Google Couldn’t Resist Making Its Own AirTag-Like Item Tracker
Who doesn’t make an item tracker at this point? Following in the footsteps of Apple, Samsung, and Motorola, Google is introducing its own wireless item tracker, the Pixel Tag, for locating stuff it’s attached to like your keys or luggage. A single Pixel Tag will cost $29, and a four-pack will be $99 when it launches later this year on Nov.
- ▪Who doesn’t make an item tracker at this point?
- ▪Following in the footsteps of Apple, Samsung, and Motorola, Google is introducing its own wireless item tracker, the Pixel Tag, for locating stuff it’s attached to like your keys or luggage.
- ▪A single Pixel Tag will cost $29, and a four-pack will be $99 when it launches later this year on Nov.
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Who doesn’t make an item tracker at this point? Following in the footsteps of Apple, Samsung, and Motorola, Google is introducing its own wireless item tracker, the Pixel Tag, for locating stuff it’s attached to like your keys or luggage. A single Pixel Tag will cost $29, and a four-pack will be $99 when it launches later this year on Nov. 11. Although Google is announcing the item tracker alongside the new Pixel 11 series phones ahead of today’s Made for Google event, it’ll work with any phone running Android 9.0 or later. You can also use a Pixel Watch, including the new Watch 5, to find Pixel Tags from your wrist.
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