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Apple hates losing small gadgets and that’s good for you

By Josh Holat ⋅ June 2, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

A recent Apple patent describes a system for finding lost gadgets using Bluetooth. This would work by using Bluetooth to find the lost gadget and then having the gadget emit a high pitch noise to notify the user where it is. However, more than just this, the patent also introduces a small device that could be placed on other things, such as keychains, that could also emit the noise. This would make almost everything virtually impossible to lose.

If that wasn’t enough, there’s more! Apple also implies that the iPhone or any other device could use an interface to display the direction in which the device lies. Welcome to the days where you no longer have to worry about losing that small little Bluetooth headset people, Apple may one day save us again! There are virtually endless uses for something like this and it could easily be expanded to other devices with maybe a simply chip someday. What do you think of all this? Do you like the idea of not being able to lose your small little gadgets anymore? I sure do!

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Tags: Apple, Apple Patent, Bluetooth Headset, Gadget Patent, iPhone, iPhone Bluetooth