This new Google product flew under the radar - but you can bet Apple took note

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Aside from all the new Pixel phones, Google announced a new finder tag called Pixel Tag.
• It uses Bluetooth Channel Sounding and Ultra Wideband for precision tracking.
• Channel Sounding promises more stable, accurate, and secure device tracking.

Google's Made by Google event features a hardware newcomer this year: the Pixel Tag. Google's Android-exclusive Pixel Tag Bluetooth tracker debuts with a user-replaceable coin battery, an IP67 dust and water-resistance rating, and compatibility with any Android phone running Android 9 or later.

However, the most interesting aspect of the Pixel Tag is its inclusion of Bluetooth Channel Sounding device-tracking technology. Google isn't the first to incorporate Channel Sounding into an Android-only tracker; Motorola's Moto Tag 2 has the same technology.

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