I'm just glad that they let you buy the Wireless Charging case by itself. From the press release it wasn't obvious but when you hit 'buy' it gives you the option for $79
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MR8U2/wireless-charging-c...
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#22Can a single AirPod be used, to maximize talk time and have access to ambient sound?
Yes, you can just use one at a time and it'll route audio input/output accordingly. They charge pretty fast in the case, too, so you could go a long time switching between each one at a time.
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#23$159 is really too expensive
Try $199 for the new AirPods with Wireless Charging Case.
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#24$159 is really too expensive
I don't know how much that equates to in UK money but it's pretty common for people to spend around £150 on earphones or headphones.
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#25All it takes is one odd jostle on your morning commute, and suddenly your $150 headphones fly down a storm drain. Why can't we have high quality wired headsets?
PSA: AirPods don’t fall out of your ears.
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#26I love my AirPods but I am close to taking mine to the store again to be replaced for a second time. I wear them every day to listen to podcasts as I run for 30 minutes. The accumulated sweat has corroded the charging contacts in the case. I am currently working around this by charging them in my girlfriend's case. Amusingly, the instructions for AirPods say to not get them wet. I don't know how one could exercise ri…
Are they intended to be used for exercise if they're not supposed to get wet? You get specialist waterproof ones for that.
How are you persuading Apple to replace them multiple times for water damage?
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#27All it takes is one odd jostle on your morning commute, and suddenly your $150 headphones fly down a storm drain. Why can't we have high quality wired headsets?
I embraced airpods early because I had the opposite problem: my corded headphones would get caught by a dog leash and pull my $1000 phone out of my pocket.
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#28Almost insta-bought these, but all they've done is add voice activated Siri (because tapping is too hard) and a wireless case. My two biggest issues (color and the materials used) remain unaddressed.
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#29Apple's insistence that I should use wireless for my ear/headphone needs is a large reason why I'm giving up on Apple products. I love my 2016 iPad Pro and would love to replace it with the 11" 2018 model, but I also love my Sony MDR 7506 headphones and I'm unwilling to trash them for wireless earpods that cost a good bit more than I paid for my Sony headphones. No thanks. Similar deal for iPhone (and the shit keyboards + useless touchbar has already made me switch from MBP to Linux). I ignored Apple for so long and they finally won me over around 2015, only to lose me again because their products seem to be getting worse while getting more expensive.
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#30All it takes is one odd jostle on your morning commute, and suddenly your $150 headphones fly down a storm drain. Why can't we have high quality wired headsets?
Do your regular ear buds just spontaneously fall out of your ears? Why do you think these would? They're actually more secure as there isn't a wire pulling on them.