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More Australian Retailers Quietly Remove Apple AirTags, Including JB Hi-Fi Share Image: Gizmodo australia To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. Earlier this week Officeworks removed Apple’s AirTags from sale due to safety concerns surrounding the button battery. They’re now disappearing from other Australian retailers as well. It all started with Officeworks While Officeworks wou...
The company says its product is "designed to meet international child safety standards, including those in Australia ". Apple says that by requiring a two-step push-and-turn mechanism to access the battery they are following the regulations. Apple has told 9News it is following regulations closely and is "working to ensure that our products will meet or exceed new standards, including those for package labelling, well ahead of the timeline required". The AirTag requires you to push down and twist the back of the device to access the battery. (Supplied) 9News understands Apple is wor...
iTWire Wednesday, 05 May 2021 21:01 AirTag sales temporarily suspended from retailer Officeworks in Australia Featured In what appears to be an overabundance of caution, Australian office supplies and technology retailer Officeworks has temporarily pulled Apple's AirTags from sale. When I first heard about AirTags and read that they had a user-replaceable CR 2032 battery inside, I wondered how child-safe the battery compartment and removal process would be. An Apple spokesperson said: "AirTag is designed to meet international child safety standards, including those in Au...
Australian retailer pulls AirTags off shelves due to potential hazard A new safety concern with Apple’s new AirTag tracker has prompted Australian retailer Officeworks to remove the new item from its store’s shelves. The source of the information was a Reddit thread of a user’s experience when trying to purchase one. The user tried to buy AirTags but the store was unable to locate them. That’s when an Officeworks representative notified the user that AirTags were removed from its store’s shelves citing a safety risk with the accessibility of the small button-battery. The ACCC confir...