| Developers: | Samsonite, Panasonic Corporation |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | 2019/08/30 |
| Branches: | Consumer goods |
| Technology: | Cybersecurity - Biometric identification, Internet of Things of Internet of Things (IoT) |
2019: Announcement of a smart suitcase
On August 30, 2019 it became known that the Japanese company Panasonic and producer of tourist equipment Samsonite develop the smart suitcase using possibilities of Internet of Things and capable to communicate with the owner.
In a product under the name EVOA Tech the Panasonic Seekit Bluetooth tracker created in the innovation center Panasonic in India will be installed. Thanks to it the techno suitcase will have 14 different smart functions on the basis of Bluetooth 5.0.
According to the developer, owners will be able easily to mark and trace the baggage. "The separation indicator" will give a signal when the suitcase close and vice versa notifies that it moved away on distance more than 30 meters (100 feet). The Guide function will specify the direction in which it is necessary to follow baggage. And the special Buzz button in mobile application will help to identify at home among strangers bags – having clicked it, the owner will receive a sound signal.
Function of bidirectional tracking will allow to find not only baggage, but also phone in Seekit – for this purpose it is necessary to click twice on the tracker. With its help users will also be able to send notifications of SOS with the GPS coordinates to three contacts from the address directory. On the tracker will provide the Selfie button button using which travelers will be able to fix all segments of the travel on a photo. The software for tracking of a techno suitcase was developed in Panasonic.
According to the CEO of Samsonite in the Southern Asia Dzhay Krishnan, the biometric interlocking system, scales (are built in the side handle) and USB port for recharge of the smartphone were also added to a smart suitcase.
On opening of a suitcase it is possible to authorize up to 10 different fingerprints. So not only all members of the family of the owner, but also the friends or relatives who decided to borrow the smart device will be able to use it. And producers promise those who cannot rely on 100% for smart dactyloscopy a standard antikrazhevy lightning and the coded lock.
It will be possible to manage an IoT-suitcase through the application from Panasonic, available in the Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English languages.
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