You Won't Lose Your Apple TV Remote With Elago's New AirTag Remote Case

[MacRumors]

Elago is known for its range of clever case designs for Apple's devices, and its newest case designed for the Apple TV Siri Remote adds the one feature that Apple left out - Find My functionality.

With the Apple TV Siri Remote R5 Case, there's space to insert an AirTag at the back, which means that if you ever lose your remote, you can locate the AirTag that's inside with the Find My app.

Priced at $15, the Elago Remote R5 Case is made from a thick layer of what the company calls premium silicone, which is designed to protect the remote from drops and other damage.

Elago says that the design of the R5 was modeled after its previous cases, but with the added AirTag holder functionality. With this case, all buttons remain accessible, including the Siri button on the side, which is protected by a silicone cover.

The Apple TV Siri Remote R5 Case can be purchased from Amazon or from the Elago website for $14.99.

Article Link: You Won't Lose Your Apple TV Remote With Elago's New AirTag Remote Case

 

[Kylo83]

This is just silly makes it huge and it’s not like you would loose it badly this can’t be real

 

[B4U]

Can they make it any bigger so that it does not fall in the gaps of the sofa?

 

[jclardy]

I probably would have went with making the case longer and putting the AirTag on the bottom, vs making the remote thicker.

 

[tonie walker]

…missed opportunity for Tim, should added magsafe in that remote for airtags magsafe compatible accessories 😝…magsafe all the way!!!

 

[jz0309]

well, I don't lose my remote to begin with
but since I have read so many complaints here about folks actually "losing" their remote, I guess this is an option for them

 

[baryon]

This has got to be one of the most first world problems things I've seen in a while.

Imagine if someone told you 30 years ago that in the future, we'll have tracking technology to attach to our TV remotes so that it can tell us exactly where the remote is.

 

[Pakaku]

I assume there must be something important in the bottom of the case, didn’t see anything about that on here or their site, otherwise why not just put the airtag there and slim the case?

 

[chumps52]

That is absolutely horrific.

 

[fwmireault]

With a case that ugly you wish to loose the remote, no?

 

[portland-dude]

HAHAHAHA. Enjoy your seesaw remote I guess.

 

[WiseAJ]

Is the remote pregnant?

 

[Dreamail]

Does not strike me as terribly pretty that case...

Why not just use e.g. transparent packaging tape to tape an AirTag onto the remote?

 

[fenderbass146]

I'm not sure I see the hate for this outside of the fact that Apple should have had a tracker built in. People have been losing remotes much bigger then this for years. I'd love this. Having two kids and a tiny remote means the remote get's lost often. It honestly makes it look nicer to hold.

 

[maxfromdenmark]

it is so ugly on so many levels!

 

[obamtl]

$44 seems a bit steep to find the remote quicker, when it falls between cushions, but there’re people out there who won’t mind. And I agree with the suggestion that making it longer would have made more sense.

 

[E-MO-TION]

tragic. apple should've just made the remote trackable by default

 

[bryanhalpin]

I ordered it right away. Not sure why people give a crap on how thick it is. It's a remote. Why do remotes have to be thin. Your hands aren't built for thin remotes. This gives it a heft that is welcome, plus you can put an AirTag in it which is great. people just like to complain about everything.

 

[Nimrad]

AirTags should be built-in to every Apple product with a battery. It would make so much sense and be sooo useful. Especially for AirPods. The way it works now basically requires you to open the case for it to connect which is totally useless.

 

[SuperCachetes]

Can they make it any bigger so that it does not fall in the gaps of the sofa?

Lol. I think they could also try to get that silicone color a bit darker to make it even less conspicuous in the shadows of the couch creases or other low-light conditions...

(Seems like they DO make remote cases in brighter pastel colors - but oddly not THIS one made specifically to help people find their remote)

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

“You Won't Lose Your Apple TV Remote With Elago's New AirTag Remote Case” because it‘ll become the size of a surfboard.

 

[AngerDanger]

Now your remote can join your iPhone in not being able to sit flat on a table!

 

[alexandr]

and for those who don't want to spend $15 on this — there is always the remote-on-a-rope solution...

 

[iapplelove]

I ordered one but without the air tag feature.

 

[mannyvel]

This has got to be one of the most first world problems things I've seen in a while.

Imagine if someone told you 30 years ago that in the future, we'll have tracking technology to attach to our TV remotes so that it can tell us exactly where the remote is.

First world problems are still problems.

And having had remotes 30 years ago, I would have said "that's a great idea!"