Apples AirPods and Apples new AirTags are the most obvious hookup since sofa-cushion-gaps and TV remotes.
It would be extraordinary if Apple didnt offer the pairing in the next version of its wireless earbuds.
But it shouldnt stop there.
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AirTag tech could be built into all kinds of gear.
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AirTags have been rumored for at least the past couple of years.
They emit a constant Bluetooth blip, which can be picked upanonymously and securelyby any passing iOS rig.
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it’s possible for you to then use Apples Find My app to track them.
But what kinds of things does one lose, exactly?
The most mentioned use case for AirTags is your keys, but who loses their house keys?
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Transport
Another oft-suggested use is the bicycle.
“Ive already seen ads for bikes like the VanMoof S3 integrating it,” said Hickman.
And how about strollers?
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Cars, also, could be good candidates for AirTags.
Dont think about AirTags as a way to find lost items.
Think of them more as “finding enablers.”
Finding Enablers
Lets come up with some more uses for AirTags.
And cats, which wander the neighborhood getting into trouble, are usually in range of iPhones.
How about your tent?
At a campsite or a music festival, its always a pain to find your tent.
AirTags can help with that.
Luggage, too, is a good candidate.
If you lose it, you’re free to find it again.
But how about just tracking it from the plane to the airport carousel?
Once close enough, youd see its progress towards the conveyor.
But if they prove popular, more manufacturers might start building AirTag tech into their own goods.
Some of these will surely be pointless, but others will not.
So, come on, Apple.
Put an AirTag chip inside the AirPods case.
You know you want to.
