Google would be working on its own object tracker, with characteristics similar to Apple’s AirTag or Samsung’s SmartTag. According to the digital magazine Engadget, a medium specialized in “consumer electronics”, as it is defined in its own presentation, It was only a matter of time” so that the search engine company intends to add this product to its catalog.
An extra piece of information is that the new device under development would be popularly known under the nickname of “Grogu”, which is the name of the cute character from the series The Mandalorian, known as Baby Yoda.
How do object locators work and what are they for?
Consists in a small device, barely larger than a coin, used to locate objects. It’s basically a tracker that can be put in wallets and key chains.
Making them work is really easy. The marker is placed next to an object that one usually loses, such as wallets, remote controls and keys, to know their exact location when needed, from one’s own cell phone.
Google and “Grogu”: the desire of their own crawler
The information is provided by a Twitter informant, who responds to the name of Kuba Wojciechowski. As he commented through a tweet, the team from Google’s Nest division is working on a tracker they call “Grogu” inside the offices. The device would be linked to the cell phone via Bluetooth and in turn a speaker would be added.
When would the tracker be released?
There is still no concrete date for the possible launch of this device, although Wojciechowski hazarded a possibility: to be announced at the Google I/O 2023 conferenceswhich will be held at midyear.
Source: Scope
