In the event you’re somebody who is consistently misplacing your keys or somebody who likes to have the ability to monitor your gadgets, AirTags could also be for you. With one of the best equipment, they will simply clip or follow the merchandise you are trying to hold a tracker on. We have discovered the whole lot from keychains to baggage tags which are sturdy, safe and straightforward on the pockets.
In fact, you do not at all times want an adjunct to make use of an Apple AirTag. Among the best issues about AirTags is how straightforward they’re to make use of. You possibly can simply toss them into your backpack, pockets, purse, or should you’re a gamer who likes to sport on the go, even your Nintendo Change case. In the event you’re more likely to lose your gadgets, monitoring them may be a good suggestion.
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Simply as a heads up, whereas we CNET editors have made it our mission to check out the whole lot we suggest, we have not managed to take action for these Apple AirTag equipment. If we have not examined a product ourselves, we have checked out different merchandise from the identical manufacturers, so we really feel assured about recommending it to you. As we get the possibility to check extra Apple AirTag equipment, we’ll add extra to the listing.
Key chains and straps
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Among the best AirTag equipment, Belkin’s Safe Holder for AirTags is available in key-ring or strap variations in 4 colour choices. There’s nothing terribly fancy about them, however at $13, they each value lower than Apple-branded choices proven beneath. You can even get a two-pack for $20.
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Whereas it launched slightly later than some Apple AirTag equipment, Otterbox’s key chain holder, which Otterbox calls a “Rugged Case,” is manufactured 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).
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The Apple-branded leather-based keyring prices round $35 and is on the market in just a few colour choices, although chances are you’ll discover restricted inventory with FineWoven replacements making it to shops.
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In the event you’re in search of a worth choice, your finest wager could also be to roll the cube on a no-name model on Amazon. This Eusty key chain cowl is on the market in a four-pack for simply lower than $10. Usually, generic fashions like this are labeled as “leather-based” when in actual fact they’re fake leather-based (typically known as PU leather-based or vegan leather-based).
These look so much like different primary fake leather-based AirTag key chains and are available just a few colour choices. There are dozens if not a whole bunch of generic AirTag holders accessible. Most must be fantastic, however do not anticipate them to put on as effectively over time because the true leather-based fashions.
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Spigen can be promoting an attractively easy key-chain Apple AirTag holder, the Valentinus, for round $17. It is manufactured from fake leather-based.
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In the event you’re in search of a holder that sticks onto an object (just like the underside of a motorcycle seat or scooter), Pelican’s Stick-on AirTag Mount is designed to just do that. A single mount prices $10 whereas a pack of 4 sells for $29 or much less when on sale. It is accessible in several colours.
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Apple’s Loop, made for attaching your AirTag to a bag, prices as a lot as an AirTag. Nevertheless it’s Apple’s official loop choice and this polyurethane choice is cheaper than the leather-based $35 Leather Loop. (That does not make it a superb deal, however I am simply pointing it out.) It is accessible in 4 completely different colours.
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Spigen, recognized for its worth iPhone circumstances, has its Apple AirTag Case Rugged Armor. It isn’t fairly as low-cost as we hoped it could be, however possibly it’s going to come down in value in time. It does have a rugged design with a pleasant carabiner and carbon-fiber components.
Different AirTag choices
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Second, which makes and sells photograph and video equipment for Apple merchandise, together with lens attachments, can have an enclosure accent that means that you can mount your Apple AirTag. “Produced from a rugged aramid fiber shell and backed with an excellent robust adhesive, you’ll be able to stick an AirTag to any flat floor,” Second says. Second additionally has the Stretch Fabric Mount for AirTags ($25) that is designed to stay to materials, comparable to the within of a bag, and different flat surfaces.
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In the event you do not wish to spend $15-$20 for a mount, these Gorilla Mounting Tape Squares are a less expensive choice and could be minimize to measurement for AirTags. AirTags have an IPX67 water-resistance score, which implies it may be totally submerged in as much as 1 meter of water for half-hour and is dust-proof. So it might face up to some punishment and not using a cowl. In any case, it would not have a display.
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The AirTag makes use of a CR2032 coin battery, which ought to final a couple of 12 months. Yow will discover a 10-pack of these batteries on Amazon for someplace round $12. That is the way in which to go, particularly when you’ve got a number of AirTags, and different gadgets that use CR2032 coin batteries. At all times keep in mind to maintain coin batteries away from young children so they do not by chance swallow one. They’ll trigger main damage if ingested.
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Casetify has all kinds of AirTag holders. They’re manufactured from onerous plastic and are pretty primary however have some eye-catching artwork on the bottom. You can even customise them along with your title or select from a number of emojis and different graphics. They’re costly at $32 however typically go on sale.
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Whereas this fake leather-based inexpensive key ring from Cyrill, a sub-brand of Korea-based Spigen, is nothing fancy however it’s accessible in a premium black and gold end. You can even look into the remainder of Cyrill’s collection on Amazon.
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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 typical key chain. It is designed to “climate” over time, getting darker (significantly the brown model). It is accessible 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 $10. I choose the dearer mannequin pictured right here.
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Caseology’s AirTag Vault is one other simple key chain choice that is inexpensive at $15 (presently on sale for $6) however might shave just a few {dollars} off its value over time. (Caseology can be a sub-brand of Spigen.) It is one of many few Apple AirTag equipment that was accessible at launch and has been fairly common consequently. It comes with a carabiner however you might connect a typical key chain should you needed.
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