The best of…loss-prevention devices

GlobaTrac Trakdot

Throw this palm-sized product in your luggage before flying and you’ll get a text indicating its location upon landing—“even if you and your bags didn’t reach the same city.” Service fees are required.

$50, trakdot.com

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Source: Every Day With Rachael Ray

Proximo Starter Kit

This set includes a sensor like the Stick-N-Find, plus a key-chain fob that can sound an alarm on a misplaced iPhone. The Proximo’s “standout feature”: Each sensor’s location is roughly trackable on a GPS map.

$60, kensington.com

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Stick-N-Find

The diminutive size of these sensors—about that of a quarter—“opens up a whole world of objects to track.” The sensor beeps when you page it, and it can be set to alert your phone anytime it strays outside a specified distance.

$50 for two, sticknfind.com

Source: The Wall Street Journal

hippih hipKey

The slightly larger but “incredibly pocket-friendly” hipKey does one thing the Stick-N-Find can’t: It allows you to define zones, like your home or office, where no annoying alarm will sound when the sensor and your phone become separated.

$90, hippih.com

Source: Engadget.com