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The Verge
6 days ago
- The Verge
Pebblebee's AirTag alternative can now share your real-time location in an emergency
In July, Pebblebee announced a new safety feature for its Clip location tracker. Called Alert, it turns the Apple AirTag alternative into a panic alarm. Rapidly pressing the Clip's button activates a flashing light and loud 97-decibel siren while also triggering Pebblebee's mobile app to send a browser link of your current location to a single trusted contact as an SMS message. Today, Pebblebee announced more features for Alert as part of an upgraded Alert Alive option that's available through a subscription. Alert Alive expands your automatically contacted Safety Circle from just a single person to up to five, and it shares your real-time location with them until you're safe and turn it off. The basic Alert features are still free, but Alert Alive is now available for $2.99 per month or $24.99 per year. Pebblebee is also introducing a Silent Mode upgrade for both Alert and Alert Alive today, for free, that sends alerts more discreetly without the siren or flashing light, which the company says is designed for 'high-stress or unsafe situations where quiet communication is essential.' Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Andrew Liszewski Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Gadgets Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All News
The Verge
08-07-2025
- The Verge
You can get four AirTags for the price of three for Prime Day
It's never a bad moment to buy a reliable item location tracker, like an Apple AirTag. People who use an iPhone (or who are buying for someone who does) can buy four of Apple's AirTags for just $64.99 ($34 off) at Amazon during Prime Day, which is the bundle's best price to date. Considering that theses usually range in cost from $20 to $25 a pop, this is like getting one free with the bundle. Stick one in a purse, a backpack, in your Steam Deck case, and give one to a pal. AirTags connect to Apple's vast Find My network to help you locate lost items even when they're miles away and far outside of Bluetooth range. Equipped with an ultra-wideband chip, they offer pinpoint precision tracking that current competitors can't match, showing you exactly how far away your item is and guiding you with on-screen arrows to its location. Apple's AirTag is unobtrusive, waterproof, and taps into the massive Find My network for out-of-range locating. Read our review. Software upgrades through the years have made the trackers even more useful, too. You can share your AirTags's location with up to five people, making it easier for families to keep tabs of valuables while traveling. And iOS 18's Share Item Location feature lets you send a secure (and temporary) location link to visit for lost items, like checked luggage, to over a dozen airlines, speeding up the recovery process and reducing travel stress. Beyond its evolving software, AirTags are built to last. Each device is water- and dust-resistant, and powered by a replaceable CR2032 battery that lasts about a year. So, you won't need to worry about frequent recharging or buying a new AirTag just because the battery died. And while it's a shame they lack built-in holes for attaching to keys or bags, a wide range of accessories makes it easy to clip or secure them wherever you need, some of which are also seeing steep discounts right now. Sign up for Verge Deals to get deals on products we've tested sent to your inbox weekly.
