This is the point of contact between a stranger who wants to get in touch with you because they’ve found your belongings, and you, who have labelled your belongings accordingly.
The scenario was actually a much more specific one: getting in touch with the owner of a campervan to bring something to their attention. But it soon became clear that the same technology works just as well on a set of keys, a mobile phone, a bicycle, a car, a motorbike, a bag, a suitcase or even a dog. And it can also be a faithful companion for children and older people.
HERE, the product is ‘simply’ a QR tag that directs the user to a destination of your choosing. The destination can be changed at any time without altering the QR tag.
- A QR code of your choice, as shown in the illustration
Why isn’t NFC built in? The aim was to make it as simple as possible to use and to keep the price attractively low. Whilst every modern photo app can read a QR code these days, the use of NFC tags is not yet that widespread. However, you can easily retrofit the function using NFC stickers, which is straightforward for a pet flap or similar.
The QR code shown in the product images is not a real one and is intended solely to illustrate the appearance.