March 17, 2005
Tracking your lost luggage by SMS
TechAir designs laptop bags with a patented protection system for heavy travellers, which is great, but even better, when you buy a bag, you can sign up for i-trak, an instant SMS notification luggage tracking tag. [via Shiny Shiny]
In their own words:
"Your property can be reported found worldwide by email, web, or phone
Unique service that enables airlines to contact you via their own internal communications systems
i-TRAK code makes your Tech air case and laptop PC unique and identifiable
Related, sort of:
-- Track your luggage by SMS - Five thousand regular Scandinavian Airlines customers were invited in 2003 to test a new information service: receiving an SMS text message on arrival if baggage had been delayed for some reason. The SMS also stated when the baggage was expected to arrive.
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