The summer holidays are just around the corner and undoubtedly many people will be traveling again. Maybe you’re going on holiday nearby or taking a long trip by plane. In that case, you may want to provide your passport with extra protection LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet.
The passport tracker from JOURNEY is a stylish storage option for your passport and has handy extra storage compartments for payment cards and other documents. However, the biggest advantage of this accessory is its support for the Find My app so you can find the LOC8 tracker via Apple’s Find My network.
LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet
When you go on holiday, it is smart to store your passport safely. When traveling, your passport is probably the most important document you have with you and you definitely don’t want to lose it. A smart accessory is the LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet from JOURNEY.
This stylish cover for passports has handy extra storage compartments for payment cards and other (travel) documents. The biggest advantage of this accessory is its support for the Find My app so you can find the LOC8 tracker via Apple’s Find My network.
Design LOC8 Passport wallet
The design of this passport holder is stylish and features premium materials. At first you would think that the wallet is made of leather, but this is ‘Vegan Leather’. This has the properties and looks of leather, but animal friendly.
The inside and outside are also provided with soft material in a contrasting color. This gives the wallet a nice look and also allows the passport to slide easily into the holder, after which it remains firmly in place. Finally, the material used is water-resistant so that the cover is not affected by rain or a fallen glass of water, for example.
Nine storage compartments
The LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet obviously has a large storage compartment for your passport, but you can store even more documents in it. In total you can use nine storage compartments, one for your passport, five compartments for debit and credit cards, a pen holder, a hidden compartment for money and a storage compartment for your boarding pass and airline tickets. If desired, you can put two passports in the holder, but more will be more difficult.
Find My app support
A big advantage of the LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet is support for Apple’s Find My network. With the Find My application for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, it is possible to find other suitable objects in addition to your Apple products. Even when they are offline. This is possible because Apple’s Find My network consists of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that communicate with each other anonymously and securely.
Apple has officially opened up the Find My app and its network to third-party accessories. This allows manufacturers, including JOURNEY, to leverage the Find My app, Find My features and the network.
Linking LOC8
Linking the LOC8 tracker is very easy and can be done directly from the Find My app for iPhone or iPad.
- Open the Find My app
- Go to the ‘Objects’ tab
- Tap the plus button
- Then choose ‘Add another object’
- Press the button next to the charging point on the LOC8 until you hear a sound
- Follow the steps in the app
Then you can locate the Passport Finder Wallet using the Find My app and network. The LOC8 tracker has the same functions as the AirTag, namely:
- Play a sound
- Enable Lost Mode
- Receive notifications if left behind
- Anti-stalking
- Notification when a strange tracker has been nearby for some time
Find your passport wallet
Have you lost the LOC8? Then you can try to find it via the Find My app. The last registered location can be found in the app and you can start a route to this location via ‘Search’.
As with the AirTag and all other Apple products, you’ll be lucky to have the LOC8 Passport Wallet close to other Apple devices. Only then can it communicate anonymously and the location can be requested. Fortunately, you also receive an immediate notification if the connection to the tracker is lost and you can take action more quickly.
Once you are close to the wallet (within a radius of 60 meters), in most cases you can reconnect and play a sound. This can be heard clearly thanks to the integrated loud speaker (max. 90db). Of course, it all depends on the location of the passport cover and where it is stored. It is good to realize that you can only trace the LOC8 with this, there is no guarantee that your passport, payment cards, etc. will still be present in the case in case of theft or loss.
No ultra wideband
Apple’s AirTag has a U1 chip that enables ultra wideband searching. This allows you to determine the exact location of the AirTag with an iPhone that also has an ultra wideband chip. You can only search for LOC8 products via Bluetooth and based on sound.
RFID protection
To optimally secure the contents of the wallet, the LOC8 passport cover has RFID protection. This technology is designed to prevent wireless RFID readers from unintentionally scanning and stealing information from RFID chips found in credit cards, passports and other identity documents.
Malicious parties can read this information using high-frequency (13.56 MHz) readers. The wallet contains a protective layer and material that blocks the signals from RFID chips.
Chargeable battery
When you purchase the LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet, you will receive a charging cable with which you can charge the wallet. The rechargeable battery in the accessory has a battery life of six months, after which you can easily charge the battery, which is a big plus so you can enjoy this accessory for longer.
Conclusion: LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet
REVIEW SCORE
If you are looking for a smart tracker for your passport, the LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet with Find My app support is a good choice. This allows you to benefit from all Find My benefits without the addition of, for example, an AirTag. The design of the LOC8 Wallet is stylish and uses premium vegan materials. The nine storage compartments for payment cards, travel documents and money are also a handy addition. The payment cards that you place near the passport are a little more difficult to remove from the sleeve. You can possibly put multiple passports in this holder.
The LOC8 Passport wallet does not have ultra wideband like the AirTag. Ultimately it would have added value, but you won’t really miss it. The ultra wideband function only has a range of 15 meters. Because the passport holder has a loud speaker, you can hear it clearly and you can easily search for the wallet when you are nearby. Finally, the rechargeable battery is a big plus.
- Stylish design from Vegan Leather
- Nine storage compartments for payment cards and travel documents, among other things
- Rechargeable battery with included charging cable
- Support for the Apple Find My app
- Loud integrated speaker
- RFID protection
- No ultrawideband support
- Payment cards at passport level are a little more difficult to remove from the sleeve
Buy LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet
The LOC8 Passport Finder Wallet has a suggested retail price of €109.99. That’s a lot, but you get a complete product in return with Find My app support, nine storage compartments and a rechargeable battery. The passport cover is exclusively available for purchase on the JOURNEY website.
