Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by ghaff on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:39PM
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I suppose the answer is "Apple minimalism" but I wondered a bit why the tags don't have a tab with a small hole sticking out. It seems it would be easier (and cheaper) to come up with ways to attach to things. (Though I suppose it would also be more fragile than what they did for attaching to keychains.
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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by allenu on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:51PM
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I think you’re on the right track about it being more fragile with a hole. Probably with wear and tear over time it might break apart. Much easier for Apple to “outsource” responsibility of attaching it to things and dealing with durability concerns.
Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by amelius on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:57PM
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A few days ago on HN there was a video of someone drilling a hole in an airtag at precisely the right location.
Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by ghaff on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:27PM
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Interesting! TBF, attaching to a keyring is the only obvious use case where I'd really need something like that and I've already ordered one of the (cheap) attach to keychain accessories. But love how people figure out this sort of thing.