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CES 2013: Luggage lost at the wrong airport? Trakdot knows where

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It’s a distressingly common scenario: You’ve successfully landed in your port of call. Your luggage, however, has hoofed it somewhere else entirely.

Trakdot, a tracking device showcased at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, aims to make the snafu more bearable by knowing where your bags ended up.

The black and orange, GSM-equipped gadget is slightly larger than a deck of playing cards and powered by AA batteries. The idea is to chuck the Federal Aviation Administration-approved appliance into checked suitcases --it’s programmed to power down once the aircraft it’s on reaches certain speeds.

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Once on the ground, users can check their bags’ location via an app, text message or email.

Trakdot costs $50 with a $12.99 annual fee and works anywhere in the world, according to GlobaTrac, the Los Angeles-based company that makes it. The gadget is expected to reach stores this spring.

Maybe next, they’ll figure out how to teleport the item to your location –- but all things in time.

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