I know my presidents. I didn't pay enough attention to the size of first x-ray picture. I have 4 AirTags. I know what size they are. Mistakes get made sometimes, especially early in the morning.
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iFixit Shares AirTag Teardown Revealing 'Impressively Compact' Design Compared to Tile Mate and Galaxy SmartTag
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One notable design difference is AirTag's lack of a built-in keyring hole, which iFixit attributes to Apple's history of "turning essential functions into premium, add-on accessories."
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Just say it like it is: Often, nApple cares more about form than function. The lack of a keyring hole is inexcusable and just plain stupid.
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Just say it like it is: Often, nApple cares more about form than function. The lack of a keyring hole is inexcusable and just plain stupid.
Any speaker can be used as a mic, too.I’m waiting for the hack to turn the air pod into a Bluetooth speaker and use four to make a surround sound necklace or one for bike helmet speaker or two for an on-ear headphones making it look like a mini air pods pro max.
Next, figure out how to record audio.
Counterpoint: the airtag is better because it has no useless hole that I don’t need.
I imagine a majority of people are going to attach it to something, requiring them to buy yet another accessory.
You can imagine that, but that does not prove it’s true. Like I said, I used gaffer’s tape for my bike. For my camera bag and messenger bag I just stuck them naked in pockets. For my kid’s AirPod case, i shoved it in between the outer silicone case and the airpod case. No holes required in any of these cases. It seems that unless you want to use it as a keyring (I have no keys) or a luggage tag (seems inadvisable, given how luggage is abused in transit - better to put it inside the luggage), there are many situations that require no loop or hole.
Besides, there are plenty of non-key ring use cases for airTags. Having a simple disc design lets users add the kind of case they think will fit their requirement. I definitely would prefer the smallest possible design for the air tag, instead of saddled with additional volume just for the sake of a key ring hole.
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Don’t keep your house key in your car. If someone breaks into your car, they get your address from the paperwork in the glovebox and in your case, the house key too.
I hear you on wondering why people are buying 8. Personally I’ll have just 1 for my work bag.
Not everybody has the expensive things you have.
Gaffers tape? Sort of destroys the concept of the asthetic, doesn't it? Plus, again, I'll bet keys are the number one thing this will be used for.
Leaving out a hole was a pointless thing to do.
What aesthetic? I taped it to the underside of my bike saddle. Making it visible would serve no purpose other than reminding the bike thief to remove it and toss it in the trash.
It’s clear what the point of omitting it was - making a useful hole while maintaining full structural integrity and moisture/dust protection would require the device to be somewhat bigger, and many people require no such hole and thus benefit from a smaller device with a wide choice (7 pages on amazon) of holders.
Adding a hole would be a pointless thing to do.
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Is all their stuff two part now or only the Apple stuff?
iFixit has shared the first of its two-part series in tearing down Apple's AirTag item tracker, revealing that Apple had to make impressive design decisions to achieve its small design, including rethinking the speaker layout.
I wouldn’t doubt that there’s a third party working on a thinner rechargeable version.
You and that other dude might want to get a room together with Tim.
Could be a tracker for the Earth. I’m sure the Sun would want to know if one of its planets went missing.
You do realize that if the thief gets farther than 100 meters, its useless?
A loop on the edge would not harm structural integrity or moisture protection one bit.
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Consumers who want to minimize impact on the environment will:
a) Stop buying stuff. The less they consume, the less they impact.
b) Recycle. RELIGIOUSLY. Like EVERYTHING they’re not using is going right back to Apple (they take back more than Apple products) or to one of the other local recycle places.
They haven’t reached the pinnacle of human perfection that you have. I know it’s hard to believe but there are very large numbers of people that aren’t as perfect as you are.
