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"They’re wired behind the neck but they’re every bit a competitor to Apple’s AirPods" Umm, no. The killer feature of AirPods is the form factor and not having an annoying cable connecting the buds. As other posters have noted, Amazon is full of cabled headphones. Language translation is certainly cool, but for most people that's not an everyday need.
Can someone explain? Since everything is done on the cloud what is so special about these buds? Why can't you do the same with a regular headset (which also has a microphone) and Google Assistant running on any Android or iOS device?
It is possible NOT everything is done on cloud. It is normal that parts of the model reside on the device itself, for efficiency concerns.
Also, Android uses SBC for Bluetooth streaming by default; until they fix that (by using AAC), BT audio will sound like shit
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My immediate thought is that the cable will greatly diminish the chance of losing one or both. Never thought about the tugging.
Dozens of the "conjoined" BT headsets on Amazon - tried a couple of cheaper ones and the fit is an issue. Could never run with those, but I've run/biked with AirPods with no problems (I thought I might lose one but it was really a non issue if they fit properly in the first place).
Exactly. If they don't fit you'll have issues, or will need silicone covers or something, but if they do fit it's great.
I've tried lots of earphones in the gym, including some cheap Bluetooth ones with a cable that goes behind the neck, and have always had problems until the Airpods. I've never had them fall out, ever. Embarrassingly, I do sometimes forget I have them in though...
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Yes, the lack of the cable in my experience means that they are more secure in your ears, not less, as everyone laughed that they would be.
They _look_ more silly, though! But I love my Airpods.
I think there’s an elegance to basically keeping the existing design and just chopping the cables off, even if it is showy. Certainly beats the alternative “black amorphous blob” design of some of the others.
This guy is real excited to have all of his conversations stored in the cloud
I understand competition is a normal part of doing business, but blatant copying really rubs the wrong way.
"They’re wired behind the neck but they’re every bit a competitor to Apple’s AirPods" Umm, no. The killer feature of AirPods is the form factor and not having an annoying cable connecting the buds. As other posters have noted, Amazon is full of cabled headphones. Language translation is certainly cool, but for most people that's not an everyday need.
Ehh, the ability to lose those things really easily is not what I'd call a killer feature. The cabled bluetooth headphones are easy to keep draped over your neck when not in use. Someone actually sells a $10 string that connects the Earpods so they too can have this convenient feature [0].
[0] http://promo.spigen.com/product/iphone-7-iphone-7-plus-airpo...
> I chatted with a member of the Pixel Buds team following the demonstration and she confirmed that the demo was done entirely over the internet, without downloading the languages directly to the device. This guy is real excited to have all of his conversations stored in the cloud
> I chatted with a member of the Pixel Buds team following the demonstration and she confirmed that the demo was done entirely over the internet, without downloading the languages directly to the device. This guy is real excited to have all of his conversations stored in the cloud
alexa, order more coffee filters.