14 DAY TRIAL // Yougetitback, a well-known lost and found company, recently unveiled the e-tag, the first electronic lost and found tagging service for cell phones and PDA's. Yougetitback is an ingenious lost and found service designed to assist portable electronics users recover lost items.
Once activated, the e-tag sits as an application on lost cell phones and PDA's, preventing non-user calls being made and providing a tracking system to help return the device to its rightful owner. This service also provides a denial of service, remote delete, data backup and recovery, and guaranteed replacement functions.
When a cell phone or PDA is lost, users simply visit Yougetitback's website and activate the e-tag wallpaper on their lost electronic device. Once activated the wallpaper sits on the phone screen and only allows Yougetitback's 24/7 call center to be contacted. Yougetitback's mediated service actively helps return the lost item back to its right owner in a timely fashion. The finder receives a small reward. For owners with mission critical information, Yougetitback offers a remote backup and delete facility and, should a phone not be returned, the company can store and transfer contact information to new phones. Should a lost cell phone or PDA be found unexpectedly by the owner, the e-tag can be deactivated at any time.
"A lost cell phone presents cell phone owners with the headache of hours of work keying in lost data. My cell phone is mission critical to my work, I run my calendar, my contacts, my key documents on it; it's like a mobile office. Add in the pictures of my kids and so many other personal things and you can understand why I need it," said Frank Hannigan, CEO of Yougetitback. "Yougetitback offers a simple and cost effective solution to take the pain out of losing electronic items. The service also benefits mobile carriers who face the prospect of losing customers when valuable items are lost."
The e-tag is available to mobile carriers starting from April 2007 and to end users from Q2, 2007.