Hopefully third parties make up for this. The original Siri remote gave way to a few third party cases because it featured so much glass. It was small, far too thin, and had glass on the top. Many people broke their remotes simply dropping them off of a coffee table. The new Siri Remote won’t have that problem, but third party manufacturers may still make silicone sleeves or cases for the remote, to add grip. If they do this, maybe they’ll be nice enough to add an area where you can insert an AirTag. You may also be able to use something like an adhesive mount, like this one from Moment, to attach an AirTag to just about anything.
Apple certainly missed an opportunity here, but the new Siri remote still looks like a drastic improvement over the original. The Apple TV with new Siri remote goes on sale next Friday, April 30th, and ships sometime in late may.
Source: Juli Clover, MacRumors