Hyper is announcing a new tech backpack with built-in support for Apple's Find My tracking, which will help users keep tabs on their possessions if they are lost or stolen. The HyperPack Pro is a feature rich backpack with a number of organizational features designed to appeal to creative professionals and others who find themselves frequently on the go with their devices.
I received an early production sample of the HyperPack Pro a few days before the launch, so I've had a chance to try out its extensive set of features. Hyper wanted to design a backpack from scratch that would appeal to Apple users, rather than taking an existing Targus backpack and adding a Find My module.
There is a laptop compartment that fits up to a 16-inch notebook, a catch-all compartment for other items, and a tech organization compartment with lots of small pockets for keeping your chargers, accessories, and other items organized and easily accessible. Additional compartments include a cloth-lined sunglasses pocket and an easy-access front pocket on the exterior face of the backpack, a hidden lumber pocket that rests against your body, and a unique MagSafe.
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The HyperPack Pro is designed for organization and protection but also to support charging your devices while on the go. Hyper has designed a number of passes and loops into the backpack to make it easy to run cable from a battery pack in one compartment to another in the backpack.
The side MagSafe pocket has a mesh interior divider to securely position Apple's MagSafe Charger and a passthrough to connect it to a power bank. Once that's set up, you can simply slide your phone into the pocket, which will hold the MagSafe Charger, and top it off wherever you want. The side location of the pocket makes me a little nervous about the potential for theft, but if you keep an eye on your belongings, it is a convenient charging solution.
The HyperPack Pro is a third-party accessory that supports integration with Apple's item- tracking system. If you misplace your pack and want to ping it from the Find My app, the prominent location on the top of the backpack is where the Find My module is located.
If it's been lost, forgotten, or stolen, the HyperPack Pro can alert you via the Find My app and the Find My network will allow you to track it. The Find My module in the HyperPack Pro is powered by a replaceable CR2032 battery and should last eight months.
To setup the Find My tracking, you need a few button presses on the module to get it into pairing mode, and then you can use the Find My app. When you add a new item, it will enter a discovery mode where it will find the backpack and pair it with it. The setup process will suggest a name for it like "Eric's backpack" and suggest a backpack symbol as the icon to be displayed for it in the Find My app, but both the name and symbol can be changed. The Find My module in the HyperPack Pro will be linked to your Apple ID and will show up in the Find My app along with other items.
When I heard about the HyperPack Pro, I wondered why I would want to use it instead of tossing an AirTag into a backpack. If you're in the market for a new tech backpack, the HyperPack Pro has a lot to offer. A thief might be less likely to recognize the Find My module in the backpack as a tracker compared to an AirTag that can be easily removed and discarded. A decent amount of effort is needed to remove the Find My module from the bag.
The HyperPack Pro is made of 1260D Cordura, so it should last a long time. There is a lifetime warranty on the bag and a two year warranty on the Find My module. The laptop pocket is lined with faux fur to keep it scratch-free and the pocket is also suspended to help protect against impacts.
With padded shoulder straps and sternum straps to distribute weight across your chest, the HyperPack Pro offers a comfortable fit even with a lot of gear in it, and the padded shoulder straps and back panel help keep you cooler. You can slide the pack over the handle of a carry-on to pull it along with your luggage or keep your belongings together while waiting in an airport.
The HyperPack Pro has Find My support and a hidden pocket in the back panel, as well as a few other security-focused features. You can thread one of the interlocking zippers in the laptop compartment to make it harder for thieves to get into the pocket.
The HyperPack Pro is a product that Hyper is launching via a crowd funding campaign. Hyper has fulfilled its campaigns in the past and the product is ready to go. The first bags are going to be shipped from the factory next month and will be delivered in February.
Hyper is able to reward early backers with steeply discounted pricing through crowd funding. The HyperPack Pro will eventually sell for $200, but a very limited Super Early Bird Special tier is available for $100.
Depending on how quickly you pledge, increasing quantities can be found at other tiers with smaller discounts. There are several 2-pack and 3-pack bundles available, but they don't offer any additional discounts over the single bag pricing at the various tiers.
Hyper is only shipping the HyperPack Pro to the continental United States, but is hoping to add international shipping soon.
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