Nomad Launches Qi-Rechargeable Find My Tracking Card to Prevent Lost Wallets

Nomad today announced the launch of the Tracking Card, a super thin Find My-enabled card that is designed to be carried in a wallet so that it's trackable with an iPhone.

The Tracking Card is about the thickness of two credit cards (2mm), so it doesn't take up too much space in a wallet. It's also credit card sized, which means it can be carried right alongside other cards. There are several Find My cards on the market now, and 2mm is among the thinnest that are available. The Eufy SmartTrack, Chipolo CARD Spot, and Tile Slim are all a bit thicker.

One side of the black plastic card is largely plain except for a logo, and the other side has a second subtle Nomad logo with light gray lines representing the hardware that's inside the card. It's not identifiable as a Find My tracking card, so if someone steals your wallet, it won't immediately tip the thief off that it's trackable. It actually looks a lot like a key card.

There's a hidden button on the card that's pressed to add it to Find My, and adding it to the app is as simple as opening it up, pressing the "+" button, and then holding down the pairing button on the Tracking Card. From there, it can be given a name and an icon, and it's trackable right alongside other Find My items and also Apple devices with Find My.

Nomad's Tracking Card connects to the iPhone over Bluetooth, but it is also able to take advantage of the full Find My network, utilizing nearby Apple devices if it is out of range of your own iPhone. Find My provides the current location if it's with you, or the Tracking Card's last known location if it's been located with the Find My network.

When nearby, the Tracking Card can play a sound via Find My, which is helpful for locating your wallet if it's been misplaced in the home or nearby. There is no Precision Finding as there is with Apple devices, so the Find My app can't lead you directly to the Tracking Card. The beeping is not loud enough to hear it from another room in most cases, especially if it's buried in couch cushions or similarly hidden, but it should be loud enough if you're in the same room with the card.

You can set the Tracking Card to notify you if it's left behind, which means it sends an alert when your iPhone gets out of range. That's perhaps the most useful feature of the Find My network because it lets you know right away if you've misplaced or dropped something.

There are options to get directions to the Tracking Card in the Find My app, plus you can share it with family members so they can track it and Lost Mode is available for adding your contact information should your wallet be lost. As with other Find My accessories, Nomad is able to deliver firmware updates should new software be needed.

Perhaps the best feature of the Tracking Card is the battery. The battery inside can be recharged by putting the card on a Qi-based charger, and the markings on the card show the alignment. I tested the card with several Qi/MagSafe chargers and they were all able to provide power, with charging indicated by a small red LED on the card. The light turns green when it's fully charged, and turns off when there's no charger connected. There is a small amount of metal inside, but it's enough that it's able to be attached to upright chargers as well as flat chargers. There isn't a magnet in the card so it's not going to affect the magnetic stripe on credit and debit cards.

According to Nomad, a single charge should last for around five months, so it isn't going to need to be charged often. Nomad says IPX7 waterproofing is included, so if the card happens to get wet, it'll survive.

Many of the wallet-sized Bluetooth trackers on the market do not have a rechargeable or replaceable battery inside, so it's nice that Nomad has designed the Tracking Card to last more than a couple of years. With the Chipolo Card Spot or Eufy SmartTrack, the entire device needs to be thrown out when the built-in battery dies.

Nomad 的追踪卡售价 40 美元，比 Chipolo 等知名公司的一些竞争产品贵约 10 美元，但它确实具有内置无线充电功能和纤薄的设计。亚马逊上有一些“查找我的钱包”跟踪卡，采用相同的 Qi 技术，价格便宜 10 至 15 美元左右，因此 Qi 为跟踪器充电并不是一个全新的想法。当然，这些不是知名的 Apple 配件制造商，因此质量和功能未经验证，加上评论褒贬不一，但还有其他选择。

请注意，与所有“查找我的蓝牙”跟踪配件一样，Nomad 的跟踪卡只能工作与苹果设备。它不能在 Android 平台上使用。

从今天起，Nomad 的跟踪卡可以从 Nomad 网站购买。

注意：Nomad 出于本次评测的目的向 MacRumors 提供了跟踪卡。没有收到其他补偿。

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