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Achieve Balance Through Good Habits

When you’re overworked or short on time it can sometimes feel like your life has taken control of you, rather than the other way around. But finding your balance doesn’t need to be stressful or time-consuming or even difficult.

3 Easy Ways To A More Balanced Life

When it comes to personal balance, there is no right or wrong answer. What works wonders for some, might not work for you, so it’s important to take time and find your own balance that you enjoy.

Why Celebrating Valentine’s Day Will Strengthen Your Relationship

Is it really important to celebrate Valentine’s Day and give Valentine’s gift to your loved one?

The Perfect Affordable Gift For Anyone With A Set Of Keys

Most of us are living on a budget, which limits our gift-giving capabilities, but fortunately there are a few small, affordable gifts out there that are well within your price range, but still look good and most importantly, they look like you put some though into it.

Holiday Traveling With Gifts – Do’s And Don’ts

There’s no place like home, especially for the holidays. But first, you and your gifts need to get there. Here’s a few tips on what you can expect when flying with gifts and what you should be prepared for when your holiday trip finally starts.

5 Easy Tips On How To Find Lost Keys (And Other Things Too!)

Do you have any tricks for finding lost keys? Here’s top 5 searching tips that people find helpful when faced with lost keys.

Singles Day - Celebrate Yourself!

The holiday season is coming. And you probably started working on your holiday gift list thinking about the perfect gift for your loved ones. But you know who's probably missing on that list? It's you!

DIY Halloween Horror Experience – The Night I Almost Lost It

A horrifying Halloween experience that will have you feeling all the wrong negative emotions. This horror game is so easy to set up you can play it all year round and sometimes even when you don’t want to.

Lost Wallets: An Essential Part Of The College Experience

College life is amazing and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with everything going on. It’s no wonder students tend to forget where they left their wallets and lose so many of their things.

Top 10 Key Searching Strategies

How many times a week do you forget or misplace your keys, your wallet, your phone or even your whole bag? Searching takes time that we don’t have so here’s a few hacks to make your search short and sweet.

Lost Cat: 5 Hot Tips To Prevent Your Cat From Getting Lost

Cats are impossibly curious, and when something captures their attention it needs to be explored no matter the consequences. Here’s what you can do to prepare yourself in advance if your kitty ever goes missing:

HIDE & SEEK: Is Your Pet Hiding?

Realizing that your pet is missing is one of the worst feelings you can experience. Luckily, there are steps you can take right away to make sure your lost pet is found as soon as possible and without any lasting effects.

A Happy Adventurer

Chipolo is super useful since she tends to run away every time we take off her leash.

One Curious Chihuahua

The fact that I could just pull the app up on my phone and that I could ring to find her is the best, super easy to use as well!

Flora The Explorer

To be sure that she is doing fine, we check her location with Chipolo, rather than searching the whole house/area. We and Flora feel more free while using Chipolo for sure.

Independent And Still Safe!

Chessie also loves her independence and so the Chipolo has been handy in giving her a “ring” to find out exactly where she’s hiding or sleeping!

Ready For His Next Adventure

He tried to run away for the second time during our move and this time we were able to find him immediately with Chipolo.

Get organized with your smartphone: 6 quick and easy tips to get you started

If your smartphone can remember all the phone numbers and texts and emails and high scores and photos you take, why not give it a few extra tasks to keep in mind instead of you?

5 Gift Ideas for Millennials: Affordable and Easy to Find Gadgets

What small smart gift can you get for a Millennial? We have a few ideas that are not only colourful and original – they all come under 35 euros, so you won’t have to break the bank!

Not Just A Key Finder

Learn how Sarah used her Chipolo to scare off a thief on her morning commute to work.

2018 Bluetooth Trends We Can Expect

From Bluetooth speakers to Bluetooth trackers, this year will be anything but boring when it comes to tech! What Bluetooth trends do you think will shape the scape of 2018?

Lost wallets are about to become a thing of the past

The wallet is one of the top items we lose the most. But what if you could find a lost wallet with only a few taps on your smartphone?

14 Fun And Interesting Facts About Valentine's

Check out 14 fun and interesting facts about Valentine’s, guaranteed to impress your loved one on your Valentine’s date. Because cards and flowers are great but making them laugh is better.

Why We Still Celebrate Valentine's Day

While Mother’s Day is about mothers and Christmas is about family, Valentine’s is about whoever you find special. You’re free to choose who you’ll celebrate and even better, you’re free to choose how you will go about celebrating it.

Lost in New York, Found in Los Angeles

When it comes losing your things, it could happen to anyone, and the Chipolo team is no exception. Here’s a short Lost & Found story with a happy ending from one of the Chipolo co-founders.

Jingle All The Way To Your Keys

There are few things more stressful than trying to find your misplaced keys or wallet right when you need them most. With the new ringtones, Chipolo will not only help you find your misplaced belongings but also help you relax while you do it - in a very festive way!

Do Less in 2018

In about a week, everyone, including our planet, will be making a fresh start so join in and make next year about yourself. This year, we propose a challenge – pose yourself a new set of questions, ones aimed at checking if there is anything less that you could have done, to make yourself feel better.

How to avoid the December loss

It has been proven that stress and multitasking exacerbate our propensity to misplace or lose items. In a fast-paced world, there's not really a lot you can do to avoid that. But you can still avoid the loss, especially if you own a Bluetooth Tracker.

5 Simple Steps to Finding the Perfect Gift

‘Oh, I don’t need anything.’ The dreaded words we’ve all heard before. It’s always nice to hear that your loved ones already have everything they need, but for anyone with no idea what to get them for the holidays, their content can present a challenge.

The Amazing Effect of Personalized Gifts

A gift is always an event in itself because it gives us a chance to let someone know how we feel about them. No matter the occasion, gift giving should not be something we do just because we have to, it should come from the heart and reflect our relationship with the receiver.

Tech Gifts You’ll Want to Keep for Yourself this Holiday Season

Whether you’re in search of a gift for the friend who has everything, a hi-tech parent or a fellow coworker we’ve found the perfect gift for everyone this season. Who knows, you might even want to keep them for yourself.

Click-Click-Clicking my Chipolo

When I got home, I used my Chipolo keyring clicker to hunt the house for my phone. Click-click. Nothing.Then I thought of logging on to the Chipolo website. "Phone last seen on Hammersmith Bridge Road at 11.36 am". Bummer. It was when I was on the bus! I had a 50/50 chance of it going my way.

5 Tech Items Every Woman Should Have in Her Purse

With pressure for women to have everything for not only themselves but everyone around them, how can they ensure they are always prepared? Here are a handful of tech items that every woman should have in her purse at all times.

Put Yourself First – 4 Questions to Ask Yourself

Are you quick to put everything else first, and focus on yourself last? As selfish as it may seem, putting your own desires and goals first will make you a better person and will also have a positive effect on the people that surround you.

How Pet Owners Can Be Paws-itive They Won’t Lose Their Pets Ever Again

As important as it is to keep track of your keys and cell phone, sometimes the things most valuable to you have four legs and can walk away without you knowing, like your pets.

Tech-or-Treat: Halloween is for the kids, but these tech gadgets let parents have the fun

For kids, Halloween is full of goblins and ghouls, trick-or-treating and a lot of fun. Even as one of the most exciting holidays, Halloween can be a little more stressful for parents.

New Chipolo Classic – A Complete Makeover

The Chipolo Classic is back, now in color and better than ever! Revamped both outside and inside it now guarantees a completely different experience and will without a doubt quickly become an integral part of your daily routine.

How to Avoid the Dreadful F: Forgetfulness

Whether you’re a busy mom or newly independent college student – people of all ages are vulnerable to forgetfulness. One Chipolo user shared her story of how her Chipolo helped her make it to her final exam on time!

New Chipolo colors to help you battle this winter!

Having some color to rest your eyes on in the colorless months to come is an absolute MUST for us, and if you share our passion for vibrant hues, you’ll love what we came up with this time!

Life in color - Blue

Because of its worldwide popularity and long-standing as different symbols in society (the origins can be traced back to even before Ancient Egypt), its meanings are more varied and complex than any other color’s.

Chipolo Plus and Orbitkey - an All in One Combo for Any Pocket

Orbitkey is set on a mission to come up with more innovative solutions you can be proud to carry and we think their amazing keychains go perfectly with our very own Chipolo Plus.

Chipolo Card & Perry Ellis - An ideal mix of smart and style

Here's your chance to become the proud owner of your very own Chipolo Card and a Perry Ellis Card Wallet. A pair almost as good as milk and cookies!

Chipolo Card and Knomo – the Perfect Combination

Don’t miss out and join our Giveaway for a chance to win any urban dweller’s dream combo!

12 Crucial Cooler and Beach Bag Packing Tips

Don’t stress! Take the guesswork out of packing for the beach with these 12 tips and take your day of peace and sunshine to an entirely new level.

Must-Have Tech to Send Your Kids Back to School with for a Stress-Free Year

From our own item tracker to a family planning app, we rounded up the must-have tech products and apps just in time for back-to-school season. Here are some seriously awesome finds you’ll need for a stress-free year at school.

Stress Less and Be More

To help you maintain a healthy balance between challenging yourself and keeping a cool head, here are a few suggestions that will only take a minute, but could make a world of difference.

Lost in the Maze of a Music Festival?

Music festivals are full of massive crowds and blissful chaos. You’re lost in the music when suddenly the beat drops and you realize your friends are nowhere to be seen. Sound familiar?

Tech Campers Need While in the Woods

As you head into the woods to disconnect and recharge, there are some high-tech pieces of gear you should bring with you to keep track of valuable items like your backpack, navigation system, cooking equipment and more.

Chipolos as a checklist

This one is for all you people with a hectic lifestyle, for all the freelancers, free spirits, nomads and creatives out there that simply don’t have the time or brainpower to remember where their keys, phones, wallets were seen last.

5 hot summer tips

Are you just about ready for a break from your usual daily routine? A change in location for a week or so is the best way to recharge and reset both your body and mind, so let the wanderlust set in and start checking for your next destination.

5 Surprising Facts About Dads

Dads come in all shapes and sizes and best of all, they have the ability to surprise us no matter how well we might think we know them!

Running late isn’t always a bad thing

Chipolo is a story about how a passion project by a group of friends turned into something we all believe in and even better - you believe in it too! The story may not be unique or even the first of its kind, but to us, it’s like no other because it is ours.

Our special edition Chipolos

Here at Chipolo we believe that every moment, no matter how small, is worth celebrating, so every now and then, we’ll mix the colors up and print a few special edition Chipolos. We’ve celebrated summer, love, travel, moms and dads, women of all ages and a couple more occasions that make people smile.

The importance of colors in our life

There is no denying the link between colors and our emotions, and we even have an abundance of idioms to show what way each color can affect your mood. Do you ever feel blue? Or are you green with envy? Are you seeing red? Is your world black and white?

Why are my keys in the freezer?

A tale of how my wife, usually the all-knowing goddess became someone that almost forgot my name, all in the space of a week.

With Chipolo around the world

With all the packing and unpacking I need to be aware of where my most important possessions are at all times. That is where my two lovely pink and yellow Chipolos come into play. Not that they are just amazing accessories for my keys, they help me save time and lots of nerves by hanging on my key chain.

5 simple and amazing organizing tips to make your day easier!

Who doesn’t have a few hacks they use, to help them get through their everyday more easily? Since we’re all about helping our community, we checked around the office and compiled a short and sweet list of hacks we tested and can now guarantee will help our community too.

I’m a smart mom now!

The use is pretty straightforward, and I admit it was a good idea he got us some, so we don’t have to look for the keys around the house anymore, we just ring them instead.

Why haven’t we thought of this before?

Why haven’t we thought of this before? No more having to remember where everything is at that moment, no more worrying where my kids left their backpack or wallet and hoping it’s somewhere inside the house.

How Chipolo Tracker Helps Make Perfect Group Photos When Traveling

Whether you're standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon, you're overlooking the vast expanse of New York City from the heart of Times Square, or you've climbed atop the Seattle Space Needle, you're going to want to take the perfect picture. How do you do it?

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