You can purchase an Apple AirTag in the event you’re infamous for shedding wallets, telephones and different private belongings. AirTag equipment, like the most effective AirTag holder, key chain or collar, are must-haves for anybody who needs to utilize Apple’s nifty monitoring units. The main Tile competitor, Apple’s AirTag lets you monitor down essential objects like luggage, keys, wallets or no matter you connect your AirTag to. Simply open up Apple’s Discover My app. It is a boon in the event you misplace issues typically. A single AirTag prices $29 (£29, AU$45), although you will get a four-pack for $99 (£99, AU$149).
The principle draw back is, AirTag discs do not include any type of holder. This implies, relying on how you intend to make use of it, you are going to want some kind of accent for what’s additionally, principally, an adjunct. (Apple tends to spur its personal cottage industries for add-ons, regardless that they’re equipment to start with — AirPods are an ideal instance of this.) Nonetheless, you’ll find tons of AirTag equipment in a number of types for any funds.
In some circumstances you’ll embed an AirTag into an object sans holder — simply pop it in a handbag or backpack, as an illustration — however some individuals prefer to preserve an AirTag with their keys or connect it to a backpack or laptop computer bag. You may additionally need to stick your AirTag onto an object and loads of AirTag mounts can be found.
Word that CNET editors have tried most however not all of those equipment. If we’ve not tried a product, we have examined different equipment from these corporations so we really feel snug recommending them. We’ll be including extra AirTags equipment to the record as we check new merchandise.
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Key chains and straps
Belkin
Belkin’s Safe Holder for AirTags is available in key-ring or strap variations in 4 coloration choices. There’s nothing terribly fancy about them, however at $11, they each value lower than Apple-branded choices proven under. You may also get a two-pack for $20.
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Whereas it launched a bit of later than some AirTags equipment, Otterbox’s key chain holder, which Otterbox calls a “Rugged Case,” is fabricated from stable plastic and does certainly encase your AirTag (you unscrew the highest piece, place your AirTag within the case, then screw the highest piece again on to lock the AirTag within the holder). It is out there in black or white for $20 however is presently on sale for $15.
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Whereas this fake leather-based key chain from Cyrill, a sub-brand of Korea-based Spigen, is nothing fancy, it is presently out there in stone and black coloration choices.
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The Apple-branded leather-based key ring prices $35 and is available in three colours: black, saddle brown and pink.
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When you’re searching for a worth possibility, your finest guess could also be to roll the cube on a no-name model on Amazon. This Eusty key chain cowl is out there in a four-pack for simply lower than $15. Typically, generic fashions like this are labeled as “leather-based” when in truth they’re fake leather-based (typically known as PU leather-based or vegan leather-based). These look lots like different primary fake leather-based AirTag key chains and are available in a number of coloration choices.
There are dozens if not a whole bunch of generic AirTag holders out there. Most ought to be wonderful, however do not anticipate them to put on as properly over time because the true leather-based fashions.
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Caseology’s AirTag Vault is one other easy key chain possibility that is reasonably priced at $15 however may shave a number of {dollars} off its value over time. (Caseology can be a sub-brand of Spigen.) It is one of many few AirTag equipment that was out there at launch and has been fairly common in consequence. It comes with a carabiner however you may connect a normal key chain in the event you wished. It ought to be again in inventory pretty quickly.
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Spigen can be promoting an attractively easy key-chain AirTag holder, the Valentinus, for round $18. It is fabricated from fake leather-based. Alas, it is briefly out of inventory however ought to be again within the subsequent few weeks.
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When you’re searching for a holder that sticks onto an object (just like the underside of a motorbike seat or scooter), Pelican’s Stick-on AirTag Mount is designed to just do that. A single mount prices $16 whereas a pack of 4 sells for $30. It is out there in 4 completely different colours.
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Apple’s Loop, made for attaching your AirTag to a bag, prices as a lot as an AirTag. However it’s Apple’s official loop possibility and this polyurethane possibility is cheaper than the leather-based $39 Leather-based Loop. (That does not make it a very good deal, however I am simply pointing it out.) It is out there in 4 completely different colours.
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Nomad
I just like the design of Nomad’s leather-based AirTag key chain higher than Apple’s, which leaves the AirTag partially uncovered. This AirTag key chain hides it and appears extra like a normal key chain. It is designed to “climate” over time, getting darker (notably the brown model). It is out there in brown or black for $30, which is expensive however it’s good.
Nomad additionally makes a Leather-based Loop that is additionally a key chain and lists for $20. I favor the costlier mannequin pictured right here.
Spigen
Spigen, recognized for its worth iPhone circumstances, has its AirTag Case Rugged Armor ($16). It is not fairly as low-cost as we hoped it will be, however possibly it’ll come down in value in time. It does have a rugged design with a pleasant carabiner and carbon-fiber parts.
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Casetify has all kinds of AirTag holders. They’re fabricated from arduous plastic and are pretty primary however have some eye-catching artwork on the bottom. You may also customise them together with your identify or select from a number of emojis and different graphics. They’re costly at $38 however typically go on sale.
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When you’re seeking to AirTag your pet, Nomad’s upcoming Rugged Pet ID Tag suits the invoice (Nomad’s AirTag key chain is actually an identical). In response to Nomad, it is constructed with a TPU-overmolded polycarbonate shell and comes with two enclosure choices: an IP67 waterproof again and a speaker-hole again. For an additional $20, you should buy a customizable chrome steel insert cowl that you would be able to get engraved together with your pet’s identify and a technique to contact you. No pet collar is included.
It is value making an allowance for that Apple says AirTags aren’t designed to trace pets. Your pet would should be inside vary of the Discover My community for the AirTag to work, so if it runs off into the woods it will not be a lot assist.
Different AirTag choices
Second
Second, which makes and sells picture and video equipment for Apple merchandise, together with lens attachments, could have an enclosure accent that permits you to mount your AirTag. “Produced from a rugged aramid fiber shell and backed with an excellent robust adhesive, you possibly can stick an AirTag to any flat floor,” Second says.
Second additionally has to different mounts: The Curved Floor Mount for AirTags ($25) that is made out of versatile silicone (rubber) and might adhere to surfaces that are not completely flat; and the Stretch Material Mount for AirTags ($25) that is designed to stay to materials, corresponding to the within of a bag, and different flat surfaces.
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When you do not need to spend $15-$20 for a mount, these Gorilla Mounting Tape Squares are a less expensive possibility at $6 and will be lower to measurement for AirTags. AirTags have an IPX67 water-resistance ranking, which implies it may be totally submerged in as much as 1 meter of water for half-hour and is dust-proof. So it could actually face up to some punishment with no cowl. In any case, it would not have a display screen.
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The AirTag makes use of a CR2032 coin battery, which ought to final a couple of 12 months. You’ll find a 10-pack of these batteries on Amazon for lower than $10. That is the way in which to go, particularly if in case you have a number of AirTags, and different units that use CR2032 coin batteries.
All the time keep in mind to maintain coin batteries away from babies so they do not by accident swallow one. They will trigger main damage if ingested.
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