Ekster, the wallet you will never lose

Technology is finally reaching an item that has been in our pockets for decades with little variation. Our wallets continue to be essential, despite the efforts of smartphones to replace them, something that is still far from happening. We can have credit cards, even movie tickets on the mobile, but a wallet always goes in the pocket of the trousers or coat. We show you Ekster Parliament, one of the most advanced wallets we can buy today, with RFID protection and tracking system, without sacrificing the design and quality of the best natural leather.

Compact design and highest quality

The first thing I ask of a wallet is that I can carry it with me throughout the year, be it winter and wear a coat with large pockets, or summer with jeans. Therefore I discard any large and bulky wallets that will not fit in the front pocket of a tight jeans. But nevertheless I also want to be able to carry what I need in it: identification cards, credit cards and money. Finding a portfolio model that meets these specifications is not an easy task, but Ekster Parliament certainly does.. And it also does it with top quality leather using vegetable dyes, achieving a truly extraordinary touch and appearance.

A metal compartment houses up to six credit and / or identification cards through a system that allows you to remove them with just one hand. It is the best way to store several cards in the most compact way possible and at the same time have them easily available. In addition, this compartment is the one that performs the RFID protection function. What does it consist of? On the one hand, protects your cards from possible electromagnetic interference that renders them useless. Have you tried to pay with your card using its magnetic strip or take it from an ATM and it told you that it did not work? Well, that is precisely what prevents this protection. Also on the front cover there are two more slots for two other cards.

Surely you have also seen videos and news about how someone with a dataphone could steal money from your cards using Contactless technology. Well that's just an urban legend that experts consider almost impossible to do, and if someone did it would be pretty easy to track and stop them, but yes Valuable information can be stolen from your cards with the necessary technology making use of this system, and RFID protection also prevents it.. Ensuring the highest possible security never hurts, and this Ekster wallet does it.

Chipolo tracking system

Ekster has teamed up with Chipolo, a global tracking system, to offer us a small card that we can carry in our wallet and that will allow us to find it if we do not know where we have left it. With the size of a credit card, somewhat thicker of course, this chibolo card incorporates a small solar panel and a battery that will allow us to use it without worrying about depleting batteries. Three hours of recharging in sunlight gives us two months of autonomySurprising figures given the size of the card. In this way our Ekster wallet will always be localized.

The card is linked to our iPhone via Bluetooth, and we can make it sound from our iPhone or using Siri through the shortcuts. Ask Siri on your iPhone or HomePod "where's my wallet?" and the Chipolo card will start to sound. The sound is not very loud, but enough to hear it in a not very noisy environment. The function is also available in reverse: using your Chipolo card you can make your iPhone ring, in case what you have asked is your phone, something that more than one will do wonderfully.

If you lose your wallet you can mark it as lost from the application, the moment your iPhone detects it again you will be notified. What if it is far from you? The entire community of Chipolo users will help you to use it, even if someone does not use the app, by scanning the QR code on the back of the card, you will be able to send a notification with the location of the card. I miss the possibility that as soon as you step away from your wallet the iPhone will notify you that you are leaving it behind, something that I hope will come in future updates.

Editor's opinion

Ekster Parliament has the look of a conventional leather wallet, as long as we are talking about premium natural leather. However, it includes two features that are not too common today: RFID protection for your credit cards and a tracking system that is recharged by sunlight. If we add to this its compact size and the possibility of holding up to 8 cards (six in the metal compartment and two more in the cover) and the wallet, the result is a modern, stylish and practical wallet that will be difficult to lose. Available in various colors, we can buy it on Amazon for about € 77 (link), the same price as any other leather wallet that doesn't offer any of the extra features we mentioned. If you want the wallet + localized set, you will have to buy it on the official Ekster website (link) for a total of €108 with shipping costs included.