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   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.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   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   
      
   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.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/phones/phone-accessories/these-new-sneakers-have-a-s   
   ecret-airtags-compartment-to-track-your-childs-location-but-theyre-dividing-op   
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