AirTags Arriving Early to Some Customers

[Mac_tech]

Not at all. I can afford the $5-$12.

As an aside, I'll take the superior product with UWB any day of the week. I pick up my 4-pack from the Apple Store on Friday, along with two $12 holders.

Interesting, I got the single tag and the key ring holder to play around with it. I'm sure Apple could have developed one with a key hole to attach it to keys, etc just a thought. I wonder if they will release a wallet card version at some point to expand the AirTags brand, hmm.

 

[Mrjetsondc]

I’m now an old fart and sometimes I lose my car in parking lots. I’d put one in my glove box.

 

[robjulo]

Apple put out a statement that they are not supporting the use of the Airtags to prevent car theft. That means you can't blame or sue them if the thief disables the Airtag once they hear the beeping.

There are more ”car uses” than anti theft. And what in the world does a “statement” have to do with lawsuits? Good lord.

 

[bushman4]

$29 for the tracker and average of $39 for a holder??? Doesn't make sense

 

[code-m]

I hate these so much in every way. Talk about littering our planet with a bunch of tiny electronic buttons. These are like toxic POGS that’ll haunt us for generations to come.

It’s the new fad, IT product that has been hyped for greater than a year as people are just bored and are looking for some excitement. I wonder how long it will be before this gets discontinued like AirPort Express, TimeCapsule, etc.

I mean how did people ever live life without all these trackers and constant information bombardment.

 

[Mac_tech]

It’s the new fad, IT product that has been hyped for greater than a year as people are just bored and are looking for some excitement. I wonder how long it will be before this gets discontinued like AirPort Express, TimeCapsule, etc.

I mean how did people ever live life without all these trackers and constant information bombardment.

The good thing is you can replace the battery on these things. Yeah I don’t loose stuff much but got one of these anyway to check out along with the key ring.

Right on, good point. We’ve survived without the trackers and the constant information all the time.

 

[kaycrystal626]

As always Apple, you pay more for less!

 

[Dezlboy]

I’m now an old fart and sometimes I lose my car in parking lots. I’d put one in my glove box.

The iPhone Map application can tell you where you parked your car. No need for Airtag.

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[Dionte]

Mine haven’t even shipped and they supposed to be here Friday.

 

[vegetassj4]

The holders are so expensive, I put a Tile on them in case I lose them.

 

[iMas70]

I was late to the ordering party. I was going to have mine shipped from Apple when I placed the order last night. Potential delivery week was going to be the beginning of June. Local Apple stores (Boston area) showed inventory available as of Friday so I ordered a 4 pack and two key rings. I'll pick the order up Saturday afternoon.

The current plan is use them with the main key FOBs for both of my cars. I was going to put one in my wallet but may end up going with a Tile after reading reports that it will be too big for that. I looked into Tiles after I lost my wallet a couple of years ago. Seems like a good product but I prefer Apple. The last one will be used for something. Maybe I'll attach it to my girlfriend's cat.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Speaking as a professional Hitman, these are the perfect size and shape for tossing into a corner to draw the attention of a patrolling guard right before I… umm, give him a deep tissue neck massage. Plus, if I miss my opportunity, I can just track them until I get it back!

I’ll never have to lose another ICA Outstanding Performance Coin ever again.
—Agent 47

 

[nathogib]

AirTags aren't set to officially launch until Friday, April 30, but some customers have mistakenly received their AirTags shipments already, with many of the early AirTags coming from Best Buy.

MacRumors reader Johnny sent us a series of photos of his AirTags that he already has in hand, giving us a look at the packaging and a real-life look at the AirTags themselves outside of reviews.

Apple first unveiled the long-awaited AirTags last week. They're priced at $29 each, with a pack of four available for $99. AirTags connect to an iPhone over Bluetooth and can be attached to items like keys and wallets to make them trackable in the Find My app.

Paired with the iPhone 11 and 12 models, AirTags have a Precision Finding feature enabled by the U1 chip that makes it easier to pinpoint lost items that are close by, and when an item is far away, it is able to take advantage of the Find My network that uses billions of Apple devices to track down lost items and relay their location.

Customers who ordered AirTags on launch day will begin receiving them on Friday, but single orders placed now are set to begin arriving in May, for AirTags that aren't engraved. Adding an engraving or ordering a four pack will result in a June delivery date.

Article Link: AirTags Arriving Early to Some Customers

Meanwhile mine seem to be delayed .. originally said April 30th and now showing a mid may delivery

 

[itsmeaustend]

They probably will. Tempered glass protector for them. I should make them and charge $29 each!

They already exist. $1 each, Amazon.

 

[Eduardo1971]

As much as I’m tempted-I really want to buy these once they are smaller and thinner.

 

[Johnny907]

Customers who ordered AirTags on launch day will begin receiving them on Friday, but single orders placed now are set to begin arriving in May, for AirTags that aren't engraved

And yet when I just now checked the four Apple Stores within driving distance from my house, all four are showing available for instore pickup on Friday, in Single and Four packs. 🤷‍♂️

As much as I'd like to go pick some up because I think Apple did a good job with these devices, I just don't have a need for them to justify the surprisingly reasonable price tag. I've been hanging out in the "what will you track with your AirTags" forum looking for a usage I hadn't thought of that would make me pull the trigger, but eh, nothing yet.

 

[fishmoose]

They're not supported for car use.

But they are supported for aliens? The emoji have nothing to do with what they are supported for.

 

[Johnny907]

I’m now an old fart and sometimes I lose my car in parking lots. I’d put one in my glove box.

"Hey Siri, where did I park?"

There, just saved you 30 bucks. That simple phrase and associated functionality has saved me from many an embarrassing "dude where's my car" moment.

 

[Eso]

The greatest value that these things provide is the excitement of buying some new, hyped gadget. That should last 5-7 days, so enjoy!

 

[kycophpd]

"Hey Siri, where did I park?"

There, just saved you 30 bucks. That simple phrase and associated functionality has saved me from many an embarrassing "dude where's my car" moment.

That only works if you have your phone connected to your radio. Not everyone has that luxury or chooses to hook it up. For some, its simpler to throw in an air tag and use it. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[KeithJenner]

There are many potential uses of airtags in cars. People are making the common mistake of looking at everything from their situation and ignoring the fact that other people have different situations.

A couple of minutes thinking about it came up with these:

Finding your car in a car park - yes your phone does it (but only if you connect via Bluetooth which not everyone does). It also isn’t flawless. I’ve only used it a couple of times and on one of those occasions it had registered a point some distance from the car. An airtag would have been much more accurate, especially with precision finding.

Also, the maps solution doesn’t store the location of your car, it is the location of your phone when Bluetooth was disconnected. There are times when that isn’t the same thing.

Many couples share a car and don’t have allocated parking. I know a few people in this situation, one of whom can end up parking the car anywhere within a couple of hundred yards from their home, or on side roads. If each put a tag in the car then they will be able to see where the other parked the car.

It isn’t an anti-theft device, but even so it can serve a purpose in theft situations. For example, if you do leave your car for a period of time (ie a station car park) then you could at least be aware of your car is stolen, even if the thief discards it soon after. I’m sure many people would rather know this in advance rather than find their car isn’t there when they arrive back late at night.

There will be many other uses that I haven’t thought of.

I’m getting a 4 pack, and two of them will only have occasional use. I’m not sure what I will do with those two at other times, but putting them in the cars is a likely option.

 

[Shanghaichica]

I ordered last Friday, supposed to be here this Friday. It’s been stuck on “preparing to ship” ever since.

Same.

 

[contacos]

I bought a single one for pick up tomorrow and ordered 4 engraved ones to be delivered next week. Gives me time to figure out if I like it and if I even have 5 items that I would use them with lol I ordered them in the heat of a moment last week

 

[Radeon85]

Same.

Same as well and I got the order for a 4 pack within 30 secs of the app going live without engraving so I didn't slow the order down. Should hopefully see shipment shortly.

 

[the8thark]

There are more ”car uses” than anti theft. And what in the world does a “statement” have to do with lawsuits? Good lord.

Everything.
We know that a certian portion of the public like suing Apple so Apple's legal team obviously made sure this was said.
When a big company releases any product their legal teams alays look over it and see any points the company could be potentially sued over and work out a solution to that. Be it a statement (as Applke have used here), or redesigning the product or taking the risk and just accepting any legal action is just the cost of business.

It's no different to the "and boy we have patented it" remarks by Jobs at the iPhone1 keynote.