Always misplacing things? These apps can help find them

TORONTO, CANADA - Finding misplaced keys, wallets and purses could get easier with new apps that take the guess work out of trying to remember where they might be.

Tile, an app for iPhones, can track wallets, cars and even pets with small battery-powered plastic tags that show where the lost item is on a map on the smartphone and emit a noise to locate it more easily.

"With all of the technology around us, it's still crazy to think that we still lose our things," said Nick Evans, chief executive office of Tile, based in San Mateo, California.

Using bluetooth technology the app tracks the location of the missing item within up 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 meters). If it is lost outside the range, its last location will be displayed.

The app also uses crowdsourcing so if other Tile app users come within range of a lost item the location is updated for the owner.

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Always misplacing things? These apps can help find them