Comment by tshaddox
1 day ago
It sounds like the external dimensions are going to be exactly the same or nearly so. I'm hoping the battery compartment is also identical so that third-party mounting and extended battery packs continue to work.
I recently picked up a few of these extended battery packs and it would be nice to eventually upgrade the AirTag if the extended range turns out to be meaningful. They're pretty neat, you remove the battery cover completely and only insert the half of the AirTag with the electronics and radio.
Elevantionlab is weird as they don't really sell outside of the US. Canada and UK, that's it.
Don't they want people's money or what's the business case here?
They DID ship here a long time ago, I owned their aluminium docks and a few other things.
Their description does say “Works with AirTag generation 1 & 2.” Thanks for putting me on to these. Really clever products. I always feel stupid with my airtag dangling off of my camera.
Great! I scanned the page when I posted that comment, so I either missed it or they were just about to update it.
Are there any wallet-shaped Airtags yet? That's the one thing keeping me from ditching my Tiles.
Yep - I've got the UGREEN FineTrack Slim G Wallet Tracker Card in my wallet and it's perfect.
Love the fact that it's rechargeable - although a little bit annoying that it's with a USB to proprietary connector.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Ultra-Slim-Rechargeable-Comp...
Nomad makes Find My compatible cards.
https://nomadgoods.com/in/products/tracking-card
Can vouch for the nomad. Battery is about 6 months and can be wirelessly recharged in a day. Speaker is a bit quiet but functional. Updates reliably and frequently.
A bit pricey but works well. https://ridge.com/products/tracker-card
There are none from Apple but in the past I have used Chipolos. They have some which are the size of about 3 stacked credit cards and fit in my wallet easily. The (at that time) did not feature UWB tracking but had a decent loudspeaker. Unfortunately they are single-use only and once the battery ran out (happened to me after about a year) you had to throw it away...
Didn’t know that external battery packs were a thing. That could be super useful.
Yeah, I picked them up along with some AA lithium (non-rechargeable) batteries. I also didn't know those batteries existed until recently. I knew there were rechargeable lithium AAs with a charge plug and charging circuitry built into each little cylinder, but I've heard mostly bad reviews of those.
These non-rechargeable ones have pretty good reviews though, and apparently last much longer than normal AAs (both in terms of capacity and storage). I'll probably start putting them in the handful of things I've got that still take AAs.