WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:13.800 I'd like to introduce you to Apple's AirTag. 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:17.760 It's their latest foray into the world of Bluetooth trackers, and it's something we've 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:24.920 been waiting quite a while for now. The idea is it helps you find things you've lost, whether it's nearby or far away, and 00:00:24.920 --> 00:00:28.760 to put it to the test, I'm going to be leaving this backpack full of Prestus merch on this 00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:41.760 train, and we're going to see how easy it is to get back in a couple of hours. 00:00:41.760 --> 00:00:44.960 Now before the panic sets in, what you're going to want to do is put the AirTag in 00:00:44.960 --> 00:00:48.720 lost mode. You can do that by just opening up the find my app and then tapping on the object and 00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:55.040 clicking enable lost mode. Now what this lets you do is put your phone number with the AirTag so that if somebody 00:00:55.040 --> 00:00:59.680 finds it, they can connect to the AirTag with NFC, be taken to a web page with the number, 00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:09.200 and hopefully reconnect you with your lost object. I'm curious if that's what's going to happen to us today. 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:13.200 Alright so in the meantime, what we're going to do is we're going to find a set of keys 00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:17.680 that I had a colleague hide somewhere in the city, and one of the great things with AirTags 00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:30.560 in the find my app is that you can get directions straight to the place using Apple Maps. 00:01:30.560 --> 00:01:35.240 Now while we're on the way to this AirTag, I should probably explain how AirTags work. 00:01:35.240 --> 00:01:40.240 They don't have GPS built into them that would take too much electricity, so they use Bluetooth 00:01:40.240 --> 00:01:45.800 low energy. And with Bluetooth low energy, what an AirTag is doing is it's looking for another phone 00:01:45.800 --> 00:01:49.360 to connect to to then send out its location. 00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:54.360 The big leverage point for Apple is that they use their find my network, which is basically 00:01:54.360 --> 00:01:59.000 every iPhone that has it turned on, which is upwards of a billion users now. 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:04.080 And what that means is that the AirTag can connect with an encrypted connection to any 00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:11.320 iPhone that's nearby and tell you where it is. So you're bound to get a more accurate reading more quickly with AirTags than you would with 00:02:11.320 --> 00:02:13.320 any of the competitors. 00:02:14.320 --> 00:02:17.200 In 250 meters, the destination is on your left. 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:20.320 Where are we? 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:26.360 All right, so we've arrived at where it says the keys are. 00:02:26.360 --> 00:02:30.360 And now I have to go and find them more precisely. 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:44.160 So let's see how this goes. OK, so it says that the keys are here with me. 00:02:44.160 --> 00:02:50.120 So what I'm going to have to use is ultra wideband to get a precise location of where 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:53.640 it is just by hitting find nearby. It's going to try and connect. 00:02:53.640 --> 00:03:00.320 Oh, six and a half meters away. Try and connect to the AirTag and then point me in the direction of where it is. 00:03:00.320 --> 00:03:04.600 Now, ultra wideband only works if you have an iPhone 11 or 12. 00:03:04.600 --> 00:03:11.000 Otherwise, you can make it make a sound. So it's around here and I should put the sound on. 00:03:14.720 --> 00:03:17.120 Is it in the ground in the garden? 00:03:19.640 --> 00:03:20.120 It's in on a. 00:03:25.600 --> 00:03:29.800 There it is. Now, when you get really close to the object, your phone starts to vibrate like it's in 00:03:29.800 --> 00:03:33.600 a game of hot and cold. And here it is in a bike. 00:03:33.600 --> 00:03:35.600 How clever they've been anywhere in the city. 00:03:42.320 --> 00:03:46.960 Well, now that I have an AirTag, we can now talk about the design of it. 00:03:46.960 --> 00:03:53.560 It's a curious little thing that really evokes the design of the old iPod, you know, with 00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:58.840 the glossy white plastic on the front and the shiny glossy chrome on the back. 00:03:58.880 --> 00:04:03.440 It's also just as easily scratched and scuffed as those old devices were. 00:04:03.440 --> 00:04:08.440 Now, annoyingly, it doesn't have any sort of hole or anything on it so that you can 00:04:08.440 --> 00:04:15.560 attach a key ring or some sort of lanyard. So if you buy one of these things, you have to buy a holder if you want to attach it to 00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:23.520 a key or a backpack. And this key ring from Apple costs $35 on top of the already $30 you spent on the AirTag. 00:04:23.520 --> 00:04:28.800 Now, I'm sure Amazon will come to the rescue with really cheap options, but I hope they're 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:29.800 of good quality. 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:42.760 So what about when it comes to tracking people, which is probably something you don't want? 00:04:42.760 --> 00:04:50.560 Apple has thought about that in the design of the AirTags. They have a couple of protections which are interesting. 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:54.560 For one, an AirTag that's separated from its owner will start chiming whenever it's 00:04:54.560 --> 00:05:01.040 moved after three days. So if you don't even have an iPhone, you'll probably know about it then. 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:06.000 But if you do have an iPhone and you're running iOS 14.5 or higher, you will get a notification 00:05:06.000 --> 00:05:09.160 saying that an AirTag that's not yours is nearby. 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:16.600 We tested this with my cameraman, but he didn't get the notification until he arrived at home. 00:05:16.600 --> 00:05:24.320 So it's not that instantaneous. In fact, today I've had an AirTag on me all day that isn't mine, and I'm still none 00:05:24.320 --> 00:05:32.600 the wiser. All right, so it's been a couple of hours since we left the backpack on the train, and 00:05:32.600 --> 00:05:36.280 so I'm curious where it is at the moment. 00:05:36.280 --> 00:05:42.480 Oh, it's at the SkyTrain station, well actually the Canada Line station nearby here, Marine 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:47.640 Drive, which incidentally is the train station where I left the backpack on the train. 00:05:47.640 --> 00:05:51.520 Now I have been monitoring it through the day, and it did make a couple of lengths up and 00:05:51.520 --> 00:05:55.480 down the line, but it made it back to its home. 00:05:55.480 --> 00:06:03.280 This train is for YVR Airport. 00:06:03.280 --> 00:06:17.160 It says it's here, but it could be, you think there's an office below or something? 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:21.120 We're shipping near it, according to the last update, which was eight minutes ago. 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:30.560 I can't get a signal, I can't get a U1 signal, and I can't get it to play sound. 00:06:30.560 --> 00:06:39.080 With the ultra-wideband chip, the range isn't that great. I've seen maybe 10 meters max, which is about 30 feet, 100 feet, 200 feet make things a 00:06:39.080 --> 00:06:42.480 lot easier, but I'm not getting a signal, and I'm not even getting a Bluetooth signal 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:48.240 either to be able to play a sound or anything like that. 00:06:48.240 --> 00:07:04.000 According to the map, it's on the tracks, but I don't see anything. 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:16.960 Disappointed, disappointed, okay, so it's the next day, and I thought I'd have to end 00:07:17.680 --> 00:07:23.200 the piece thinking that the bag is gone and lost forever and that we really pushed what 00:07:23.200 --> 00:07:30.760 the air tag can do. But actually, I checked the app this morning, and it's moved. 00:07:30.760 --> 00:07:35.160 It's in the maintenance building for the train line, so there's hope. 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:41.520 I forwarded your message on to my manager, and I'm sure he'll be in contact with you 00:07:41.600 --> 00:07:44.600 when the train lost property gets your backpacks. 00:07:44.600 --> 00:07:47.680 You can pick it up from them at the stadium station. 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:50.120 Okay, well, I appreciate all the help. 00:08:05.120 --> 00:08:10.000 Now, Jonathan, you said you called when you were coming here, because it could still be 00:08:10.960 --> 00:08:14.240 in quarantine right now. Oh, you know, I was wondering about that. 00:08:14.240 --> 00:08:17.440 When I was listening to them, I lost it on Wednesday. 00:08:17.440 --> 00:08:23.080 It drove here on Friday, and it's still in quarantine, but when did you give me a description 00:08:23.080 --> 00:08:27.680 that I can go back? So it's just a blue and red backpack. 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:31.680 It should have a little thing dangling on the front of it. A little thing dangling on the front of it. 00:08:31.680 --> 00:08:39.680 Thanks. It must be not out of quarantine, Jonathan. 00:08:40.560 --> 00:08:46.560 Here's our number. Give us a call, because it should be out tomorrow morning, I'm hoping. 00:08:46.560 --> 00:08:50.560 As you said, you tracked it right here. Yeah, it's right here. 00:08:50.560 --> 00:08:54.560 I could probably beep it. I could make it beep. 00:08:54.560 --> 00:08:57.560 Really? I just want to see if I can get it working. 00:09:03.560 --> 00:09:06.560 Wonderful. Thank you for being here. 00:09:06.560 --> 00:09:10.560 Yeah, they're so handy, eh? I got it back. 00:09:10.560 --> 00:09:14.560 I never thought that would happen. 00:09:14.560 --> 00:09:19.200 All right, so I guess what we showed is that the Lost and Found system does in fact work, 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:25.440 which is nice to know. But if I didn't have this, I'd have to use TransLink's broken web form or call them and 00:09:25.440 --> 00:09:29.080 try and describe what the bag looks like and hope it just turns up. 00:09:29.080 --> 00:09:33.720 But this just made things so much easier, and now I have it back. 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:38.040 For me, initially I thought the air tags would just be ideally suited for my wallet, because 00:09:38.040 --> 00:09:41.080 I do lose it in the house on occasion. 00:09:41.080 --> 00:09:45.120 But I don't know, after this, there's something to be said about attaching one to your bag 00:09:45.120 --> 00:09:48.800 or to another object you value, should you ever really lose it. 00:09:48.800 --> 00:09:54.520 It really goes to show just how handy that FindMyNetwork is. 00:09:54.520 --> 00:09:57.760 Thanks for tracking this Mac Address, and make sure to like and subscribe. 00:09:57.760 --> 00:10:01.560 Now, I'm sure you're curious what's in this bag, so let's take a look. 00:10:01.560 --> 00:10:07.800 We got an adorable little CPU pillow from the LTT Store, as well as a water bottle still 00:10:07.800 --> 00:10:15.280 in its box, a fashion wireless keyboard, and a bunch of t-shirts that are too big. 00:10:15.280 --> 00:10:16.240 Where's the mock turtleneck?