Subj : These new sneakers have a secret AirTags compartment to track you
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Jul 31 2025 12:45:07

These new sneakers have a secret AirTags compartment to track your child's 
location  but theyre dividing opinion among parents

Date:
Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:38:28 +0000

Description:
The Find My Skechers sneakers have a secret compartment designed to house an 
Apple AirTag.

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======================================================================Skechers
 has a new range of sneakers to help parents keep track of their child The 
Find My Skechers shoes have a hidden slot for an Apple AirTag It lets you 
locate your kid using Apples Find My app 

Many parents want to keep track of their childrens whereabouts, particularly 
if theyre visiting an unfamiliar location, but thats not always an easy thing 
to do. Now a new range of sneakers from Skechers offers a novel solution: 
each pair contains a hidden compartment designed to house an Apple AirTag 
tracker . 

Its not the first time weve seen AirTags hidden in a set of footwear , but 
the difference here is that the Find My Skechers line is designed 
specifically for kids. Each pair comes with a small cutout in the heel made 
to store an AirTag  to access it, you just lift the insole and the webbed 
liner underneath it. This reveals a screw-shut AirTag holder that conceals 
the tracker, and Skechers says your child wont feel it while wearing the 
shoes. 

Once the AirTag is in place, you can track its location using Apples Find My 
app . The idea is that the hidden compartment will protect the AirTag without 
interfering with its wireless capabilities. 

The Find My Skechers sneakers are available in a range of sizes and designs. 
Theyre also machine washable, although wed recommend removing the AirTag 
before you toss these shoes in with your laundry. Better protection (Image 
credit: Skechers) 

Knowing your childs location is obviously an important concern for a lot of 
parents, and there are devices that let you clip an AirTag or other tracker 
to your child before they leave the house. But theres always the possibility 
that these products could be damaged or tampered with by the child. 

Skechers new sneakers could avoid that by burying the AirTag inside the shoe 
itself, making it tougher for the child to get to and offering better 
protection from the elements. They also lack any branding that would hint 
that theres an AirTag inside them, enabling the wearer to blend in and avoid 
the gaze of people who might target them based on the AirTag connection. 

But the question remains over whether Find My Skechers are a good idea. From 
a quick survey of TechRadar writers who are raising kids of their own, the 
point was made that toddlers and young children are likely to grow out of 
these shoes quickly. At $52 to $58 a pop, thats a cost that quickly adds up 
when you need to buy new ones every six months. 

As well as that, kids at the older end of the target market might have phones 
of their own anyway, which can be used to track their location. That means 
there are question marks over how necessary Skechers sneakers are, at least 
for some parents. 

Find My Skechers start at $52 per pair, and are available for both toddlers 
and young children. Well have to see how effective they are, but they're 
likely to turn parents heads one way or another. You might also like This 
AirTag experiment just revealed the surprising truth about what happens to 
your clothes donations How to use Find My iPhone Apple AirTag 2 is nearly 
ready with 3 new features, report claims  but dont expect to see it at WWDC 
2025



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ecret-airtags-compartment-to-track-your-childs-location-but-theyre-dividing-op
inion-among-parents


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