Tools add phone features
Recent reviews highlight cordless tools with app integrations—tool tracking, usage diagnostics and theft‑prevention are now selling points customers ask about during demos. Hands‑on familiarity with these smart features is becoming a credibility booster at the counter. (youtube.com)
Milwaukee’s ONE‑KEY platform supports “mark as missing” and location‑history functions and relies on a community Bluetooth network; Milwaukee’s ONE‑KEY TICK and One‑Key Bluetooth tracker list ranges up to 300 ft and models advertise built‑in speakers and multi‑year battery lifespans. (onekeysupport.milwaukeetool.com – ) (onekeysupport.milwaukeetool.com) DEWALT’s Tool Connect family includes Tool Connect+ dashboards for inventory and utilization data and a control feature set that can disable tools or batteries remotely, while DEWALT sells a DCE041 Bluetooth Tag available in 25‑pack and single units with an IP68 rating. (dewalt.com) (homedepot.com product DCE041-25 – ) (homedepot.com) Bosch shifted its Toolbox connectivity features into the PRO360 app, with the Toolbox phase‑out scheduled for 2025 and PRO360 advertised as the central app for saving tool settings and configuring connected Bosch products. (boschtools.com) (bosch‑professional PRO360 – ) (bosch-professional.com) Makita’s Tool Management app lists usage history, operating‑mode settings and memo functions in its store pages, with the Android Play Store entry showing an update on Oct 22, 2024 and explicit battery/usage telemetry features. (play.google.com – ) (play.google.com) Home Depot stocks both brands’ trackers and tags on its site—DEWALT DCE041‑25 appears as a sold SKU and Milwaukee ONE‑KEY trackers are listed in 1‑, 4‑, 10‑ and 50‑pack SKUs with sample online prices such as a ONE‑KEY 1‑pack at $29.97 and the DEWALT 25‑pack listed at $425.25. (homedepot.com DCE041‑25 – ) (homedepot.com) (homedepot.com ONE‑KEY 1‑pack – ) (homedepot.com) Pro Tool Reviews continues to publish hands‑on coverage of connected cordless lines and recent videos include “New Tools from Milwaukee Pipeline! New Tools for 2026!” and multiple cordless tool roundups that highlight which models include app connectivity and which do not. (protoolreviews.com cordless reviews – ) (protoolreviews.com) (YouTube Pro Tool Reviews channel – ) (youtube.com)
