Source: Joseph Keller / iMore
The more I think about it, the more confident I am in this assertion: AirTags are perfectly Apple products.
Not a perfect Apple product, mind you. AirTag has room to grow. But it truly encapsulates some critical aspects of Apple s product design philosophy for both good and ill.
Apple has usually excelled at purpose-built products. Think of Apple s various pod products over the years: iPod, HomePod, AirPods. All excellent products built towards singular purposes (even if the HomePod has now been discontinued, I still contend that it s an excellent speaker, just as Apple designed it to be).
AirTag | $29 at Apple
You can, of course, go straight to the source for your AirTag pre-order. Apple sells a single AirTag for $29, or you can pick up a four-pack for just $99. You can even get them custom engraved via Apple.$29 at Apple
AirTag | $29 at Amazon
Amazon has opened pre-orders for Apple AirTag. You can get the one-pack or four-pack there for $29 or $99, respectively.$29 at Amazon
AirTag | $29 at B&H
AirTag pre-orders are available at B&H. You may benefit from tax-free shopping there depending on your state or you can use its Payboo credit card and get the tax back as cash back.$29 at B&H
Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag Plus with UWB to track items with AR is out April 16th
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Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag Plus, the souped-up version of the company’s Tile-like SmartTag Bluetooth tracker (which was released earlier this year), now has a release date: it’ll be out on April 16th for $39.99.
That’s a $10 price increase over the standard SmartTag, which runs for $29.99 but the SmartTag Plus has one notable improvement. It features an ultra-wideband (UWB) radio, allowing users to track it more accurately when it’s nearby than the standard Bluetooth setup. The UWB radio actually enables a new AR mode, which can help show users exactly where their missing tag is.
Apple has released an update to the Find My app.
Compatible third-party products can now use Apple s Find My network.
Belkin, VanMoof, and Chipolo will release the first compatible products.
Today, Apple introduced a major update to the Find My app that allows third-party products to integrate with Apple s Find My network. The update will allow accessory companies to make products that integrate with Find My and users track those products through the Find My app. According to the announcement, Belkin, Chipolo, and VanMoof will be releasing the first Find My-compatible products next week.
Source: Apple
Bob Borchers, Apple s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, says that the company is thrilled to bring Find My, which has been available to Apple devices for years, to a ton of other products.