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minus-square@Phrodo_00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink10•11 months 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-square@SeaOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-211 months 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-square@legion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months 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-square@Nogami@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•10 months 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.