The Pixel Tag is Google’s answer to the AirTag
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"The Pixel Tag is Google’s answer to the AirTag" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 10 articles from 9 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Verge, bloomberg.com, finance.yahoo.com and CNBC. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 94d ago.
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Coverage (30)
- Beyond AirTags: The best Android-friendly trackers for campus gear Android Police · 93d ago
- Google Targets Apple's AirTag With Its Pixel Tag Bluetooth Tracker PCMag · 93d ago
- Google’s Pixel Tag picks a bold strategy in a sea of AirTag clones [Gallery] 9to5Google · 93d ago
- Pixel 11 Pro’s ‘HiLight’ missed its opportunity to be the perfect notification LED 9to5Google · 94d ago
- The Pixel 11 Pro XL Has Main Character Energy Despite a $100 Price Hike CNET · 94d ago
- Google Pixel 11 vs. Samsung Galaxy S26: Specs, Features and Price Comparison CNET · 94d ago
- Google Unveils Pixel 11 Series With Bigger Camera Upgrades, Newer Chip BusinessToday Malaysia · 94d ago
- Google is making the Pixel cameras better by making them worse theverge.com · 94d ago
- Google’s new Pixel 11 puts Gemini at center of AI phone battle with Apple cnbc.com · 94d ago
- Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 94d ago
- My Favorite Things from Made by Google 2026 CNET · 94d ago
- Everything announced at Made by Google today, including Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Tag Mashable · 94d ago
- The Pixel Tag is Google's $29 AirTag alternative ZDNET · 94d ago
- Google Pixel Tag is the Android answer to Apple AirTag Mashable · 94d ago
- Google Unveils $29 Pixel Tag to Take On Apple's AirTag MacRumors · 94d ago
- Google Pixel Tag announced: Can you buy it yet? mashable.com · 94d ago
- Google Pixel Tag is official with UWB support and one-year battery life GSMArena.com · 94d ago
- Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features Tech Xplore · 94d ago
- I just tried the Google Pixel 11, and it has an AI feature I actually like CNN · 94d ago
- Google launched Pixel 11 with agentic AI weeks before Apple ships a Gemini-powered Siri qz.com · 94d ago
- The Pixel 11 series: Your most personal Pixel yet blog.google · 94d ago
- Google’s Pixel 11 series pairs a little new hardware with a lot of new software theverge.com · 94d ago
- Google launches Pixel 11 with Gemini at the centre The Next Web · 94d ago
- Everything announced at Made by Google '26: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, and tons of Gemini features TechCrunch · 94d ago
- The 7 biggest announcements of Google’s Pixel 11 launch The Verge · 94d ago
- Google’s New Pixel 11 Phones Face Uphill Battle Against Samsung, Apple bloomberg.com · 94d ago
- Google launches Pixel 11 smartphone line, including Pixel 11 Pro Fold, as Apple preps foldable iPhone finance.yahoo.com · 94d ago
- Google’s new Pixel 11 puts Gemini at center of AI phone battle with Apple CNBC · 94d ago
- Google reveals 2026 hardware lineup: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, and Pixel Tag Ars Technica · 94d ago
- Google Now Makes Its Own AirTags and I Couldn’t Be More Stoked CNET · 94d ago
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