With the exception of wheels, luggage has not seen much innovation in the past few decades.
However, this can change as the \"Internet of Things\" makes it appear in the humble suitcase world.
Smart luggage began to appear in the airport lounge and terminal, which is Luggage equipped with digital technology.
From the charging capacity of the mobile phone to GPS tracking, there is a wide range of functions.
For example, Berlin began
Up Horizn Studios sells luggage connected to a smartphone via Bluetooth.
If the distance between your suitcase and your mobile phone is more than 30 metres, an alarm will be issued.
\"Our goal is to make travel more comfortable and carefree,\" said founder Stefan Holwe . \".
Other companies are also trying to bring as much digital intelligence as possible to luggage.
BlueSmart USA offers a suitcase that is automatically locked when it is a certain distance from the owner.
It also has a built-in
In the weighing scale, it will display the weight on the smartphone.
Planet Traveler, another US company, offers \"connected suitcases \".
\"Called Space Case 1, it can be turned on and off using biometric fingerprints.
It also has a built-in
For example, in a Bluetooth speaker that plays music or calls, and in an app that acts as a concierge service, by announcing the opening of the airport gate.
The world\'s largest luggage brand, the Samsonite Geotrakr suitcase, combines the tracking function with the speedometer, which allows the case to be detected in flight, and is turned off to avoid interfering with the aircraft\'s electronic equipment.
This case is reserved for the US market, but for customers elsewhere, the company offers a chassis with tracking and distance alarm working through Bluetooth.
The second one this fall
The biggest luggage manufacturer after Samsonite-launch your own smart luggage, which will tell you through the app when your suitcase reaches the baggage belt.
But who really needs this?
This is a taste problem.
In addition to the limitations of the battery, there is also a problem, that is, how big is the weight of smart luggage and how much is left in the box.
Professor Ulrich Reinhardt of BAT future issues Foundation in Germany believes that people will buy smart luggage because of the golden glory factor, but rarely use it.
\"You may use it three times to find out the exact location of the suitcase.
\"After that, the novelty may disappear.
Some innovations may have more practical benefits.
The German manufacturer Rimowa offers a suitcase with an electronic label that can be checked in from home via an airline app.
The bag will use a digital display instead of showing the sticker that has been checked in.
Vision is a fully automatic drip-
There, the boxes are weighed automatically and then take off in the right direction.
At present, only Lufthansa Airlines and EVA Airlines are using e-
Labels, but the United Nations, Condor and Thomas Cook are in the testing phase of the day.
Then R1, a self.
Developed by Chinese company Cowarobot to push the suitcase.
It will follow its owner using a smartphone connection and the sensor will help it avoid obstacles.
The case has been postponed, but a company spokesman said it would be available soon. —