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LightBug
Tiny GPS Tracker & App. Powered by sunshine.
Smaller than two flat AAs. Probably more useful too.
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What can LightBug be used for?
GPS Security Tag
Find your lost or stolen stuff
Attach it to anything. Put it on your bike, backpack or even your keyring
LightBug never needs charging and works in any country
See Tracking stuff.
Personal GPS Tracker
Track the people you care about
Locate your loved ones or employees at the tap of a button
LightBug has a panic button so you can always know when something is wrong
See Tracking People.
Sports GPS [Coming Soon]
Track your run, bike ride or hike
Record your outdoor pursuits. Get loads of stats, like speed and distance.
All data is securely floated up to the cloud and is available online and in the LightBug app
See GPS Sports Tracker.
Pet GPS Tracker
Track your cat, dog, sheep or horse
Worried your pet goat will go on an adventure, never to be seen again?
Set up zones in the LightBug App and receive an alert if the bounds are crossed.
See Tracking pets.
GPS based Automation [Coming Soon]
Switch off lights when no-one's home.
Control your anything using IFTTT rules
LightBug can trigger custom actions or reminders based on location, movement or proximity
How it works
- Overview
- The Lightbug
- The App
GPS / GPRS Tracker Overview
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The LightBug
Uses GPS & GLONASS for location. Oh and Bluetooth.
GPS & GLONASS are groups of satellites. LightBug uses both constellations to determine its location anywhere in the world. No need for phones, Bluetooth or WiFi networks to be nearby. The LightBug has a high quality GPS patch antenna. This means locking in is faster and you can run under some trees without getting the dreaded "GPS signal lost" notification.
Because GPS trackers don't use your average stride length, they are much more accurate than accelerometer based fitness trackers.
If you do have Bluetooth though, you can know whether you are getting hotter or colder when you're looking for it. LightBug can also use the Bluetooth signal strength to trigger an alert mode when it gets too far away from you Please note Bluetooth is an optional extra
Transmits data over GPRS
LightBug connects to any available mobile phone network to send locations and receive instructions. That means you will always be able to find your LightBug. Well.. unless you happened to leave your handbag in the middle of the Antarctic.
You don’t need to worry about a SIM card and it works globally at no extra cost.
Charges using solar panels
The solar panels on the side of the device keep the internal battery topped up so you can forget about it until you need to know where your LightBug is.
Planning to use the real-time or sport tracking features? Unless you’re lucky enough to live in the tropics, chances are your LightBug will need the occasional top up. If you do run out of juice, the LightBug can be fully charged from any USB port in just 60 minutes.
Vampire Friendly, the charging station may also be useful for nocturnal users
The App
Manage and track your LightBugs
Change the settings, request location updates and check the battery. See where your devices are on a map and optionally set up restricted zones.
View historical data
All data is stored on LightBug servers, forever (unless you wipe it!) so you can see where your LightBug is and was, wherever you are.
Location based Push Notifications
Has the dog run into the neighbour’s garden again? Is a friend nearby? Maybe you’ve just walked past the post office and need a reminder to buy stamps.
[Coming Soon] Configure your own custom alerts based on where you are and/or the location of your LightBugs.
Tech Spec
- Smaller than 2 grapes
- At just 53 x 27 x 15mm, we've seen spiders bigger than this bug.
Let's gloss over the shrieking which may or may not have occurred at the time. - Awesome Battery Life (800mAh)
- Roughly 10 hours in live stream mode
- Transmits every 15 minutes for up to 8 days without seeing sunlight
- Lasts forever in GPS tag mode (transmits every few hours)
- Quadband GSM/GPRS (2G)
- Integrated SIM card
- Works in any country
- Low Energy Bluetooth (LE 4.0)
- So that you can find it more easily when you get close
- Intelligent power saving mode when you are near it
- GPS & GLONASS
- Super accurate global satellite coverage
- WiFi Locations
- Get locations accurate within 30m even when indoors
- Works just like the little blue circle on your phone in the Maps app.
- Loads more cool stuff
- Accelerometer for clever movement detection
- Splashproof and shock proof
- Solar panel for trickle charging in tag mode
- A small button to trigger alerts and switch modes
- Keyring hole for easy attachment