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AirTags orders began today, but supplies are already dwindling
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<blockquote data-quote="OneMoreThing..." data-source="post: 1881431" data-attributes="member: 196927"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><img src="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-20-at-12.08.58-PM-980x548.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><br /> <br /> Carolyn Wolfman-Estrada, engineering program manager at Apple, presents AirTags (with one visible in her right hand). [credit: Apple ]<br /> </li> </ul><p></p><p>Apple <a href="https://apple.sjv.io/c/1305166/435031/7613?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fbuy-airtag%2Fairtag%3Fafid%3Dp239%257C1305166%26cid%3Daos-us-aff-ir&subid1=ArsAirTags" target="_blank">began taking orders</a> Friday for its new AirTags location-tracking product and the new purple color for the iPhone 12, but AirTag supply is already falling behind demand.</p><p></p><p>Announced <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/apple-takes-on-tile-with-ar-ready-airtags-tracking-devices/" target="_blank">earlier this week</a>, AirTags are Apple's answer to the already established and relatively popular Tile product. Each AirTag is a small disc that can be attached to a valuable possession so you can track it with your iPhone if you lose it.</p><p></p><p>Each AirTag sends out a Bluetooth signal that nearby compatible devices in the "Find My" network detect. When a device detects the AirTag, it reports its location, and you can use the newly rebranded "Find My" app to locate it; Apple claims the process is anonymous, secure, and encrypted.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1759787#p3" target="_blank">Read 5 remaining paragraphs</a> | <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1759787&comments=1" target="_blank">Comments</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1759787" target="_blank">Click here to view the article...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OneMoreThing..., post: 1881431, member: 196927"] [LIST] [*][IMG]https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-20-at-12.08.58-PM-980x548.png[/IMG] Carolyn Wolfman-Estrada, engineering program manager at Apple, presents AirTags (with one visible in her right hand). [credit: Apple ] [/LIST] Apple [URL='https://apple.sjv.io/c/1305166/435031/7613?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fbuy-airtag%2Fairtag%3Fafid%3Dp239%257C1305166%26cid%3Daos-us-aff-ir&subid1=ArsAirTags']began taking orders[/URL] Friday for its new AirTags location-tracking product and the new purple color for the iPhone 12, but AirTag supply is already falling behind demand. Announced [URL='https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/apple-takes-on-tile-with-ar-ready-airtags-tracking-devices/']earlier this week[/URL], AirTags are Apple's answer to the already established and relatively popular Tile product. Each AirTag is a small disc that can be attached to a valuable possession so you can track it with your iPhone if you lose it. Each AirTag sends out a Bluetooth signal that nearby compatible devices in the "Find My" network detect. When a device detects the AirTag, it reports its location, and you can use the newly rebranded "Find My" app to locate it; Apple claims the process is anonymous, secure, and encrypted. [URL='https://arstechnica.com/?p=1759787#p3']Read 5 remaining paragraphs[/URL] | [URL='https://arstechnica.com/?p=1759787&comments=1']Comments[/URL] [url=https://arstechnica.com/?p=1759787]Click here to view the article...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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