[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

Does it necessarily have to be an independent tablet when not connected to your laptop? If not, then look into a "portable monitor". That should do what you're looking for. USB-C on both ends. Plugs into your laptop and can be used as an external display / secondary screen.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Yes, it is turned on by default. You can opt-out if you'd like. Here's a pretty good article that covers it all: https://www.howtogeek.com/725842/what-is-apples-find-my-network/

    Samsung SmartTags "Find" network is opt-in, which stagnated the growth of their network.

    Tile's network is naturally opt-in as it requires us to install the app, and therefore has the lowest coverage from my understanding.

    I recall seeing the following approximate numbers:

    • Apple: 1,000,000,000
    • Samsung: 300,000,000
    • Tile: 35,000,000

    Battery and data usage are negligible.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's how it's expected to work, yes. As does Samsung SmartTags, and Tiles. These tracking devices (that we purchase and opt-in for) are a net positive in most cases. How else would we expect them to work if not for Bluetooth beacons (and UWB)?

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