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A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Re: A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Post by foxyv »

the_common_man wrote: post #48

Unlike many commenters, I actively love products which have a wire. My mouse, keyboard, headphones, chargers are all wired and I hope they remain that way. Having to baby sit (charging) these devices is the last thing I want to do. Besides, I have no issues with using my headphones during my run or biking. And oh, the great thing about my headphones is that I never drop them in a toilet/sink/river bed/all the water b…

I love wired devices too. Especially for anything that doesn't have to get moved around. (Mouse, Keyboard, etc...)

Charge management is a pain in the butt. For anything wireless I like to be able to plug it in while I'm using it. Too many bluetooth headphones won't even work while they are plugged in...

Re: A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Post by saturdaysaint »

visarga wrote: post #28

I love them too, but they only last a few hours, not a whole day. Then you need a wired headset.

This is a fair assessment, but the case charges them so fast that I almost never even consider the battery life, despite using them all day.

Re: A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Post by zeveb »

You know what'd be awesome? A sort of tether to prevent headphones from falling onto the ground or into a toilet. If we made it out of wire, we could even send the audio signal over it, which has the added benefit of reducing audio latency and electronics cost. Why, we could even get away with batteryless headphones: the future can be now!

Re: A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Post by geoelectric »

gamblor956 wrote: post #47
pookieinc wrote: post #18

I think it's pretty safe to say that AirPods have really taken off and users are highly satisfied by the product. Does anyone have other wireless earbuds that they feel are comparable to AirPods? I purchased the Bragi headphones when they first released a while back and while the sound quality is pretty good and the fit is not bad, the syncing with my iPhone and the trouble with pushing them into my ears because of t…

Plantronics Backbeats Pro (the original in-ear bluetooth buds). They've survived 8 years, multiple marathons, being dropped onto concrete, dropped into a pool, stepped on, dog chewing, and being left on the dash of a car in 100+ degree weather fully exposed to sun. After 8 years of near-daily use, they still have 6 hours of battery life (they were originally rated for 8 hours).

BackBeat Go, I think? Pro are the circumaural headphones.

Re: A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Post by nunez »

pookieinc wrote: post #18

I think it's pretty safe to say that AirPods have really taken off and users are highly satisfied by the product. Does anyone have other wireless earbuds that they feel are comparable to AirPods? I purchased the Bragi headphones when they first released a while back and while the sound quality is pretty good and the fit is not bad, the syncing with my iPhone and the trouble with pushing them into my ears because of t…

I have the Bragi Dash Pros. While they are much more expensive, they sound much better than the Headphone and offer a really good fit. They also pair really easy with my iPhone and other Bluetooth devices. (Not W1 easy, but good enough.) Tap the right side to initiate pairing, open the app, pair them in Settings then pair the LE sensors through the app.

Re: A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Post by JofArnold »

zeveb wrote: post #53

You know what'd be awesome? A sort of tether to prevent headphones from falling onto the ground or into a toilet. If we made it out of wire, we could even send the audio signal over it, which has the added benefit of reducing audio latency and electronics cost. Why, we could even get away with batteryless headphones: the future can be now!

I realise you are being sarcastic (which is a little weak) but this feels like a good chance to point out you can buy third party covers that do this job perfectly. You don't need wires; they just lightly lock into your ears.

Re: A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Post by iagooar »

bennettfeely wrote: post #36
qudat wrote: post #35

I love my AirPods. I use them as my daily work headphones as well as my workout headphones. My primary issue is that switching between my laptop and phone is not as seamless as they make it seem. Regularly I have issues where when I switch from one to the other, one of the devices doesn't want to let go of the connection. I solved this by disconnecting first and then connecting to the other device. Also there are tim…

I have a pair of earphones that are really magical. You never are unsure what device you are connected to, and they connect instantly when plugged in. They are compatible with almost every device from any company, even devices made 20 years ago. Furthermore, the battery life on these things is phenomenal. In fact, I've never charged them once since I got them, and they still work great.

Once you've used the AirPods you don't understand how people (including yourself) would want to use something as messy and inconvenient as a cable connecting parts of your wearable tech together.

It's 2017, let's move on.

Re: A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Post by sebazzz »

> Semi-related to previous point, the ability to use Siri without dropping to a lower bit rate audio stream would be nice.

I assume this an inherent limitation of the underlying Bluetooth protocol? It probably switches to calling mode. That is very noticeable, on any headphone.

Re: A year with AirPods, or, how my AirPods fell in the toilet and lived

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Post by ALee »

pookieinc wrote: post #18

I think it's pretty safe to say that AirPods have really taken off and users are highly satisfied by the product. Does anyone have other wireless earbuds that they feel are comparable to AirPods? I purchased the Bragi headphones when they first released a while back and while the sound quality is pretty good and the fit is not bad, the syncing with my iPhone and the trouble with pushing them into my ears because of t…

My cousin turned me on to the Jaybirds X2. He's now switching over to the Jabras - they're good because they're waterproof and if you're athletic. Once the airpods solve the problem of sweat and lots of movement (I'm a runner), then I'll definitely buy them. When I did have them, I was most impressed by the microphone which STILL no one has been able to get the best isolation on the microphone, but the Airpods are the best so far.
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