Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

AirPods are now available

apple.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

221–230 of 591 posts

Re: AirPods are now available

#221

Post by bhauer »

j2bax wrote: post #196
bhauer wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't speak for the other guys above, but I must have missed something. I am baffled why this particular set of wireless headphones has received as much press as it has. It seems so overblown that I have to wonder if people with iPhone 7s have actually been refusing to use existing wireless headphones because they are actually waiting for these. I've had a set of $25 Motorola wireless (Bluetooth) headphones that I…

Can you provide a link to your headphones so I can see if they are something I'd be at all interested in?

Motorola S305: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BH3I9U

They're from ~2009 or thereabouts. Traditional headphone form factor. Works great for my use case (pedestrian commutes to and from the office).

Re: AirPods are now available

#222

Post by x0x0 »

dep_b wrote: post #162
pfranz wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good news/bad news for 5. Try backing up and restoring. It's a huge pain and shouldn't be required, but it does tend to fix outlier issues. A friend has a 16gb iPhone and has managed to deal with that little space until just recently. She'd run out of space completely, I'd hand-update apps one-at-a-time trying to free up temp download space. Deleted her local music. A few weeks later deleted her local photos. iMessag…

You can clear out a lot of space by trying to download a huge movie from iTunes. Just trying is enough. It will first purge all accumulated cruft before telling you you still don't have enough space. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/out-of-space-on-your-iphone-try-...

That is simultaneously really helpful (thanks for sharing) and an utter indictment of their software quality.

Re: AirPods are now available

#223

Post by inh3 »

swang wrote: post #210
plainOldText wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are some of the things you hate about iOS 10? I've also disliked a few changes they've introduced, but after spending more time with the OS, I've discovered that some changes were not as bad as I'd initially considered. It was more a matter of getting used to. I guess people don't like changes to the things they've grown accustomed to.

im using the previous version of ios 10 (one before current) and it has some weird battery draining bug and will shut off my iphone 6 plus at 30% and it's very hard to repower on without a charge source (e.g. ext charging battery). it also drains my battery heavily. the current version supposedly fixes the battery drain (not sure about the shutdown bug) but introduced a bug into another app that i use and don't want…

My phone is showing the same battery and shut off issues. Your phone might be one of the ones Apple has identified as having issues.

Check here: https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/

I checked there and my phone is eligible for the battery replacement.

Re: AirPods are now available

#224

Post by giarc »

johnhenry wrote: post #213

I don't know the best place to say this... I'm always a little sad whenever Apple announces earphone related technology -- their earphones simply do not fit in my ear; they simply fall out. I wonder if anyone else has the same problem? Or problems with other specific pieces of technology?

I have the exact same problem. They just aren't a great fit. I walk my dogs every night for 1 hour and enjoy listening to podcasts during this time. I tried some Mopow bluetooth earbuds but they weren't any better. I'm considering some large headphones this holiday season.

On a lighter note, I live in Canada so for 6 months of the year, my toque holds the Apple earbuds in my ears.

Re: AirPods are now available

#225

Post by jjuhl »

dntrkv wrote: post #128
jjuhl wrote: post #5

To me these seem pretty stupid. Major features (to me) of ear-buds with wires and 3.5" jack are: 1) being attached with wires means I don't easily lose them when they slip out of my ear/hand/pocket. 2) the 3.5" jack actually keeps them pretty solidly attached to my phone (again, less risk of losing them). Walking around with two loose tiny objects seems less than ideal - at least to me; I'd lose them within days.

How do you think you will view this comment in 5 years when 90% of new ear buds sold are completely wireless? I'm guessing it will be similar to how people view Steve Ballmer's comments on the original iPhone.

I'm fairly sure I won't care.

Re: AirPods are now available

#226

Post by MBCook »

bhauer wrote: post #177
cocktailpeanuts wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe you missed something but I guess this is why you guys are so angry about this. Because it IS an entry into a nascent market. Apple sees this as a new IO device, not a "pair of fucking headphones". Take a look at the specs

I can't speak for the other guys above, but I must have missed something. I am baffled why this particular set of wireless headphones has received as much press as it has. It seems so overblown that I have to wonder if people with iPhone 7s have actually been refusing to use existing wireless headphones because they are actually waiting for these. I've had a set of $25 Motorola wireless (Bluetooth) headphones that I…

> I can't speak for the other guys above, but I must have missed something. I am baffled why this particular set of wireless headphones has received as much press as it has.

They're tiny, they pair to multiple devices trivially, and are well designed. They're one of the big reasons Apple is supposed to have removed the headphone jack off the iPhone 7. "You don't need it, let us show you why" kind of thing.

The other reason is that this is releasing MONTHS LATE. It was supposed to be released at the end of October, now it's coming out end of December. That's HUGE.

When was the last time Apple screwed up the launch of something big like this? The biggest one people can recall is the white iPhone 4 which basically released 9 months late. At that point most people just waited the extra 4-5 months for the iPhone 4s.

Ignoring that they're neat little headphones, this is big news today because APPLE SHIPPED LATE. That just doesn't happen. Maybe quantities are low (Apple watch), but not a flat out delay on a major product after announcing a release date.

Re: AirPods are now available

#227

Post by j2bax »

bhauer wrote: post #221
j2bax wrote: post #196

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you provide a link to your headphones so I can see if they are something I'd be at all interested in?

Motorola S305: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BH3I9U They're from ~2009 or thereabouts. Traditional headphone form factor. Works great for my use case (pedestrian commutes to and from the office).

I had a pair of wired Sony's wayyyyy back in the day in this wrap around ear/neck band form factor that I really loved when I was a kid. Lately though, I find anything that covers my ear too warm and uncomfortable. This is why I'm excited about the AirPods. I wouldn't really classify these Motorola's as truly wireless because of the connecting band.

Re: AirPods are now available

#228

Post by MBCook »

Amezarak wrote: post #194
gambiting wrote: post #173

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's like calling a Tesla "an electric version of the same cars that were on the road for decades". Each headphone has a new chip that could probably run a whole smartphone few years ago - but I mean, if the fact that they are wireless is not impressive, then I don't think we can convince you.

He's probably not impressed by the fact they're wireless because wireless headphones aren't new. I mean, even stodgy grumps like me have a pair that works well and cost $20. Wireless headphones just aren't impressive technology in December 2016. They've been done. Again and again. This isn't a Tesla situation by any means. Apple might have executed particularly well, but I see his point.

Wireless headphones aren't new. Wireless headphones at that size/feature set/price point seem to be. The only comparable thing I know if is Samsung reportedly had some similar but they only had like 90m of battery life.

Re: AirPods are now available

#229

Post by scythe »

Why have the stupid white thing hanging down? You don't need it anymore. There used to be a wire coming out of it, but now there's not. They could have made it look like anything, but now it looks like I'm foaming at the ears.

Furthermore, why isn't there a better way of attaching these to your ear? I hate shoving a piece of dirty plastic into the innermost part of my ear. It'd be much nicer to have something with that shark-fin rubber piece[1] or the over-ear clip[2].

1 - http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/bose-soundsport-in-ear-headphone...

2 - http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pd/powerbeats3-wireless-beats...

Re: AirPods are now available

#230

Post by MBCook »

FireBeyond wrote: post #28
rrdharan wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both the magical and reinvent I'll happily concede, but in defense of the "not possible before" I think there's an argument to be made that their pairing UX is so much better as to constitute a whole new experience versus standard bluetooth? [Of course, I say this as someone who has been happily using wireless Jaybird earbuds with a variety of iOS and macOS devices for the past three years without many complaints. I…

Bose and others have had combination NFC and Bluetooth pairing for a while now: https://www.bose.com/en_us/support/article/pairing-a-bluetoo... "Touch the devices and they will pair".

But that doesn't automatically transfer to all the other devices you own. After using them with your iPhone they would also work with your Mac, your Watch, and your iPad without having to do separate pairing.

That's what makes the pairing more than just NFC (you're right, that's been around for years).

Post reply on HN