--- title: Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 description: Find out why Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System is one of the best inventions of 2021 canonical: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115545/elit-led-address-box-security-system/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2021-11-10T11:15:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-02T23:56:31.187Z og:title: Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 og:description: Find out why Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System made this year's list og:url: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115545/elit-led-address-box-security-system/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cb809dfbe80662f/698a1ea209208f603141872c/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-eLiT-Address_Box-15.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 twitter:description: Find out why Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System made this year's list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cb809dfbe80662f/698a1ea209208f603141872c/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-eLiT-Address_Box-15.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2021 # Found, Not Lost Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff  _SPECIAL MENTION:_ Incorrect addresses aren’t just annoying—they delay first responders and cost U.S. logistics companies billions of dollars a year. [eLiT](https://www.elit4u.com/store/eLiT-Base-Model-Hardwired-Version-p172451130)’s innovative address signs ($130) use mobile networks to pinpoint their precise location, correcting any errors in Google Maps and similar software used by delivery drivers. The sign can also flash white and red for couriers and first responders using the company’s tech._—Alison Van Houten_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115545/elit-led-address-box-security-system/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115545/elit-led-address-box-security-system/"},"headline":"Found, Not Lost","datePublished":"2021-11-10T11:15:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:56:31.187Z","description":"Find out why Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System received a special mention on TIME's 2021 Best Inventions list.","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115545/elit-led-address-box-security-system/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2021"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cb809dfbe80662f/698a1ea209208f603141872c/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-eLiT-Address_Box-15.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cb809dfbe80662f/698a1ea209208f603141872c/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-eLiT-Address_Box-15.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115545/elit-led-address-box-security-system/","name":"Found, Not Lost"}}]}] ```