{"id":532146,"date":"2026-03-12T20:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/532146\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:25:07","slug":"the-original-airtag-is-the-cheapest-its-ever-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/532146\/","title":{"rendered":"The original AirTag is the cheapest it\u2019s ever been"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite the fact Apple released a new AirTag<\/a> in January, the first-generation AirTag is still a top-notch tracker if you\u2019re embedded in Apple\u2019s ecosystem. And right now, it\u2019s on sale for $13.91 ($15.09 off) at Walmart<\/a>, which marks a new low price.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re an iPhone owner, the original AirTag still delivers a level of precision few trackers can match, thanks to its ultra wideband (UWB) chip and access to Apple\u2019s expansive Find My network. Whereas most Bluetooth trackers just tell you the general whereabouts of a misplaced item, the AirTag actually guides you directly to it with on-screen arrows and distance estimates. Apple also continuously adds new software perks so it\u2019s easier to recover lost or stolen items. For example, you can share an AirTag\u2019s location with up to five people<\/a>, which is helpful if you\u2019re traveling with family, and even temporarily share an AirTag\u2019s location<\/a> with American Airlines<\/a>, Virgin Atlantic<\/a>, and other airlines, a boost if you\u2019re looking for lost luggage. And, as a nice bonus, when the battery dies after about a year, you can simply swap in a new one rather than having to upgrade.<\/p>\n

The second-gen model builds on what is already a terrific tracker. It features an upgraded UWB chip, allowing it to track items from up to 50 percent farther away, and its speaker is noticeably louder. If you own an Apple Watch Series 9 or newer, you can also use Precision Finding from your watch to locate items instead of opening the Find My app on your phone. They\u2019re all welcome improvements, but if you just need a tracker to keep tabs on your stuff while going out of town this spring break, the original AirTag will still do the job very well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Despite the fact Apple released a new AirTag in January, the first-generation AirTag is still a top-notch tracker…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532147,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1572,49,48,1639,195,64,61,124080],"class_list":{"0":"post-532146","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-deals","12":"tag-gadgets","13":"tag-tech","14":"tag-technology","15":"tag-verge-shopping"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}