Anker: Eufy announces two soon-to-be-launched trackers for Google's "Find My Device"
Anker and its Eufy brand have announced that they will soon be launching two trackers for Google's new "Find My Device" network. The two AirTag alternatives, the SmartTrack Link and the SmartTrack Card, will soon be available for Android users.
Google's alternative to Apple's "Find My" network, "Find My Device", was recently launched worldwide. However, there is currently still a lack of tracking devices on the market. After Chipolo and Pebblebee recently announced a total of five new trackers for "Find My Device", Eufy is also planning to launch two products for Google's new network.
The smart home brand from Anker announced a few days ago on its official blog that it intends to be one of the first manufacturers to offer trackers for "Find My Device", namely the SmartTrack Link and the SmartTrack Card, which are already available for Apple's "Find My" and can be purchased from Amazon, for example. The SmartTrack Link is a compact tracker and an alternative to Apple's AirTag, while the SmartTrack Card in credit card format is primarily designed for locating wallets. These two devices from Eufy are due to be launched onto the market in June this year, i.e., in just over a month. Whether this will be a global launch remains unclear.
"Find My Device" works in a similar way to Apple's "Find My", but uses over a billion Android smartphones worldwide to locate tracked devices. If a tracker comes within Bluetooth range of any Android smartphone, its position is transmitted anonymously to the owner, who can then view the location on a map, just as Apple's "Find My" has done for years.
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Growing up in regional Australia, I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Now I live in Germany, having moved here in 2014, where I study philosophy and anthropology. I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.