Rugged Silicone AirTag Case
Enjoy a perfect partner for your new 4-pack of AirTags. The rugged silicone ring will provide protection to the bezels and the front/back of the AirTags. Attach the case to your keyring, backpack, jacket, purse, etc. with the included oval-shaped carabiners. The outer packaging was fun, vibrant, and detailed the product nicely. The price point was fair at ~$4 per case ($16 kit). I would have loved a creative marketing name and a locking carabiner. Easy to install, easy to remove, protective, and lightweight. What more could you want?
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AirTag case provides rugged protection.
If you have ever walked away after setting your purse or keys down, or perhaps one of your children decided to play hide-the-remote, then you have felt the draw and power of tracker devices like those from Tile or Chipolo. In fact, after a particularly frustrating hunt for my wife’s lost key ring, I decided that all of our keyrings required trackers.
Over the past five to seven years, we have tried several types of trackers; some required subscriptions, while others served as stand-alone devices. A tracker device is really only as good as the user base. With the announcement and ultimate release of the Apple AirTag in April of 2021, Apple won my personal tracker contract. Combined with the ubiquity of Apple iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and MacBooks, the AirTags had an advantage over other devices.
If interested, you can purchase a single AirTag for $29. Or, you can opt for the clearly superior play and pick up the 4-pack for $99.00. Unfortunately, unlike other brands of trackers, the AirTags do not ship with any type of case. If you want to add an AirTag to a bag, to keys, to a dog collar, etc, you will need to purchase an AirTag case separately.
Luckily, brands like TALK WORKS have stepped in to fulfill the AirTag Case need. The TALK WORKS Rugged 4-Pack of AirTags cases arrived in a classy 3 3/16 inches wide by 3 5/16 inches tall by 1 1/2 inches thick hanging package. The white-colored cover panel displayed the TALK WORKS name along the top of the panel in a vibrant red font.
The panel also displayed information about the 4-pack quantity atop the panel, and a generic “Cases for AirTags” name along the bottom of the panel. You will find an image of the four AirTags cases along the midsection of the panel. The image provided details about the two black and white devices, the hexagonal shape, and the oval carabiner clip.
I liked the red and white color scheme and appreciated the use of a clean background of this AirTag case. The only thing missing from the cover panel was a unique moniker for the device, such as TALK WORKS ARMIS, Latin for armor.
The red-colored top panel provided the cardboard hanging tab, while both side panels displayed the TALK WORKS name in white font. The white cover with red font contrasted the red side/top panels quite nicely. The rear panel successfully combined the red/white theme with an upper red hanging tab segment and a lower white body.
Within the body of the panel, you will find two helpful images. The top image provided information about the durable, rugged, scratch-resistant design, and the device colors, and it showed a front view, side view, installation view, and carabiner view of the AirTag cases. The lower image showed a young tech-trendy female with an AirTag-protected backpack. The lower white panel provided an SKU barcode, product manufacturing labels, and Apple/AirTag Trademark information.
I opened the top panel and removed two individually wrapped bags. Each bag contained two white or two black 1 9/16 inches diameter by 3/8 inches thick AirTag cases and two 1 7/8 inches tall by 1-inch wide by 3/16 inches thick, non-locking, oval-shaped carabiners. I removed the black cases from the bag and noted a 3/8 inches tall carabiner attachment point atop the 0.1-ounce silicone shell.
I pressed the opening gate of the 0.1-ounce carabiner, slid the top nose segment of the carabiner into the port on the keyring, and then rotated the carabiner until the bottom rested adjacent to the silicone AirTag case. The carabiner clip had a metallic wire gate and a prominent nose segment.
I liked that the wire gate created a smooth oval frame, but disliked the lack of a locking mechanism at the nose. I have not yet experienced a snag from the nose segment of this device but I have had that problem with other similarly designed carabiners. Although not a deal-breaker, I would have preferred a locking clip to reduce the chance of the tracker falling off.
Each of the silicone/rubberized bands had slightly raised, 5-sided ribbed protrusions at the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 o’clock positions of the band and the carabiner port at the 12 o’clock position. The inner surface of each case had an appropriately sized inner cutout, like that of a bike tire.
To insert the Apple AirTag into the TALK WORKS AirtTag case, place the AirTag behind the case, insert the top lip into the case, and then firmly press the AirTag into the case groove. I found that the process required minimal energy or force and the AirTag easily slid into the case. If the Apple Logo appears askew, you can pinch the front/back of the AirTag between your thumb and index finger and rotate the case.
Luckily, once the case was installed the AirTag felt quite secure within the shell. To remove the AirTag, grip the case with your digits 1 and 2 of each hand and then press firmly with your thumbs at the front center of the AirTag while peeling off the case.
I have enjoyed several days with the TALK WORKS Rugged AirTags cases and have not experienced any snagging of the carabiner. The rubberized semi-firm outer shell successfully protected the bevels of the AirTag, and the slightly raised front/back material protected the shiny front and matte white back of the AirTags.
The carabiner attachment point allowed the AirTag case to hinge forward/backward and allowed rotation along the carabiner. As noted above, the only complaint that I had about the setup was the lack of a locking carabiner. I loved the overall design and liked that they provided two white and two black cases instead of all four of one color.
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