Spigen’s AirPods Pro Case Straps an Apple AirTag Tracker to Your Buds So They’re Easier to Find

Spending $329 on a pair of wi-fi earbuds isn’t any small funding, and as simply pocketable as Apple’s AirPods Pro are, they’re additionally very simple to lose. Instead of instantly dumping out luggage and tearing aside your own home seeking them, Spigen now provides a much less panicked answer: a protecting case for the AirPods Pro that includes a built-in slot for an easy-to-find AirTag tracker.

Misplaced earbuds are an issue that plagues wi-fi headphones from numerous producers, not simply Apple. Companies like Nothing have give you options like remotely triggering a high-pitched tone from the ear (1) earbuds themselves, however that requires them to nonetheless be in earshot to find. If they go lacking whilst you’re out and about, you in all probability received’t ever see them once more. Given the AirPods and AirPods Pro are lengthy overdue for an replace, Apple might incorporate new monitoring options immediately into future variations of its wi-fi earbuds—however that doesn’t assist the hundreds of thousands of pairs already on the market which can be going briefly MIA each day.

For these not in gluing or taping an AirTag tracker to their AirPods Pro’s charging case, Spigen’s Apple AirPods Pro Tag Armor Duo is a barely much less ugly answer. The $35 plastic case provides a bit of additional bulk to the earbud case, notably upfront the place an added AirTag tracker protrudes out fairly a bit, however it should defend them from drops and permit them to be rapidly positioned utilizing Apple’s Find My app, whether or not they’re trapped between sofa cushions or dropped in a park miles away.

All in all, it’s a $64 improve to the AirPods Pro which isn’t low cost, but it surely’s cheaper than having to switch them altogether which is one thing AppleCare doesn’t cowl. Spigen’s case isn’t an ideal answer, nevertheless. If a single earbud falls out and goes lacking whilst you’re out for a run, an AirTag on the charging case isn’t going to be a lot assist in monitoring it down. If you’re particularly dangerous at dropping issues, you may simply wish to contemplate a cheaper pair of wi-fi earbuds, which, at this level, may really sound rather a lot higher than the getting old AirPods.