Review: Apple’s AirTags succeed thanks to iPhone popularity

Review: Apple’s AirTags succeed thanks to iPhone popularity
Apple is not first to market with Bluetooth trackers. (Image: Apple)
Henry Burrell
A small plastic and metal disc sold in packs of one or four is not the sexiest product Apple sells, but it is one of its cheapest and most useful.If you’re in the habit of losing personal items, and provided you already own an iPhone or iPad, buying an AirTag or two to help locate those items could prove a sensible purchase.Similar Bluetooth trackers already exist, most notably from the company Tile who has built a whole business around the idea. If you lose an item a tracker is in or on, you can use the Tile app to ping the tracker, whic...

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