Travel long enough and the likelihood that you’ll misplace or lose some of your valuables is almost guaranteed. I like to think that most folks who’ve found someone’s lost valuables are likely to return them if provided a quick and convenient way to do so.
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Enter the “Mobile Asset Protection System” from MicroTrax – a two-part theft-deterrent and recovery system that seriously increaess that odds of getting your lost valuables back.
MicroTrax Asset Protection System
The Skinny
In their own words, the MicroTrax Mobile Asset Protection Kit provides:
… the most advanced anti-theft and recovery technology available.
Just apply the MicroDots and labels from the kit to your most valued possessions to safely mark your possessions for quick and easy identification.
- Cutting-edge asset protection technology
- Easy to apply MicroDots for immediate identity
- Cell phone tracking and laptop recovery from anywhere
- 24-hour protection for cameras, iPods, skis, flash drives, eyeglasses, and other valuables
- Theft protection around the world
- Safe, effective asset management in minutes
- Protection for up to 10 different items
- Global Lost & Found service with layers of protection
- Confidential worldwide database and 24-hour customer service
- More reliable than GPS, more effective than labels alone, applicable to anything
To bottom line the effectiveness of all this technology, MicroTrax claims that over 75% of lost items affixed with their system are found.
In Detail
This all sounds great, but how does it work? Each kit includes eight asset protection stickers to apply to your valuables. Each sticker contains a unique identifying number that you register through the MicroTrax website. The stickers provide the finder of your valuables with a convenient way to indirectly contact the owner. Plus, they even receive a reward for doing so.
Ultraviolet MicroDot Technology
We’ve mentioned simple luggage tagging systems in the past which work well if the finder of your goodies is actually interested in returning them to you. If your items are flat out stolen however, that’s another matter.
MicroTrax recognizes this and takes their system one step further with the addition of MicroDot technology. Travel geeks will appreciate these way cool, James Bond-esque dots which are “like RFID chips but better”. They are “nearly invisible and virtually impossible to remove. MicroDots contain the same identifying information as the labels and remain with your item even if a label is removed. This positively connects lost items with their owners.”
It’s perhaps easiest to show you:
Pricing & Availability
The complete kit is available now directly from the MicroTrax website for just under $40 and includes:
- 200 MicroDots in Ultraviolet Adhesive
- 8 Permanent Asset Labels
- Wallet Card
- Keychain Card
- Application Brush
- Instructions
Plus, the annual registration cost is as low as $39.95 per year.
The Bottom Line
As someone with “a friend” (OK, me) who lost a point-and-shoot camera (and every photo contained therein) on the last day of an amazing trip to Dublin years back, I would’ve easily paid $100 or more to get them all back.
And so, I keep coming back to the price point of the MicroTrax system. For only $40 upfront and an additional $3 or so per month, you have the peace of mind that if some good Samaritan finds your lost wares, you’re much more likely to get them back. In short: Highly recommended.