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minus-squarePhrodo_00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down5·1 year agoSo innovative it’s just a Tile. They do have the advantage of having really good coverage in the US, but I don’t see the innovation.
minus-squareSeaOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoDirectional location is pretty innovative. I suspect device coverage, relative to tile, even in countries not dominated by Apple, composes of a couple orders of magnitude more devices.
minus-squarelegion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoTile didn’t use Ultra Wideband until after AirTags existed, and I think even now it’s only the Tile Pro that has it. I used Tile for years before AirTags came along. The difference is night and day.
minus-squareNogami@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoTile is pure garbage. I say this as someone who has used both.
So innovative it’s just a Tile. They do have the advantage of having really good coverage in the US, but I don’t see the innovation.
Directional location is pretty innovative.
I suspect device coverage, relative to tile, even in countries not dominated by Apple, composes of a couple orders of magnitude more devices.
Tile didn’t use Ultra Wideband until after AirTags existed, and I think even now it’s only the Tile Pro that has it.
I used Tile for years before AirTags came along. The difference is night and day.
Tile is pure garbage. I say this as someone who has used both.