore, was key in helping advance the Tack GPS with its new patent-pending elevation capabilities.
Through a new cross-platform OurSphere app (launching soon on iOS and Android), it helps users track Tack GPS devices swiftly with geographical coordinates. If it's a Tack GPS plus device, it will also share the vertical distances to quickly locate your tagged person or item carrying the device across high-rise buildings. Left your car in a multi-storey car park and can't recall your parking spot? Not a problem if you're using Tack GPS Plus.
How much is it?
Like its predecessor, the Tack GPS Plus requires a Tack Connect global roaming subscription to work, which will cost you S$59 for 1-year subscription and is slightly more subsidised at S$96 for a two-year plan. The device itself cost S$108 and comes with an embedded SIM card, USB-C charging cable, a lanyard and 30 days of Tack Connect for free.
Where can it work?
Besides indoor and outdoor usage, in terms of global network compatibility, Tack says it currently works in 122 countries (with unlimited location updates and roaming data), many of which are popular holiday destinations. The full list will be available on this Q&A support page under "What countries are supported for Tack GPS Tracker?". Take note Tack has yet to update their page for an updated list, but as of publishing this story, they stand by their 122-country support claim.
Where to buy one?
The Tack GPS Plus and subscription plans are available on Tack One's website. The Tack GPS is also available on Tack One's Amazon, Lazada and Shopee storefronts.
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