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The Biggest Cyber Monday to Date

The most hectic week of shopping is finally behind us, and its safe to say that this year’s Thanksgiving weekend was much quieter than expected. This year, retailers began offering their deals and specials early in November due to the shorter window of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and many big box stores like Target and Walmart, opted to open their doors on Thanksgiving. These changes encouraged shoppers to pace themselves rather than make all of their holiday purchases on one day.  

However, the most noticeable change to this holiday season’s shopping was the surge from online and mobile sales. Cyber Monday 2013 saw a record $2 billion in sales, with $400 million resulting from tablet and smartphone shoppers, showing greater consumer confidence in making mobile purchases. This year, the top item sold on Cyber Monday was the Apple iPad, followed closely by Microsoft’s Surface Tablet and HD televisions. But with about three weeks left before Christmas, and 37% of the holiday shopping completed, there is plenty of shopping left to complete. What big items are still on your holiday shopping list.

And did you miss our Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales? Don’t worry because Touch of Modern is hosting a great deal on Wallet TrackRs - 1 for $20.

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Are You Ready for the Busiest Travel Day of the Year?

Whether you’re traveling or staying home this holiday season, Thanksgiving can be one of the most stressful times of the year. And, with over 43.4 million people predicted to be traveling this week, roads and airports will be at their most crowded. About 90% of travelers will be driving to their holiday destination, and combined with bad weather, this can lead to hours of traffic delays. This is especially true this year with extreme weather conditions, such as massive rain and snow storms, in the days leading up to Thanksgiving that have created very dangerous, and even deadly, driving conditions. For the 7% of holiday travelers, or around 2.5 million people, who will be flying to their destination on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving - the busiest travel day of the year - long security lines and crowded airports are expected. All of this traveling can add stress and costs to your trip, and cut into the limited time you have to spend with loved ones this Thanksgiving.

Luckily, technology can help make this holiday season a little easier with smartphones that can tell you your destination’s weather, give you driving directions, and can even check the status of your flight. And while technology can’t do much about congested roadways, long airport security lines, or bad weather, it can help you keep track of your important items. Because losing your wallet or keys is one added stressor that no one needs this holiday season. If you’d like to spend this precious holiday time with grandma or the kids, and not searching for your lost wallet, then Wallet TrackR can help.

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Happy Halloween!

It’s Halloween and that means spooky decorations are up, candy is at the ready, and kids are in their costumes. Between carving pumpkins and passing out candy, take a moment to check out a few smartphone apps that can help with everything from hosting a haunting holiday party to trick-or-treating like a pro.

For turning your home into a haunted mansion or spooky Halloween get-together, the Halloween Soundlab app can provide spooktacular background music with sounds from witch’s cackles to werewolf howls to get guests into the holiday spirit. Foodie has an app perfect for holiday recipes, including Halloween themed cocktails and treats. But if inviting friends and family over isn’t an option, you can always share your holiday spirit with the Halloween Card Creator, an iPhone app that lets users create spooky Halloween cards and share them with loved ones through Facebook or email.

If you’re lucky enough to be trick-or-treating this year, your smartphone can help with that too. Most phones are equipped with a flashlight app, which can light your way from house to house while the kids collect candy and treats. But don’t get lost while on the hunt! A smartphone’s map feature is an easy way to plan your trick-or-treating route and to make sure you aren’t lost.  And after all that hard work, don’t spoil a great Halloween by misplacing the candy, a TrackR attached to your goodie bag will ensure that kids can enjoy all those hard-earned treats!

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TrackR App Update

Our developers have been listening to all of the suggestions, comments and feedback from iOS users and have used them to upgrade TrackR for iOS7. Since iOS7 updates apps automatically, you should already be experiencing the new and upgraded app features, including improved connectivity. 

Don't worry, Android users! We're also working very closely with the Android team at Google to make sure Android users have the best possible experience. 

Stay tuned for updates!

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Shipping Progress

To date, we've shipped over 6,000 units to customers worldwide. We're so excited for everyone to receive their Wallet TrackRs.

Thankfully USPS is still operating as usual, so TrackRs will be arriving within the week.  

(USPS can see us coming a mile away and always has the bins ready for drop off | photo cred: Scott Hawthorne)

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Welcome to Our Official TrackR Blog!

On this blog, we'll share news on current projects, upcoming events, new partnerships and collaborations, shipping updates, and our two cents in the item tracking and mobile tech industry.

(L-R: Tommy, Chris, Christian, and Kellie. Not pictured: Scott)

For starters, let's introduce the team behind TrackR.

Tommy is our Mobile Developer, aka brogrammer extraordinaire. Every morning, Tommy cruises in with his neon blue backpack and shuffles around empty coffee cups to make room for yet another cup of coffee as he settles in to get elbow deep in coding. He's the guy you can thank for perfecting TrackR's user experience. 

If Chris, our CEO and brains behind the operation, isn't catching an early morning wave, he's taking a meeting with an investor, trying his hand at coding, or brainstorming the next great TrackR product - we've got so many in store for you. Outside of TrackR, Chris is usually surfing at his go-to Santa Barbara spot or brushing up on his Japanese - he's fluent, test him. 

Christian, COO and the voice of reason, is the other half of the founding dynamic duo. Christian leads TrackR sales and operations as the heavy hitter on the "To Do" list. When he is not closing deals with our brand and retail partners, he keeps our daily operations steadily flowing. 

Kellie joins the TrackR team as its Marketing Manager. You can usually find her glued to the computer and phone answering multiple messages at once, all while responding to Tweets (@PhoneHalo) and coming up with new marketing strategies. 

Scott is our jack of all trades, but officially goes by Director of Business Development. When he's not closing deals with distributors in China or seeking out new business opportunities, he's cranking out amazing presentations and product designs like the design wizard that he is.

We'd love to hear from you, so feel free to drop us a line in the comments section and be sure to stay posted.

Happy TrackRing! 

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Never Lose Your Wallet Again With Wallet TrackR App [VIDEO]

#SuryaRay #Surya Losing your wallet is the ultimate inconvenience -- credit cards, I.D., money are all gone in an instant. The Wallet TrackR and accompanying iPhone app aim to prevent this problem through the power of tech. Here's how it works: Place the "TrackR card," a rectangular Bluetooth device, into your wallet; when it gets separated from your iPhone or iPad, the app alerts you. In case you don't hear the alert, the app also photographs your wallet's location at the time it was lost. For those prone to losing their phones, the technology works both ways: Your wallet can also alert you if you're leaving your phone behind. Wallet TrackR works with the… Continue reading... More About: Wallet Trackr, apps, iphone http://dlvr.it/2Tr1CD @suryaray