Hey guys. My apologies, I am completely new to this forum after purchasing a hefty amount of Sofrin lights.
I was thinking… maybe this is a terrible idea or has already been done. I hate the thought of having a having a flashlight, even small, on my key chain because it only serves one purpose. Now, I dont know about you guys, but wouldnt it be cool if it had a dual purpose to have a gps and/or bluetooth ability to sync to your phone or other device? So I could ping the location of my keys and it would have a AAA or AA rechargable light?
Here you go. https://www.amazon.com/KeySmart-Nano-Torch-Brightest-Flashlight/dp/B01N6931PW
Of course the idea is great. However, it’s always about execution. Most of these products are just crappy or half-baked. A product like this would only fit a very “niche” market. A flashaholic would never lose his/her flashlight (always Edc ) or they just have to many flashlights laying around (most of the cases :D), they can always grab few other ones nearby.
I got a better idea, why don’t you just attach a Tile to your flashlight or accumulate more lights so does not matter how many you lose, you always have one or few around.
Bluetooth tags like Tile etc might be suitable. I’ve got a bunch of similar BLE trackers with a piezo speaker but the PCB is shaped around a CR2032. If you’re in range, you can play an alarm.
You could look for small GPS trackers with WCDMA / LTE mobile capability. Send an SMS and get the approximate location. An alarm may be ideal if the location is off by 50+ meters. Check fcc.io for internal photos of prospective devices to see if you can easily rehouse them… unless you want to build from scratch.
) or they just have to many flashlights laying around (most of the cases :D), they can always grab few other ones nearby.
