Apple to Begin Selling AirTag Competitor Chipolo's CARD Spot for Wallets

[PauloSera]

Seems like a good idea that's just not ready for prime time. This is the kind of thing that you want to 'set it and forget it' and by the time you need it, the battery is dead and you have no idea. And then it can't even be replaced.

 

[ticzon]

Apple should roll over these features to the AppleCard.

 

[GIZBUG]

For those of you that still use physical wallets, what do you store in them?

Insurance card
Rubbers

 

[Chazak]

Driver’s license (Ohio doesn’t have digital yet), CC’s (not everything is contactless), insurance cards (health, vision, dental, prescription - providers want a physical card), HSA debit (again, no contactless) and cash (some places I frequent are cash only)

The assumption that no one has cause to carry the items you mention is fairly incredulous to me. It seems quite out of touch for digital babies (as I call that generation). They also seem to fail to realize not everyone lives in cities or suburbs were contactless transactions are more prevalent.

 

[JTK Awesome]

I've been using the Pebblebee Card for about a year. Works flawlessly with FindMy. Thinner than Chipolo. Rechargeable and a charge lasts almost a year. Great tech support. Lower price, too: $29.99 versus $35. Not sure why Apple chose the Chipolo product.

Thanks for posting this, I never heard of it! I just ordered a 2-pack. Looks to be vastly superior to the Chipolo.

The assumption that no one has cause to carry the items you mention is fairly incredulous to me. It seems quite out of touch for digital babies (as I call that generation). They also seem to fail to realize not everyone lives in cities or suburbs were contactless transactions are more prevalent.

And even in big cities. E.g. Trader Joe's is a supremely popular grocery chain across all generations, yet there isn't a single digital payment terminal to be found in any of their stores.

 

[TechGuy327]

For those of you that still use physical wallets, what do you store in them?

Two credit cards, debit card, driver license, and cash.

 

[Veinticinco]

I’ve had this product for years (without the Find My compatibility) and use it in my passport cover.

 

[nt5672]

If you walk around with a smartphone you already have a tracking device in you. Also if you live in a big city there are cameras tracking everything.

So what, you like that. How are you gonna feel when you're only allowed in your own padded room. For the sake of the children, of course. So in your mind we just give up and suffer at the chains of government.

Just because something is, does not mean that it is right or should be tolerated. History is full of examples.

We should also be fighting for privacy with all of our devices. And cameras are easy to fool, a lot don't even work, and if they do work they are low resolution. In the end, the cameras should be removed and we should also be fighting for that.

But I understand that it is a lot easier for one to just live in a bedroom, in momma's house, playing video games or posting on social media that all is fine and the government is the savior.

 

[newyorksole]

For those of you that still use physical wallets, what do you store in them?

cash, credit cards and ID. same as always lol.

until EVERY establishment I visit takes Apple Pay, I will always carry cards. cash is always good to have too.

I just leave all of my cards locked until I want to use them and then unlock.

 

[il_teo77]

Reading the past MacRumors post, seeing that it is the thickness of three credit cards is decent but I'd love for it to get to about half that thickness.

No user-replaceable battery is too bad but it's probably a necessary trade-off for being water resistant and not needing to make it thicker to accommodate a removable design.

It's great that it works with Find My, but do you need to create a Chipolo account or otherwise use a Chipolo app to use it? I would love to set it up within the Find My app and not create a third-party account or use a third-party app for this kind of thing, just like how you can set up a HomeKit-compatible smarthome product from within Apple's Home app.

I hope this product does well and in turn that Apple makes a card version of the AirTag.

No, you don’t need the account.
The “find my” compatible version does not require one. It doesn’t even need the app for updating its firmware as it happens through find my.

 

[il_teo77]

For those of you that still use physical wallets, what do you store in them?

Cash, ID, driver license, health insurance card. Credit and debit cards. Business cards. And to store receipts of spent money for fiscal reasons. + other random stuff

 

[imola.zhp]

No user replaceable battery = no thanks.

 

[slvrscoobie]

been using this for about a year, the spots and card all work great, got one for my BIL as he kept leaving his Wallet. had more issues with AirTags not being found when I go to search for them.

 

[svish]

Good to know about its availability in Apple stores.

 

[The Mad Kiwi]

Driver’s license (Ohio doesn’t have digital yet), CC’s (not everything is contactless), insurance cards (health, vision, dental, prescription - providers want a physical card), HSA debit (again, no contactless) and cash (some places I frequent are cash only)

"Cash only" and "some places I frequent" Do you mean the local Trap House?

 

[Ngoldx€]

Apple's online store will begin selling the Chipolo CARD Spot on Tuesday, March 14, according to a Chipolo spokesperson. Like the AirTag, the CARD Spot supports Apple's Find My app. The circular Chipolo ONE Spot will not be sold by Apple.

Priced at $35, the Chipolo CARD Spot is a card-shaped item tracker designed for use with wallets. The accessory allows you to easily track the location of a wallet in the Items tab of the Find My app on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple does not offer a card-shaped version of the AirTag, giving the CARD Spot a unique advantage for wallets. For additional information, read our hands-on review of the CARD Spot published last year.

Apple launched the AirTag in April 2021, and the hardware has not been updated since. Apple did refresh its AirTag accessories lineup last week.

Article Link: Apple to Begin Selling AirTag Competitor Chipolo's CARD Spot for Wallets

I made an account just to comment on this.. don’t buy these cards. I bought 2, one for me and one for my partner, and both just don’t work. One was replaced by customer service (fair enough) but even the third card in our household did not function properly. Now the batteries died and they are even more useless. Don’t waste your money on this constant pinging, non-tracking, thick and expensive piece of plastic trash. And just to clarify: i own several air tags and they work just fine.

 

[cocky jeremy]

All of these wallet cards suck. Any pressure sets them off and they start making noise. I threw mine out after a few weeks. It wasn't this brand, but I guarantee it does the same thing.

 

[PDJ-SF]

Thanks for posting this, I never heard of it! I just ordered a 2-pack. Looks to be vastly superior to the Chipolo.



And even in big cities. E.g. Trader Joe's is a supremely popular grocery chain across all generations, yet there isn't a single digital payment terminal to be found in any of their stores.

TJs in the San Francisco Bay Area accept Apple Pay.

 

[Complex757]

I've thought about getting one of these. I was checking and it was between Tile and these.

 

[JunBringer]

I guess that means no wallet sized AirTags. I might have to give this thing a go since I misplace my wallet as often as I do my keys. 😬

I did the same thing. Now I buy a chain wallet, remove the chain, add my keys to where the chain was and boom! Success!

 

[Columpios]

Also, since its lacking UWB like Apple's AirTag, you cannot enable left behind notifications that might have helped.

You can actually enable left behind alerts.

Another downside is that it was frequently beeping and making noises when I'd sit down - the Card Spot has a button on it unlike Apple's Airtag.

The button is is hardly a button. it doesn't poke out. Maybe try flipping the card in your wallet? I've not had that issue.

 

[alexxn]

I'd noticed that my physical/traditional wallet was always full of receipts for things that I'd purchased more than cash lol. So I went with one of these "airtag wallets" which essentially has a custom place to hold the airtag. I also keep in here my debit card, a credit card, my Costco card, and another store card inside. And my drivers licence on the back. No more old receipts!

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Which wallet is this ?

 

[Jackvilla]

pebblebee.com/card is a higher rated product than the Chipolo that's rechargeable, lasts for up to 1 year on a charge, better range, louder, LEDs to show charge level and less expensive. Also works with Apple FindMy or Pebblebee App Android/iOS

 

[JTK Awesome]

TJs in the San Francisco Bay Area accept Apple Pay.

Not around here, which is surprising given how many college students and tech-industry employees we have.

 

[xraydoc]

So I've had one of these for around 7-8 months. At the beginning, it seemed to work well enough. Recently, my wife started to get notifications that she was being followed by an unknown tracker. It was, of course, the card in my wallet, despite the fact that I (and my phone) were right there along with it. It would repeatedly lose its connection with my phone, for whatever reason, resulting in a bunch of notifications for both me and whomever I was with.

Not sure if it's the battery (non-replaceable) in the Chipolo card going bad or what, but I've dumped it for an Apple AirTag and replaced my wallet with one that has a little AirTag pocket as many now do.