He Gadget: Harpers Index says "The average amount of time that a person spends looking for misplaced things over the course of a lifetime is one year." We'll there's a solution for that. It's called the Remote Key Finder but it's not just for your keys. You can attach it to your purse, your cell phone, your camera, or even the remote for the TV. In fact, that's just how we tested it.
The receiver, the part that attaches to the thing you lose all the time, comes with a little clicp on it and also comes with an option band with a compatible clip on it. We put the small strap around the remote, just between a row of the rubber numbers, and clipped the receiver on it. Then we stuck the remote right back where we found it, in the corner, under the cushion on the sofa in the lounge.
We walked around the room, about twice the size of the normal living room or family room, clicking the button on the transmitter. The transmitter is about the size of the remote that unlocks your car doors, probably safe to say even a little bit smaller. We had no problem hearing the receiver beep and it responded each time we pressed the button from any location in the room.
We then went outside the room and shut the doors. Still no problem. Since the transmitter works on radio waves being outside the room didn't cause any problem. We tested successfully to a range of about 30 to 35 feet and had no problems getting a beep and hearing the beep. Beyond that performance is impacted by objects such as walls, doors, windows, etc. But that's to be expected. So range to 75 feet is probably accurate without any obstacles. Even at 35 feet, if you stand in the middle of your house and hit the button a circle of 35 feet probably covers a pretty good portion. Worst case, you just pop from doorway to doorway and hit the button.
We definitely recommend the Smart Finder; works as advertised and will save you time. Great for kids who are always misplacing things too. There's also a Smart Finder 4-in-1 version if you want the ability to find up to 4 different items.
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