ZDNET's key takeaways KeySmart's SmartCard is available on Amazon for $40 (3-pack for $90).
It's super thin, has a wireless rechargeable battery, and is IPX7-rated.
It needs to be recharged every 5 months or so. View now at Amazon
Save 25% on the KeySmart SmartCard during Amazon Prime Day. Just be sure to apply the on-page coupon to get the SmartCard for $30 (save $10).
Apple AirTags have changed my life, saving me countless hours looking for keys and other items that I absent-mindedly misplaced.
But AirTags have a few design flaws. First, the replaceable battery means you're chucking away handfuls of CR2032s every year. Then there's the shape and size. These tiny UFO-shaped devices don't have a lanyard hole and are too bulky to be placed in a wallet without giving you a pain in the rear.
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Yes, some wallets have little holders for AirTags, but in my experience, they are all too bulky.
But there's a third-party AirTag-like product that takes everything that the original Apple AirTag has to offer and solves all of the above problems and more. That tag is the KeySmart SmartCard.
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