Tim Block Pin: Operator started the audience brooch that blocks the stolen mobile phone

As a solution for theft in the events, TIM opened the block pin on January 25th. The clothing accessory uses real time monitoring to block potentially lost or stolen mobile phones.

As described by the operator, the “Tim Block pin ay acts as an airport, but with the opposite principle: Pin should be added to the user’s clothes. If the mobile phone perceives the audience’s brooch about 10 meters away, Automatically locks the screen. Thus, personal data and applications are protected from unauthorized access.

The solution is from the interaction of the brooch and the PIN’s PIN is round and is indicated by the visual identity of the operator.

In the statement sent to the press Tim did not give details about the accessory technical page “So it is not known exactly how it works or restrictions.” In an explanatory formation, you can see that the peripheral consists of a circuit plate and a coin battery.

. Block Pin Savaş was secretly released during the summer festivalR The event that took place between 25 and 26 January this year. During the festival, an unexplained amount of brooch was distributed.

Obviously, the accessory works in any case. Therefore, those who win the audience brooch can use it in other events.

Only for the test

For now, Tim has not published plans for future block pin experiments. To the website TechnographThe company announced that there is no intention of selling the solution ve and the audience is a “brand experience”.

“The company will observe consumer behavior and the functioning of the brooch and then evaluate a greater distribution in approaches such as carnival.” He said.

Although the idea of ​​the team is not a new concept or device on the market, An interesting complement to promote personal data safety Only stolen devices. The vehicle fits well in existing features such as finding my Android device or searching for iOS.