'Nio', a device that can tell absent-minded technology geeks when they have left their mobile phone or laptop behind is soon to hit the shops!
This device sounds magical but in reality it is nothing but a key-ring-sized box of tricks that emits an alarm whenever a person's device is more than a certain distance away.
The device is the work of a 34-year-old gadget whizz ‘Ben Hounsell’, director of Tenbu Technologies based in Giles Street.
It uses Bluetooth technology to create an invisible wire, and whenever this wire is broken or when the user leaves the phone behind the key-ring emit a shrill alarm sound. The alarm may also make it easy to spot a potential theft.
Nio can be set to go off anywhere between 2 to 25 metres, and it can emit a police siren, a whoop or a Catchphrase buzzer sound.
The name Nio comes from Japan and is named after the fearsome looking statues outside Japanese Bhuddist temples that are there to protect the temple. The names will also appeal to Japanese customers, who are well known for their love of gadgets, especially computers and smart phones.
Hounsell said: “We see this device as a 'gadget guardian' - it's there to protect your device if it gets mislaid or stolen”.
Its creators are said to be in talks to be planning to sell it through Amazon within the next few months, and a number of High Street hardware stores by next year.
The device is currently available on their website www.bluenio.com.
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