"Where is your son now?"For parents with children, there are times when they are worried about going back to school.I also had an elementary school son and bought a kids phone when I entered elementary school.By searching for a mobile location, I joined a service that shows where to live, but I rarely use it.
This is because you can't use your mobile phone or smartphone to school first, so you can't use it when you go to school.Even if you only have it when you go to play, you will come back almost quickly, so you do not have the opportunity to find out where you are.Rather, if you have anything, you will be contacted by email or telephone.
Also, if you find out where you are, you will not be able to get notifications on your mobile phone if you know that your child is frequently investigating it.Therefore, it is almost always left at home.I feel like I use it in case of emergency.
So, I borrowed this time Softbank's "Koma GPS".As the name implies, the GPS function is built -in and exchanges using the communication function of the mobile phone, so you can see wherever you use.It's like a tag, so it's okay if you go to elementary school in the school bag.
The size is about 47 x 47 x 15.5 mm, weighs about 34g.It has waterproof and dustproof of IPX7/IP6X, so it is safe to have children hold it.The main unit has a Micro USB terminal for charging, and the cable is included, but the USB charging adapter is not included.Charge using a smartphone charging adapter or connecting to a computer.Anyway, the terminal was more happy with USB Type-C.
To use it, first install the "somewhere GPS" app on your smartphone.Both iOS and Android are available.When it starts, first make the initial setting.If you press the button on the main unit for 5 seconds or more, the LED will flash red and blue, and when the smartphone finds GPS, it will be connected.
After creating the account, after the communication function is set, register the GPS icon and name.After that, if you register the mailing of the audience (yourself) who receives the notification, it will start using it.
A map is displayed on the screen, but where the GPS is now, it is not displayed at first because it is set to send once every 5 minutes in the initial setting.Press the update button in the upper right to see the current location of GPS.
By the way, the map used is an Apple Map for iOS, Android, and Google Maps and the standard map of each OS.I tried it on the iPhone this time, but personally, Google Map was better than an Apple map that is rarely updated in rural areas.
Convenient functions that will notify you in various ways
GPS can be done everywhere.To set them, tap the setting button next to the registered name.However, it cannot be set unless the body is near the smartphone.
If you tap "Notification Settings" from the setting screen, six notification functions are lined up.
● Notice (GPS)
This is notified by e -mail when a GPS is entered or separated in an area set in a radius of 100m to 1 km on the map.For example, you can notify you when you arrive at school and return home, or if you go out of your home 1 km out of your home as an elderly person, you can notify you.
● Notification now (Wi-Fi)
Unlike the notification, when the Wi-Fi radio waves reach the range where the GPS comes in, the email is notified by e-mail.Wi-Fi is 2.Only the 4GHz band SSID is compatible, and it can be set based on the Wi-Fi used in the smartphone.At the time of setting, the SSID with radio waves is not displayed, so if you use the 5GHz band with a smartphone, 2.Switch to 4GHz band before setting.
● Contact here now
Set whether to receive notification by e -mail when you press the button on the main unit.The initial setting is turned on.
● Alert
It is a function to notify your child when you go out when you go out, so that you do not get lost.If you are using Bluetooth, you will be notified if you go out of 15 seconds, 30 seconds, or 45 seconds.The app must be started (a background is also acceptable).
● Battery notification
Notify by e -mail when the battery is only left, when it is turned off, or when the power is turned on.
● Setting change notification
When the setting is changed, receive the change by email.
In addition, you can set the current location information of the GPS in the "Current Local Update Settings".The initial setting is every 5 minutes, but you can specify 3 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes.You can also disable updates.
With this setting, you can understand how it moved.You can check for 3 days including the day.
Also, make a sound of where the GPS is.Because Bluetooth is used, the sound does not sound unless it is within that range.
Not only children watching, but for those who don't want to lose
By the way, I actually tried using GPS, GLONASS, Michibiki, Wi-Fi, and mobile phone base stations, but the accuracy of one shot (not constantly positioning, but information, but information.It is not so high to be positioned only when sending).Especially indoors sometimes shifted about 100m.However, after a while, the error will be small, so if you want to know the exact position to some extent, you should update it several times.It is useful in the sense of acquiring location information in any means.
Perhaps because it is based on that, the setting of "notification" is a setting of every 100m from a radius of 100m to 1 km, so it is not a problem as a notification function.If you want to increase accuracy, you should use the Wi-Fi radio area of the notification right now.
In addition, since the movement history is 5 minutes in the initial setting, it will be a surprisingly jumping place even if you are walking.Don't imagine the car navigation history.It is good to use it as a guide.
The battery life that you are worried about is about 4 days in the initial settings, but it was actually about two days.If you are not moving, there is a mechanism to reduce battery consumption, such as not sending information on the current location, but if you give it to your child, it is better to charge about once every two days.The charging time will be fully charged in about 90 minutes.
This time, we focused on stories about using it to children, but this somewhere GPS can be used for various purposes.It is useful not only for the elderly, but also for checking the location of the stolen such as cars and motorcycles, as a forgotten tag that can be attached to wallets, bags, and keys.I often have a key somewhere, so if you attach this, you will be safe wherever you drop it.
Also, cars and motorcycles should be stolen with the engine, so if you connect to the accessory power supply, there is no worry about running out of battery, so the main body is small and it should be easy to hide and it is difficult for the criminal to find it.There is a merit that you can immediately notify you when you leave the parking lot by the notification, or if the battery runs out, you will be notified when the power is turned on, so you can immediately see that it has been stolen.
With that in mind, I thought I wanted to use it for a child watching, but I wanted to put it on the car.The price is 12,000 yen (excluding tax, the same applies hereinafter) including the main unit and two years of service use.After the third year, it can be used for 400 yen per month.It was quite useful as an item to watch the loved ones and things.
