Peeblebee’s Card is a extremely helpful and ultra-specific Bluetooth tracker

Bluetooth trackers are cheap and ubiquitous, with gadgets of all sizes and styles popping up that can assist you preserve tabs on all of your essential gadgets. Whereas Apple’s AirTags are inclined to rule all of them, backed by an unlimited community that enables customers to pinpoint exactly the place their tracker could also be, quite a few rivals are popping up, even when they’re nonetheless piggybacking on Apple’s groundwork.

That features Pebblebee, which affords a number of totally different trackers of assorted sizes and functions. One specifically, the Peeblebee Card, is designed to maintain tabs in your different playing cards and your money, nestled completely inside a pockets or comparable clutch or bag. I examined out this easy card tracker, and in return, acquired some peace of thoughts. I additionally began to marvel if I actually wanted the Pebblebee Card, as this moderately particular system solely units itself aside from others when it comes to its design.

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Worth, specs, and availability

The Pebblebee Card is offered on Amazon and instantly from Pebblebee.com. It is appropriate with each Apple and Android gadgets. iOS customers can combine the cardboard with the Discover My app, whereas the Peeblebee App is offered for Android customers. You may solely join the cardboard to one of many apps; you’ll be able to’t use each concurrently, and an element reset is required to change.

The cardboard is notably extremely light-weight and skinny. It is solely 15g and beneath 3mm in thickness. It comes with a small charging cable that’s powered by a USB-C outlet.

What I favored concerning the Pebblebee Card

Easy, efficient, and sturdy

The system options two of an important options I need in a monitoring card. First, it is fairly skinny. At 2.5mm, it is barely thicker than most playing cards or ID, however with the identical dimensions, so it suits simply right into a pockets, clip, or cardholder.

Second, the monitoring truly works. Because the Peeblebee Card is appropriate with Apple’s Discover My app, you could have an unlimited community of gadgets out on the planet to assist observe down your essential belongings. There’s additionally a Pebblebee app accessible for Android customers (it might solely be related to 1 community).

Peeblebee boasts a 500-foot Bluetooth vary. This is not notably useful for me since I reside in a comparatively small condominium (and do business from home), however for these dwelling and dealing in bigger areas, the prolonged vary, particularly as in comparison with different trackers, may show fairly helpful. I examined it out in a park, placing distance between the cardboard and me, and was impressed with the vary. In a flat, open space, it labored nicely, however have in mind obstructions may restrict the connection.

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Once you’re in vary, you’ll be able to play a sound to hone in on its location. The tracker emits a loud, high-pitched noise that is nice if you happen to’re looking for one thing embedded inside or beneath a bunch of different materials (it isn’t nice for merely testing out the cardboard, particularly in case you have delicate ears or animals round). The sound goes on for a lot of seconds, however you’ll be able to select to show it off when you find your system. The noise modifications frequency and rhythm in order that it stands out above some other sounds. General, it makes your card straightforward to seek out, however it’s additionally very irritating. Such is the trade-off if you lose one thing essential.

The cardboard will also be charged with the included cable. It connects by way of two tiny prongs to the bottom of the cardboard. It isn’t as safe a connection as if you plug in your cellphone, however it nonetheless works nicely. The opposite finish options USB-C enter, so you’ll be able to cost by way of your laptop computer or cellphone. It is useful, though the battery is listed as that includes an 18-month life, so chances are you’ll not must cost it usually.

The cardboard boasts water resistance with a ranking of IPX6, which is surprisingly formidable. It is protected towards regular streams of water, resembling heavy rain, however it might’t be submerged. It is useful, even when it may be extra waterproof than the gadgets and playing cards it is nestled with. It may possibly get moist, although I do not think about it usually will.

What I did not like concerning the Pebblebee Card

The design could be limiting

Whereas I discovered the product labored successfully and was straightforward to get going after which put away and belief, there are some considerations if you begin to take a look at different accessible choices. Peeblebee goals to compete with Apple in terms of trackers, because the AirTag is the highest system to overhaul. Its design places the Peeblebee Card in distinctive standing, however the $50 value will give most pause. This makes it extra expense than Apple’s AirTag and Tile’s Slim.

Whereas the charging cable is an enormous plus, it feels delicate. It is small and skinny, and the prongs that join with the cardboard give me concern, since they’re tiny and really feel like they might simply break off. Whereas I am completely satisfied the battery could be recharged, I am not completely assured that in 12 to 18 months I will be capable to observe down this very small, hyper-specific black cable.

The form can be one other consideration. The tremendous slender, rectangular design is fitted to a pockets, card clip, or passport holder (I feel there’s numerous value for the final merchandise if you’re touring). I am completely satisfied to make use of it as such. Past this, I’ve issue discovering one other use that makes it as a lot or extra helpful than a typical monitoring tag that may be thrown in a handbag or connected to a keychain. The Pebblebee Card is a top quality product, however it’s not very versatile.

Verdict: Must you purchase the Pebblebee Card?

The Pebblebee Card is easy, useful, and sensible. I am impressed with the vary, its means to provide you with a warning to its location, and the simple integration with Discover My.

Its direct value to you is one other matter. I’m in favor of a card tracker to maintain alongside my pockets and passport holder, however that is just about all it may be successfully used for. When you’re simply going to throw it in a bag, purse, or backpack, then you definitely’re possible higher off with a tracker of a distinct form.

The cardboard-like design of this tracker is each its attraction and downside, so it comes all the way down to this particular want. That stated, I admire the extra thoughts it affords in serving to me preserve observe of my pockets.