HOW IT WORKS
Easy and Straight Forward
Tag It. Tap It. Get It Back.
Losing something valuable is frustrating.
Finding it doesn’t have to be.
FoundMyGear™ gives your valuable assets a simple digital identity. If someone finds your tagged item, they simply tap the FoundMyGear tag with their smartphone to connect with you.
No app. No batteries. No complicated instructions.
Just a tap.
Optional Reward
Any and all rewards offered for lost items, will be the sole and complete responsibility of the Tag Owner
1. TAG YOUR ASSET
Put a FoundMyGear tag on what matters.
Attach your FoundMyGear NFC tag to virtually any asset you want to protect.
A toolbox.
A camera.
A laptop.
Rental equipment.
A bicycle.
A musical instrument.
A suitcase.
Tools.
If you don’t want to lose it, tag it.
Your tag is connected to your secure FoundMyGear profile, creating a simple digital connection between the physical asset and its owner. Use our high adhesive, chipped asset stickers or our XioClip™ Tags to attach to virtually all your items.
One tag. One asset. One easy way home.
2. SOMEONE FINDS IT
They don’t need to know who you are.
Your asset gets left behind.
Someone finds it.
They notice the highly visible FoundMyGear NFC tag.
And that’s where the magic happens.
They don’t need your phone number.
They don’t need your name.
They don’t need an app.
They don’t need to scan a complicated code.
They simply see:
NFC TAP
3. THEY TAP
One tap connects the finder to you.
The finder holds their smartphone near the FoundMyGear tag.
Tap.
Their phone opens the FoundMyGear experience.
No special app is required.
No batteries are required in the tag.
And there’s no need for the finder to know anything about NFC technology.
They just tap.
That’s it.
4. YOU’RE NOTIFIED
You know someone found your asset.
The finder can use the secure contact options provided through FoundMyGear to let you know your asset has been found.
Your personal contact information doesn’t have to be printed on the asset itself.
That means you can put a tag on something without putting your phone number, address, or other personal information on display.
**Your asset identifies itself.
Your personal information stays protected.**
5. YOUR ASSET COMES HOME
Found. Connected. Returned.
Once you’ve connected with the finder, you can arrange the return of your asset.
That’s the entire idea behind FoundMyGear.
We don’t track your stuff.
We help people return it when it’s found.
Simple technology.
Real-world problem.
One incredibly simple solution.
WHY NFC?
Because tapping is easier than scanning.
We tested it.
People overwhelmingly preferred tap over scanning a QR code when tapping was available.
So we built FoundMyGear around the behavior people naturally understand.
TAP
Not:
Open your camera.
Find the QR code.
Position your phone.
Scan.
Wait.
Just:
Tap the tag.
Your smartphone does the rest.
NO APP REQUIRED
The finder shouldn’t have to download anything.
Imagine finding someone’s expensive equipment and seeing a tag that says:
“Download our app to return this.”
Most people won’t.
FoundMyGear is designed to remove that friction.
Find → Tap → Connect
The easier we make it for someone to contact the owner, the better the chance the asset makes it home.
BUILT FOR MORE THAN “GEAR”
One system. Almost anything you own.
FoundMyGear isn’t just for outdoor equipment.
RENTAL EQUIPMENT
Protect equipment moving between your company and customers.
CONSTRUCTION
Tag tools, cases, equipment and valuable job-site assets.
ELECTRONICS
Protect laptops, cameras, tablets, drones and other electronics.
BUSINESSES
Give company-owned assets a simple digital identity.
REAL ESTATE
Tag lockboxes, equipment, signage and other property-related assets.
SPORTS & RECREATION
Protect bicycles, golf equipment, sporting equipment and more.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Add another layer of protection to instruments and cases.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Luggage, bags, keys, cases and the things you don’t want to lose.
If it matters to you, FoundMyGear can help you get it back.
THE TAG THAT DOESN’T NEED A BATTERY
Always ready when you need it.
FoundMyGear NFC tags are passive technology.
That means there’s:
No battery.
No charging.
No power switch.
The tag simply sits on your asset, ready to connect when someone taps it with a compatible smartphone.
WHAT IF THE FINDER DOESN’T HAVE NFC?
There’s another way.
While NFC tap is our preferred experience, we recognize that not every phone or situation is identical.
That’s why FoundMyGear can provide an alternative way for a finder to access the asset’s recovery page when necessary.
**Tap when you can.
Access it another way when you can’t.**
The goal isn’t to make the finder learn technology.
The goal is to make returning the asset as easy as possible.
YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS
Your asset doesn’t need to advertise your personal information.
You don’t need to put your phone number or home address directly on your equipment.
FoundMyGear provides a controlled digital connection between the finder and the owner.
You decide what information you provide and how you want to be contacted.
**Your asset can be visible.
Your personal information doesn’t have to be.**
THE WHOLE PROCESS
I’d actually put this near the bottom as a giant visual:
TAG
Attach your FoundMyGear tag.
↓
FIND
Someone finds your asset.
↓
TAP
They tap the NFC tag.
↓
CONNECT
They contact the owner.
↓
RETURN
Your asset comes home.
THAT’S IT.
**No tracking.
No batteries.
No app for the finder.
No complicated process.**
Just a simple connection between a lost asset and the person who wants it back.
FoundMyGear™