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Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Re: Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Post by pvab3 »

kwanbix wrote: post #143
singularity2001 wrote: post #117

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That just work. I know it sounds simple but if you have been burned by Bluetooth devices before again and again get unburned by AirPods. Also, they stick in my ear even though all other headsets with cable fell out. I don´t know how

Maybe I got lucky, but I never had issues with my Bose, Shokz, or even with my Soundcore headphones and bluetooth. I don't use in ear, so I can not comment on that.

I've had Bose 700s, Sennheisers, Anker Soundcore, and probably other bluetooth earbuds and none of them come close to the simplicity of the Airpods. The Bluetooth handoff and pairing is insanely easy and works within a second or two. I've never once had to go to Bluetooth settings to force it to pair.

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Post by SirMaster »

matwood wrote: post #522
ahmeneeroe-v2 wrote: post #289

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It's not your fault for leaving your property in your car. Wild to say that.

I grew up in a small city in the US and was taught early on to never leave any property in view in your car. The US also has a worse issue than other parts of the world because people often leaves guns in their cars.

I grew up in a small town and we didn't even lock the doors to our home. Never had anyone come and steal anything.

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

imp0cat wrote: post #495
jules-jules wrote: post #251

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Some Kantons are more easy going than others but overall the police are not to fuck around with.

Exactly! Forgot to run your washing machine so you gonna start it later in the evening? Bam, next thing you know they are bashing in your door.

Try doing laundry on Sunday……

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Post by threetonesun »

sejje wrote: post #640
jon-wood wrote: post #590

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We should, but also we should prioritise more harmful behaviour being prevented over less harmful behaviour, and stalking/harassment is in my opinion more harmful than property theft.

Not on Earth, no. It would be if stalking happened at the same frequency as property theft, but the rates are ridiculously lopsided. So much property theft happens that we don't bother reporting almost any of it.

Frequency isn't really an issue here. I don't care that much if someone steals my luggage. I'd be a little mad if someone took my bike, but I have redundant protection for it, along with other things of more importance, or I keep them on me.

But I'd really, really not like to find out someone was following me around.

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Post by throw20251220 »

dmitrygr wrote: post #460
QuantumNomad_ wrote: post #454

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Sounds like a great way to get charged with making false statements to the police or something along those lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Making_false_statements

Not at all. I had intent to do so, which is what I said, then thought about it, realized it was dangerous, and didn't.

Sounds like a great way to end up with criminal charges. Try it, try your luck.

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Post by whynotminot »

tavavex wrote: post #278
wmeredith wrote: post #149

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I think the point is to make the smallest unit of functionality possible and then people can integrate that into their use case using attachments, casings, etc. in a way they see fit. It's a good approach for this product in my opinion.

I think this argument would work better if the AirTag in its minimal form wasn't so teardrop-shaped. It feels almost like it was designed to be difficult to integrate into other environments because it lacks any edges or openings. It ensures that anything that could hold it must be at least as big as the AirTag itself. It really confuses me why they couldn't even allow for a single small hole in its edge - it would s…

I think it’s designed around that easily replaceable and very commonly found battery.

Which is an appreciated and surprisingly un-Apple move. Despite some physical limitations this imposes, I applaud it.

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Post by thih9 »

elzbardico wrote: post #561
thih9 wrote: post #390

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But it’s not a stupid thing to do either - if anything, normalizing crime sounds not optimal.

There’s no such thing as normalizing crime by simply taking sensible steps to protect yourself from it.

For a society that does this long term, giving away your rights is literally how crime gets normalized.

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Post by eloisant »

cluckindan wrote: post #499
VerifiedReports wrote: post #425

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Didn't they start chirping and alert the thief? The anti-stalking measures with AirTags, while we all recognize why they're in place, also greatly reduce their value as anti-theft devices. I've gouged the speakers out of a few and hidden them in my vehicles, but if Apple makes that impossible to do with the new generation... no sale.

That only happens after 24 hours and only if the tag has been continuously traveling with an iPhone present.

that works with Android too

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Post by lazide »

littlecranky67 wrote: post #523
reaperducer wrote: post #273

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Similar story for me. Except in Rome, and the ending wasn't happy because all I could do is watch my wife's iPhone go to Tunisia where it disappeared. Still, in those very early days of "Find my" I could see how this was going to eventually change things.

Simlar (sad) story in Spain, very recent. Airtags and Find My are known by police by now. When my friends bag was stolen, he located it on the police station via Find My. It was located in a residential multi-story house nearby, which was known by the police. The place is known to house several members of organized petty crime. Police told him they cannot do anything as they can't enter the house without a warrant an…

How is it just his testimony if they can literally locate the device to the location?

That’s just ‘oh, my poor back’.

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Post by eloisant »

reaperducer wrote: post #274
ryandrake wrote: post #271

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Which raises the obvious question: If they're not responding to either violent crimes or nonviolent crimes, what are they doing all day?

If they're not responding to either violent crimes or nonviolent crimes, what are they doing all day? According to a police administrator I once knew, filling out all the endless paperwork that makes the studies possible so people can complain about what little time cops spend fighting crime.

The only times were cops were useful to me was to fill a theft report that I needed for an insurance claim.
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