Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag is a $29.99 Tile competitor
Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge Alongside the new Galaxy S21 phones and Galaxy Buds Pro, Samsung is announcing a small Bluetooth gadget you can use for locating lost items, just like Tile. It's called the Galaxy SmartTag, and it will ship beginning on January 29th. It will retail for $29.99, but there's a decent chance that people who buy a Galaxy S21 phone will end up with some sort of bundled deal that gets it included with purchase.
The Galaxy SmartTag works much like a Tile tracker. It's a small Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) dongle you attach via a key ring. It pairs with a smartphone via Samsung's SmartThings app, which can show its last known location on a map. When you're searching for the tag, the SmartThings app can show a proximity indicator depending on the...