I see a market for a purely "local" version of AirTag, consisting of the Bluetooth component only, for locating objects inside the home or office. Could such a stripped-down version be implementable as a stick-on device small enough to be attached to the eyeglasses, remotes, Apple Pencils, and other small objects that are always getting lost indoors? Could the battery be built-in and rechargeable with a MagSafe?
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Proposed product: AirTag Lite
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What are you suggesting they remove to make it local? AirPods have three radios: bluetooth, ultra-wideband (UWB), and NFC. If you take away UWB you won’t get precise tracking. If you take away NFC, setup probably gets more complicated. I doubt that either of these radios require much physical space or power. So I think the only way to make them smaller is to use smaller batteries. Would you want that trade off?
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orbit x glasses is pretty tiny. no magsafe though
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Orbit x Glasses
Find your glasses with Orbit Glasses and Apple Find My Orbit Glasses is the world's smallest tracker. Simply stick it to your glasses and you will never have to look for them again. In most cases, Orbit Glasses will fit on the inside of the arm, keeping it discreet so no one will notice. Apple...
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