Leaker Reveals Size of Apple's AirTags and Says They'll Cost Around $39

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

I don't buy the price. You can't even buy a basic sport/solo plastic watch band for that. A piece of rubber with zero tech in it.

I can't see this being under $49.99.

Said the same when rumours said the HomePod mini would be $99. Look how that worked out.

 

[Henry S]

If I can put it on my keychain, and is the size described, I’m there. If not, I don’t have a use for it.

 

[deevey]

Even Apple wouldn’t know that at this stage.

My Bluetooth Analogue watch gets 6 months from a battery and that's for the watch functions as well. I'd predict around the same from one of these.

 

[Mike_Trivisonno]

Stick one on your Apple TV remote. Man, that would look funny.

 

[JoshuaBru]

Right! You're going to put this on your key fob? I think not. Not me anyway.

Why wouldn’t this be a good idea for your key fob? What am I missing?

 

[oosamon]

I have a Tile Pro.... and find it pretty low on my list of things to use. I don't check the battery life, adjust the settings, or use the tracking much. OTOH, I am constantly using the "Find My" app. There is something nice about having everything in one ecosystem. Apple is good at their ecosystem. I'll probably buy.

 

[Shasterball]

"Apple's rumored AirTags item trackers will be slightly larger than a 50 cent coin and around three times the thickness, based on dimensions offered by leaker Max Weinbach (via YouTube channel EverythingApplePro)."

If you are trying to provide a frame of reference for size, I don't think the obscure 50 cent piece is super helpful

 

[HarryWild]

Find my car in huge multi level parking ramps and at the airport parking facilities!

 

[KeithBN]

I predict the AirTags will be released within the next 20 years and cost between 10 and 200 dollars.

Still more accurate than Prosser’s predictions these days 😜

 

[ScottC7]

“Hey Siri, where’s my ‘girlfriend’ with the restraining order?”

This won’t end well… lol

Don’t worry about it...Siri will misinterpret your request, or provide an inaccurate response, if she even provides one at all.

 

[LopezDR]

lost my keys while shopping at Walmart an hour ago and this was the only thing that came to my mind. Have to get one as soon as they come out.

 

[jjudson]

...a spouse who want to hide one in the frame of their significant other's car.

 

[jjudson]

I hope kids and pets don’t eat them. Some adults too.

Well, you'd know where your kids and pets are...

...at least until the next day.

 

[jouster]

$200 to track five things in my house? I was hoping for better. Plus, larger than a .50 cent piece is pretty big. Bigger than some of the things I want to track.

Hmmm...

Works well for me, since I want to track all my 50 cent pieces.

 

[iGüey]

Peter and the Wolf.

 

[macinfojunkie]

Can anyone translate that size (50 cent) into British coins? Is it roughly the same as a 50p?

2p

 

[macinfojunkie]

MacRumors (obsessed with calling him names) and you are factually wrong. He has a track record of 78,2% accuracy:

Jon Prosser: 69.1% accurate - AppleTrack

Reporting on leaks for years on his YouTube channel, Front Page Tech, Jon Prosser only became a source in 2020 and made a name for himself by sharing the iPhone SE (2020) release date before anyone else. Rumor list 2022 ✅ Moon Gray, Ocean Blue and Sunset Pink coming to Beats Studio Buds soon ⛔️ […]

appletrack.com

well... anyone without a 100% track record is technically hit or miss. I think this pejorative is applied to maybe being wrong on some big claims rather than any objective standard. You’re expecting too much here I think. Lol

 

[axcess99]

You're going to depend on other peoples iOS devices, like they care? I mean I wish we lived in that kind of world but we don't anymore. Otherwise this is useless for theft in my opinion, unless the thief is stupid enough to stay in bluetooth range. If that is the case, then the person in this scenario was had but someone that dumb. Not good.

Apple published some papers about this sort of thing. Every iOS device would act as a point of contact for the tag to phone home with its approximate location in an otherwise secure manner. The nearby device’s owner wouldn’t be actively involved or even notified it had relayed the signal. Only the tag’s owner would receive the actual info.

 

[axcess99]

$40 bucks for something designed to get lost! lol

The internet says the US Half Dollar is 30.61 mm in diameter.

I assume the question was somewhat in jest. The article also gives the size in non-imperial units.

 

[joecomo]

are you planning on losing things in the future? If you have already lost stuff, no matter how "magical" these will be, they aint going to help

I plan to find some lost things and put air tags in them

 

[mrr]

It better have a hole to make it attachable.

 

[macinfojunkie]

The greatest thing about Apple releasing AirTags is...

...not having to hear constant rumors about Apple releasing AirTags...

This post will not be bettered in this thread. Fact!

 

[mw360]

It better have a hole to make it attachable.

AirHole sold seperately ($19)

 

[truthertech]

You're going to depend on other peoples iOS devices, like they care? I mean I wish we lived in that kind of world but we don't anymore. Otherwise this is useless for theft in my opinion, unless the thief is stupid enough to stay in bluetooth range. If that is the case, then the person in this scenario was had but someone that dumb. Not good.

LOL. You’ve got to read up on how these work. It doesn’t rely on people caring. It doesn’t rely on a single BT connection, but rather a billion plus iOS devices. It’s automatically done

 

[tranceking26]

I don't think I'd need a set but it will be interesting to see how well they'd sell.