Pretty cool! Could use a way to clear without needing to manually erase

Would have been nice to have an attachment hole on the device itself, rather than requiring you purchase accessories to attach to a set of keys, for example.

The holder accessories are as/more expensive as the tracker itself lol

> Apple-designed AirTag accessories include the Leather Key Ring in Saddle Brown, (PRODUCT)RED, and Baltic Blue for $35 (US); the Leather Loop in Saddle Brown and (PRODUCT)RED for $39 (US); and the Polyurethane Loop in White, Deep Navy, Sunflower, and Electric Orange for $29 (US).

My side business is making handmade/handstitched leather belts, wallets etc.

These keyfob holders look like the sort of thing I'd make and sell... probably for the same £ cost as the Apple branded, mass-produced alternatives.

Thank you for chiming in with your experience. I, like many others, assumed these accessories were being sold with an exorbitant markup but it seems like they may be pretty reasonably priced.

I'm not sure that's what polyvisual meant. If they handmake an item and it sells for the same price as a mass-produced item, the mass-produced item is definitely marked up.

I imagine the Hermès holder is going to be much more than that.

If these become popular, you'll probably find plastic adapters for $1 on AliExpress.

Yeah I'm sure there will be cheap aftermarket alternatives to the Apple branded accessories, but it would be nice not to have to need an additional purchase for the common use case of just tying the thing to something. It also seems a bit wasteful

Just imagine the sheer amount of non recyclable plastic this "design choice" by Apple to offer an un-holed product will generate. This world has a major problem.

I don't see this ever being relevant on the scale of plastic pollution; people will buy a few and use them for years. For example, is the world being overwhelmed with smartphone cases?

You can create the holder from any biodegradable materials, leather or cardboard etc. No need to use "non-recyclable plastic".

But that’s precisely what all these Chinese marketplaces won’t offer.

No one is forcing you to buy the holder from China.

You can go to your local artisan and ask them to craft it from any material you choose. It's not a complicated form to create a slot for.

Are you trying to kill an entire ecosystem of cheap accessories that is going to spring up simply based on the fact that they don't have a hole? :P

Small decisions like this is what makes me despise their tactics. All of the crap about the environment and all is nothing but hot air.

I don't understand why you are being donwvoted. Your comment is true in every way.

Wait for a teardown and select a place to drill your own hole? But yes, a surprising lack of design forethought.