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Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by robohoe »

canuckintime wrote: post #42

This is a disappointing update. Introducing the wireless charging case at an additional charge without an accompanying release of Airpower is curious. No new color options. More importantly, no new control options. I can't change volume without resorting to my Apple Watch or phone. Hey Siri is a non feature akin to the Bixby button on Samsung phones. The battery on my first gen Airpods has deteriorated but this isn't…

Try Bose soundsports. They’re $200 as well but battery life is great and they tend to really stay in your ear canal.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by metafunctor »

yourduskquibble wrote: post #38
jasongill wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I pre-ordered my Airpods the first day they were available at the end of 2016 and have used them almost exclusively for conference calls. I use them maybe once every day or so, and they sit in their charging case the rest of the time (which gets recharged periodically) I had a call yesterday and the Airpods were beeping that they were dying at the 20min mark, and didn't make it to 30min on the call. I love the form f…

Fool me once...

Yeah, just had an amazing two years of trouble-free wireless audio conference calls. Never again!

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by zeveb »

Daniel_sk wrote: post #5

The issue is that you have tiny chemical batteries inside and they deteriorate with use and time, so it will hardly hold any charge after 3 years (some report much faster deterioration). Does Apple replace those batteries? How much does it cost? And can it be done outside of US? (e.g. in EU countries with no official Apple Store presence). Otherwise it's pretty expensive to pay $200 for a pair headphones and throw th…

It's all about conspicuous consumption. AirPods are not a lot less conspicuous than the long earlobes of the Dayaks[0] (nor in my opinion a lot less ugly), but in order for them to fulfill their signalling function they must be consumed.

I really, honestly believe that in a decade we're going to look back at AirPods as our generation's bell-bottoms. Only bell-bottomed trousers at least have some function: AirPods are a style & sustainability own goal.

0: https://wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/where_we_work/borneo_for...

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by navigatesol »

lojack wrote: post #31
rajataghi wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you should also consider the time it takes to charge the case and the times when you want to listen to music but alas, you forgot to charge your earphones! The jumbled mess of earphones don't need to be charged.

The airpods are the only wireless headphones I've owned where this is pretty much a nonissue in practice. It's easy to develop the habit to put the case on the charger when not on the go and to put the headphones in the case when not listening. At least for me those two things is sufficient to pretty much guarantee I'll always have charged headphones.

>It's easy to develop the habit to put the case on the charger when not on the go and to put the headphones in the case when not listening.

Except the original post said to "count the time you spend untangling the cord" (which, for most good, flat-wire headphones is almost zero). Habit or not, charging takes more time than properly rolling the cord on wired buds.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by unkulunkulu »

lskopwol wrote: post #10
Daniel_sk wrote: post #5

The issue is that you have tiny chemical batteries inside and they deteriorate with use and time, so it will hardly hold any charge after 3 years (some report much faster deterioration). Does Apple replace those batteries? How much does it cost? And can it be done outside of US? (e.g. in EU countries with no official Apple Store presence). Otherwise it's pretty expensive to pay $200 for a pair headphones and throw th…

Yeah the price doens’t really scale but if you consider your time worthwhile, then add up the total amount of time it has saved you from having to untwist a jumbled mess of earphones / roll up earphones into some easily tangled roll.

You can solve this problem once and for all too if that’s so important to you, there are even things you can buy that help with that

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by epmaybe »

azhenley wrote: post #24

The big additions: 50% more talk time, hands free Siri, and a new optional wireless charging case.

When you say hands free Siri, does that mean you can activate with 'hey Siri'? And a follow up question: is there a way for iOS to read out new text messages or phone calls incoming and ask you if you'd like to take it?

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by zeveb »

lbacaj wrote: post #15

I really believe the AirPods are an amazing New platform.. I think people are far more on the go lately and so the AirPods are a perfect way to consume content, that isn’t just music and I do believe the big rise in Podcast consumption is very much due to their popularity. It started as a silly joke that everyone made fun of but now, at least where I live in NYC, seemingly everyone on every train has them on. I am a…

> I really believe the AirPods are an amazing New platform.

Headphones have existed since 1919. The Sony Walkman was released in 1979.

> I think people are far more on the go lately and so the AirPods are a perfect way to consume content, that isn’t just music and I do believe the big rise in Podcast consumption is very much due to their popularity.

What do AirPods add to content consumption, other than expense, ease of loss and charging cycles?

> My app let’s[sic] you listen to any article by using some amazing sounding Machine Learning models to grab the articles and convert them to audio.

I … I can't tell if this is satire or not. It's definitely Peak 2019.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by dymk »

minikites wrote: post #55
zpeti wrote: post #22

Funny how there's so much criticism everywhere for these products yet you step outside and loads of people have them. Usual reaction to Apple products I guess.

Apple is a lifestyle brand now, the technology aspect of their products is irrelevant to many of their customers.

AirPods are so convenient compared to wired earbuds for me, I’d say they’re in my top 3 electronics purchases of last year. They’re not simply a “lifestyle brand” as you’re dismissing them as.
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