Eagle Creek’s iPhone-savvy NFC bags stick with you

The chip inside Caldera luggage

Eagle Creek has introduced its new Caldera Collection of luggage with built-in NFC chips that track where you travel, track the luggage and lets you play travel-related games.

Bags you can’t lose

The smart thing about smart luggage is that if you do happen to lose it a quick swipe with a smartphone is all it will take to identify who the bag belongs to – and potentially return it.

Maybe.

It’s a tough world – which is why smart luggage is becoming so popular.

Eagle Creek’s bags carry a VerifiR NFC chip inside, which works with an iOS or Android device using apps. The apps can also integrate with a user’s social media account to make them easier to find.

The NFC chip also gives the bag maker access to details about users – and I’m not entirely clear to what extent this is an opt-in/out feature.

A Caldera bag

How this works

After purchasing Caldera luggage, a simple tap of a smartphone against the bag activates the NFC chip. Once unlocked, travellers can access detailed product information and videos, warranty registration features and shareable travel logging technology.

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Travelers can also tap their smartphone against the bag at any time to activate a personal dashboard showing them all the places they have traveled and a take part in a friendly ‘miles travelled’ leaderboard competition against other Caldera bag owners. You can also share where you’ve been.

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