The Google Pixel Tag is now available
It costs $29 / £29. 99 / AU$49, or you can get four for $99 / £99 / AU$169
It’s largely similar to rival trackers, but with some notable differences
Following its announcement at the Google Pixel 11 launch back in August, the Pixel Tag is finally available to buy — but has the long wait been worth it, or are you better off sticking with one of its Android-compatible rivals? We can’t definitively answer that question until we’ve reviewed Google’s new item tracker, but it does have some promising specs and features. It weighs just 11. 8g, has an IP67 rating (which gives it moderate water resistance), and has a replaceable coin cell battery that should last over a year. It can play a sound to help you locate nearby items, or you can view it on a map when it’s further away, using Find Hub’s crowdsourced network of over one billion Android devices to locate it. The Google Pixel Tag also has Ultra Wideband (UWB) support for precise tracking when it’s nearby, complete with directional arrows pointing to it on your phone screen. Or, if you need to find your phone, you can press a button on the Pixel Tag twice to ring your handset. The Pixel Tag weighs just 11. 8g (Image credit: Google) There’s also the option to get a notification when you leave behind tagged items, and the ability to mark a Pixel Tag as lost, and then get a notification when the Find Hub network locates it. Shared items can be tagged too, with multiple people able to track them, and you have the option to share the location of tagged items with airlines or anyone with a Google account…