StickNFind

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When this system is operating at its peak, it is about as helpful as playing Marco Polo. Don’t be fooled, it doesn’t point you in the right direction like you might assume from the “radar” interface. It just sort of roughly hints you might be getting closer or further by giving you a signal strength percentage. That’s it. No directional assistance. Just “you’re getting warmer”. Even then, it is really not accurate. It was reading 60 feet away went the disc was less than 2 - and that’s when it was working. Much more often than not, I couldn’t even get it to acknowledge there was a paired disk. Get a four leaf clover instead. They are about as helpful and at least they don’t need batteries.

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I bought a set of these at Brookstone. Complete garbage. Rarely worked and when it did you had to be within a few feet of the object to locate it. It makes no sense to use this if you have to be right in front of it. Stupid and a waste of my money.

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Instructions seem simple enough. But, I still couldn’t get this activate. The FAQ didn’t even work. It’s going in the trash after I’m done with this review.

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It won't pair with my iPhone 7. So I uninstalled the app and returned the product.

The stickers paired flawlessly with my iPhone 5 (OS 7.0.4) in mere seconds. I think people are either failing to "wake up" the sticker with 4 taps on a hard surface OR they just need to tap the default name of the sticker to continue pairing with the phone. I'm on the fence between 3 and 4 stars. The accuracy of the device is pretty weak. It uses a measurement called "radio feet". I can be 20' from the sticker while it reads 60 radio feet. So, you really just have to use the device as a warmer/colder search method. This would be fine if the lag time between your movement and the readout on the app were not so bad. As you walk around, you have to pause to allow the radar to catch up with your movements. I honestly just bought these to use as a high-tech treasure hunt for my young kids. If I were actually using this to find my keys, I'd be pretty upset with it. On the plus side: once you get reasonably close to the sticker, you can set off an audible beep from the sticker which allows you to easily locate it. It also has a temperature sensor in the sticker which is displayed on the phone. This could give you an added clue to locating them. If it reads 120* you know it's in a parked car or a toaster. In summation, I paid $40 for 2 stickers and I think it's worth it. If the tech improves, I'll upgrade. Think of these as a v1.0. Triangulation between two phones would be a neat option that could improve accuracy. Not sure if this is even possible.