The Pixel Tag is Google’s answer to the AirTag
He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor.More than two years after launching its own device-tracking network, Google has finally followed up with its own tracker. When it arrives, the Tag will cost $29, with a four-pack for $99 — the exact same pricing as Apple’s AirTag 2.The Pixel Tag is a slim oblong device available in one grayish color — Fog — that weighs about 12g, or 0.4oz. Like the AirTag, it has no built-in hooks or clips for attaching to objects you want to track.
- ▪He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor.More than two years after launching its own device-tracking network, Google has finally followed up with its own tracker.
- ▪When it arrives, the Tag will cost $29, with a four-pack for $99 — the exact same pricing as Apple’s AirTag 2.The Pixel Tag is a slim oblong device available in one grayish color — Fog — that weighs about 12g, or 0.4oz.
- ▪Like the AirTag, it has no built-in hooks or clips for attaching to objects you want to track.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Meet the Pixel Tag, Googles answer to the Apple AirTag — Mashable
- ▪ Google announces $29 Pixel Tag coming in November with UWB [Hands-on] — 9to5Google
- ▪ Google takes on AirTag with the new $29 Pixel Tag — TechCrunch
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