- I got some AirTags and I got some accessories,
so let's check them out.
Hey, I'm Jerry.
And I just got back from the Apple store
picking up the brand new four-pack of AirTags
along with a couple of Belkin accessories.
And even the Apple loop accessory in yellow
which I guess looks kind of cool.
And of course in this video, we're going to unbox them,
set them up for the first time and just see how they work.
We're not gonna do any of that crazy stuff
that some of the bigger channels are doing.
Just a general overview of how they work.
So like I was saying, along with the AirTag four-pack,
we have two of the Belkin AirTag holders.
We got blue, which is a secure holder with strap,
and the secure holder with ring.
And then we have the Apple AirTag loop,
which of course they can go on baggage or some kind of bag.
And I'm not a super big fan of the design,
or at least I haven't been just looking at the item online.
So we'll check that out and see if my opinion changes.
So let's go ahead and get these AirTags unboxed.
Pulled down here at the bottom.
There we go.
All right, so in the box you have the AirTags, of course,
some paper.
We have the four AirTags inside.
The first thing it wants you to do is actually,
make sure your device is up-to-date
and Bluetooth is turned on.
And then over here, it wants you to pull the tag,
and then just place the device next to your...
Place the AirTag next to your device.
So these guys are a bit thicker.
Just a little bit thicker than what I was kind of expecting.
It's a little bit bigger than a quarter, I would say.
And it's kind of like this little mushroom shape
where it's just kind of bigger on top and smaller on bottom,
and it kind of, bottom just protrudes out.
Let's get this plastic off.
(plastic crinkling)
(machine beeping)
And did you hear that little beeping sound that tell you
that the AirTag is now powered up.
The top of the AirTag, of course,
is this shiny white plastic.
And it feels like thin plastic.
The bottom is this metallic reflective surface
that other reviewers have already said scratches super easy.
So don't be surprised
if they start getting scratches fairly quickly.
These do have a replaceable internal battery
that lasts about one year, and to change the battery
you push down and turn to the left,
and then you get this CR2032 battery
that can be swapped out anytime.
I assume that the iPhone will give you
notifications when your AirTag battery is low,
so that you can find your device
and change the battery before it actually dies.
Put that cover back on and let's go ahead
and pair it up with a phone and see how it works.
All right, so we have my phone,
we have the AirTag, and there we go
we get the pairing request right there.
We'll connect, and here we can actually name it.
And I have no idea what I'm going to put these AirTags on.
So I'll just call this one Backpack for now.
And yes, use this phone, register Apple AirTags,
your Apple ID.
And I think this will take just a few seconds to configure.
And there it is.
So we got a beep from the device,
and now we are set to use this AirTag, you know,
quote unquote "Jerry's Backpack" on my iPhone.
So we should be able to open up the Find My app,
and locate this tag.
It does say here that when the AirTag is nearby
an arrow will point to its precise location.
We can play a sound from the iPhone to the AirTag
and we can get directions on a map to find this AirTag
if this is lost outside in the wild somewhere.
So let's go and open up Find My app, and there you go.
As you can see on the map,
we have my house where I'm at right now,
and you can see my backpack is located here.
So a couple of things that we can do
is we can hit play sound,
which should play a sound from the AirTag.
So if I'm running around the house
trying to find whatever this is supposed to be in,
or trying to find the tag itself, I can play a sound.
(machine beeping)
And there it is.
So that should help you locate the tag.
As you're running around the house
frantically trying to find your keys, or your bag,
or your kid, or whatever else you have this attached to.
All right, so now what we're going to do
is lose this AirTag.
I guess, in this room, and then just find it
with the Find My app on this iPhone.
So I have my other iPhone over here over here,
so we can just toss it, and all right, oops.
Now it's hidden, somewhere over there.
Good thing the camera didn't see it
because we have to find it.
So click on find, and it should pop up
because it's within the 30 foot range.
So it should be able to find it with Bluetooth,
and give us precise information using Bluetooth
and the Yuan chip.
So as I turn away from the AirTag
it's pointing me in the correct direction
and telling me approximately how many feet
until I get there.
So it must be in this direction,
and it thinks I'm close.
It thinks I'm close. It says I'm here.
And there it is. Hooray!
I found it, success.
All right, so that was pretty simple
to find using the Find My app on my iPhone
to find the AirTag that's within 30 feet.
Now, if you do have this on an item that you leave
at a store, or at a mall, or on a train, or something else.
It works a little bit differently.
Other iPhones in the area will detect that tag,
and give you the approximate location.
You can turn on notifications on your phone
to get notified when that device is found
when you're in lost mode.
So you can turn on Lost Mode.
You can set a contact name and phone number,
and some other information in there if you want.
And if somebody else finds it nearby,
they can actually see it on their phone.
It'll pop up saying, "hey, here's a lost AirTag".
And then they can find your bag and give you a call,
and hopefully reunite you with your lost stuff.
Now let's check out some of the accessories
that I have here from Belkin and Apple.
Let's start with the Apple AirTag Loop.
All right, so I went with a nice, bright color.
That's easy enough to see on a bag,
or luggage, or something else.
And the airpod...
airpod, I am sure I'm not the only person saying airpod.
This AirTag should just slide right into this loop, somehow.
And hopefully it's nice and secure.
I'm probably doing it wrong.
I'm definitely doing it wrong.
Wow, this is kind of difficult.
Is there instruction?
Oh, there are.
(chuckles)
You got to undo the snap. There you go.
Now the airpod can just slide right in, it's snapping, so.
Is it secure? I don't know.
It's conceivable that if this is attached
to a baggage or a piece of baggage going through an airport
that it's possible that this snap could get dislodged,
and you could lose your AirTag and then, you know,
what's the point of having it, but who knows?
Maybe it's stronger than I think,
but it just snaps on and holds the AirTag in there.
All right, so what about the Belkin accessories?
I actually think that these Belkin ones
look a little bit better than this.
This is kind of the same material that the iPad
magic keyboard cases made out of, kind of rubbery.
Time will tell how these things hold up,
but it doesn't feel super durable to me.
So maybe the Belkins a little bit better.
And it looks like the Belkin one,
you twist to disconnect
and you toss the AirTag in there,
put that back on and twist again.
And there we go.
Okay. That does feel more secure in here.
And when we use this wire strap, elastic strap
we should be nice and secure
on whatever device you put it on, whether it's a bag,
or luggage, or somebody suggested on Twitter
that they're going to use tape,
to tape this to the Apple TV remote
because the Apple TV remote, the new and the old,
don't have the Yuan chips.
So you can't use the Find My app with those devices
which is one of the most common things that you lose.
But me, if I had to think about it,
I'd lose my tape more than I lose other things.
So maybe I just need to tape this to my rolls of tape.
And then I can find my tape when I need it.
Ah, I don't know.
If you have suggestions or cool ideas,
or ways to use these AirTags, let me know below.
So as I'm trying to figure out other ways to use these,
let's check out this Belkin secure holder with key ring.
So just like the blue AirTag holder was strap,
the mock AirTag holder which you can get either of these
in different colors.
Put this AirTag holders exact same way.
You slide it in here, you line it up,
and then you should be able to twist to lock it in
once it's all set.
There we go.
And then of course you just put the key ring on here,
and you can attach it to your keys,
or a bag, or whatever else.
So that's pretty much it for these Belkin accessories,
and my unboxing of the new Apple AirTags.
Four pack, runs $99,
or you can get a single one for $29, I think.
It's not a bad deal if this is something
you're concerned about.
If you're concerned about losing things.
As the world gets back into work and back into travel,
and other things like that,
these are probably going to be really handy
for travelers running through airports, losing bags.
If you check bags.
But I'm sure there's all kinds of other uses.
Everybody wants to use them on their dogs or something else.
So, again, let me know below what kind
of crazy uses do you have for these AirTags?
I'd love to be able to try some of them out
if they make sense.
I also need to see if I can try and lose one,
to see how well that Lost Mode works.
I want to know how it works when somebody else
in the world finds my AirTag,
or their iPhone just runs across my AirTag.
Can I go find it? I don't know.
Seems like a challenge that I might have to figure out.
So anyway, this is the first of a number of products
that Apple announced at last month's spring loaded event.
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