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Over the past two product cycles, Apple has been rumored to be preparing to reveal its Apple AirTags tracking devices that can help iPhone owners find their possessions with augmented reality. Now, it's 2021, and AppleTags are nowhere to be found. But Samsung has leapfrogged Apple with its own take on the product category. Don't Miss: Here Are All the Things in You Can Do in Augmented Reality with the Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9+During its Unpacked 2021 event on Thursday, where the star of the show was the new Galaxy S21 lineup of smartphones, Samsung also unveiled the new Galaxy SmartTags and SmartTags Plus. The connected devices, powered by enclosed, coin-sized batteries that last for "months," are designed to attach to keychains, backpacks, and pet collars and track them. Samsung /YouTubeBoth devices use the SmartThings Find platform (similar to Apple's Find My service) to locate nearby items via Bluetooth. For items that are farther away, SmartTags can connect anonymously to a network...more