I remember when I first discovered that. I pretty much use it daily now.
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AirTags Arriving Early to Some Customers
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My 4 pack are arriving tomorrow.
I didn't dig the engraving and didn't even check if I could get all 4 engraved differently or if they only let you have one engraving option.
Personally I might print some water transfers to stick to the white sides to personalise and then spray lacquer them protect it.
I didn't dig the engraving and didn't even check if I could get all 4 engraved differently or if they only let you have one engraving option.
Personally I might print some water transfers to stick to the white sides to personalise and then spray lacquer them protect it.
Have some type of hole to use for attachment for starters. I’m sure that was left out of the design on purpose so they could sell accessories.
OK great. That addresses some concerns. I could have done without the snarky suggestion to look more closely into it. It's a product that got released less than a week ago. I have put in some due diligence reading about it and asked a question that began with a "Does…?"
It's great for the genuine use cases of locating lost items, but how much new authority is having global tracking going to provide to law enforcement? Does anyone care about this concept anymore? This is the type of hidden use case that Snowden essentially sacrificed his life to expose. If Apple can locate the owner of the tag, then they know the location history of the tag—along with the location history of all of the devices that have ever gotten near it—and so it can effectively serves as a device ID tracker for any phone that's ever gotten near it. Is that information stored? Do they care to tell us if it is? If you don't hate that concept, you've lost your way as far as I'm concerned.
This makes me laugh. You really think that Apple's "not supporting" a particular type of car theft tracking is going to quell a warrant or subpoena duces tecum of any variety? Point blank, if they have access to the owner's information, they can be compelled to provide that information.
Yeah, I agree. I kind of like the simplicity of the circle puck. I'm sure they did some with the hole for attchemnet as well during research and development of the product.
Pollute the river. That will show Apple just what you think of the AirTag. /s
Maybe my OP was a bit over the top but I am frustrated that Apple are wasting time on luggage tags when there are so many far more important products they could be working on.
Just because they are producing AirTags and accessories, that doesn't mean that they aren't working on other things at the same time. Apple has enough people to multitask projects in different departments.
You would think so but where are all the other products to prove it? How many genuinely new products have they launched in the past few years?
Yeah the wallet fit isnt good with my normal leather wallet. I tend to put it in my back pocket and when sitting down I heard it creak. Checked it and the stainless still cap came off. Yikes. Also as I said before these are scratch magnets. Only a day in my wallet and it has micro scratches. The material used is definitely a con, looked great when I first unboxed them.
Because the cap isn’t flush I wonder how well these will hold up hanging off luggage, even in their holder. The way luggage is thrown around and stacked the durability of this device is questionable. Especially since me sitting down with it in my wallet caused the cap to either pop or twist off.
While the functionality of the device is excellent I’m not so sure about the material and form factor. Time will tell.
Yes because everything Apple does that the MR crowd doesn't like means it's a conspiracy. 🙄
Yes. I’ve found that you can drill through most things fairly easily as long as you’ve got the proper bit. The AirTags don’t look it they’d be too difficult to drill through.
I'd like to take a drill and drill down to the core reason so many here (already have) an obsession with treating the AirTags as $29 works of art that aren't to show wear in any way. I am guessing I am going to need a diamond drill bit for the task.
To be fair, I was responding to what appeared to be an uninformed rant. I'm glad I could provide some clarity for you.
Law enforcement have been using trackers for years. AirTags don't change this.
Apple have gone to a lot of effort to highlight that they do not have access to the location data of an AirTag - this is only available to the owner. I get your point - we have to believe that Apple are telling the truth, but history has shown that Apple is one of the few companies that does seem to care about user privacy. At the end of the day, AirTags aren't changing the landscape much at all. Similar trackers (Tile) have existed for years, as well as more sophisticated trackers that use GPS and have literally 0 anti-stalking features.
That is good to know! Too busy at work to check. Now I have something to watch on weekends.
Yes, just make sure to take the battery… actually, removing the battery takes away part of what makes it cool. Leave it in and let ‘er rip!
There is also a “Custom” entry in the list where you can enter whatever you want. I’m naming one of mine “My Car”. Totally acceptable.