I've been holding off buying the Airpods knowing an update was incoming. The question is...will there be AirPods 2 announced in 5 days at the keynote? Much like Murphy's Law, any time I buy an Apple device, it drastically accelerates the space-time continuum and somehow causes the new version of the product I just bought to launch right after.
AirPods
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#182Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've never had latency issues while talking on the phone using my AirPods.
Try fast-paced games or any audio/music apps. Latency is quite terrible, makes GarageBand itself unusable.
why would i care about latency in a music streaming app? i dont need the play/pause button to be accurate to the ms.
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#183Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Just what I need, another adapter that I have to remember to bring with me, not lose etc. Yeah, your smartphone has only replaced a camera, a portable movie player, a portable music player, a PDA, a phone, a GPS receiver and/or maps, a watch, a gameboy, and 5-6 other devices we had to carry (or couldn't afford to even have) before. Now it's adding a dongle for headphones we have to remember to carry? Oh, the humani…
> Now it's adding a dongle for headphones we have to remember to carry? Oh, the humanity! It's like 3 dongles if you want to be able to charge and listen at the same time. Like, for example, on a long-distance flight. And it's a completely self-imposed limitation on Apple's part!
You don't need 3 dongles if you want to use wired headphones and charge at the same time. There are 3rd party adapters that plug into a lightning port and allow you to plug in a 3.5mm headphone and lightning cable for charging directly at the same time. There are cheap versions on Amazon.
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#184The big additions: 50% more talk time, hands free Siri, and a new optional wireless charging case.
Just curious, anyone using Siri regularly these days? If so, how/for what? I keep trying Siri every once in a while but it doesn’t seem to stick. Only use I find is setting an alarm now and then, but I still often just open the app to do it manually.
I use Siri frequently throughout a typical day. From most common to least common:
- Send a text while driving, walking with my kids, etc
- Create a reminder with a specific time or place ("Hey Siri, when I get home remind me to take out the trash")
- Resume an Overcast playlist ("Hey Siri, resume Overcast tech playlist")
- Turn on/off lights (I have a couple lamps on HomeKit outlets)
- Get directions
- Set a timer
- Place a call while otherwise using my hands (I have an Apple Watch, which makes this pretty handy)
- Play music / playlist in Apple Music
- Check a sports score
Getting an Apple Watch significantly increased my usage of Siri. It's not perfect, and as I wander around the house doing things (without my phone) the connection sometimes gets tenuous. But a lot of times it is nice to not pull out my phone, and keep using my hands for whatever I was already doing.
I am actually pretty pleased with Siri's functionality to do things for me. I can't speak to the "General Information query" use case, as it has never been compelling for me--however most people say that Siri lags behind other assistants in this area.
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#185Re: AirPods
#186> Put them in your ears and they connect immediately, immersing you in rich, high-quality sound. Just like magic. I completely disagree with this. It isn’t magic at all. Mine hardly ever work this smooth. Especially transitioning from my iPhone to MacBook Pro. I constantly have to go into bluetooth, manually select them, and even that usually takes a few tries. I like my Earpods from a sound quality perspective but t…
I wouldn't say it never goes as smoothly as they describe, at least in my experience. My experience with the iphone xs + airpods is about: 50% as they describe 49% have to go through bluetooth menu for instant pair 1% they never connect, extreme frustration, have to completely re-pair (no different than any other bluetooth product here, just don't experience it as often with airpods). With Macbook I almost always hav…
You can option-click on the volume icon in your toolbar to select AirPods without having to go into bluetooth settings.
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#187I've been holding off buying the Airpods knowing an update was incoming. The question is...will there be AirPods 2 announced in 5 days at the keynote? Much like Murphy's Law, any time I buy an Apple device, it drastically accelerates the space-time continuum and somehow causes the new version of the product I just bought to launch right after.
The king of Apple leaks, Mark Gurman (who originally leaked this products features last year) tweeted about this [0]
> These AirPods were initially planned to go on sale last year. They’re also working on a future version with noise-cancellation and water resistance. Those were planned for later this year, but would now imagine that’s for 2020.
I'd take any dates with a healthy dose of salt, as his track record there is less accurate (and obviously dates change pre-announcement).
[0] - https://twitter.com/markgurman/status/1108360407020789760
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#188Earlier quoted context omitted.
Try fast-paced games or any audio/music apps. Latency is quite terrible, makes GarageBand itself unusable.
why would i care about latency in a music streaming app? i dont need the play/pause button to be accurate to the ms.
GarageBand is a music production app, but, as your question was about more mundane usage, this guy's article makes the point that the audio is no longer a replacement for haptic feedback. It also crippled his app a bit.
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#189Apple'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 keyboa…
>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.
I used to carry a couple of iPod Nano's paired with Shure SE215 to the gym until a few months ago. Despite my intial hesitation against wireless earphones and self-imposed rule of never taking a phone to the gym, Jabra Elite Sport + an iPhone 7 has replaced that setup for now. The sound on the Jabra is far superior, the heart-rate monitor is fairly accurate and there is also basic Strava integration, but more importantly - I am cable-free!
On the other hand, I continue to use ATH-M50x with the iPad Pro 10.5 (which has the 3.5mm jack) due to the comfort and no lag with video content.
It is not about relinquishing or discarding your trusty old gear, but making it work with new tech, wherever and whenever you can, regardless of the ecosystem.
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#190The comments seem pretty back and forth on wether AirPods are good or not. I just got some anyhow, for my wife. She uses her iphone, her apple watch, and an iPad. She isn't very techy, doesn't care about the sound quality or anything, but she does use a lot of apple devices. She also likes to talk to her family in the mornings on the phone while getting ready for the day (curling her hair etc.). To me it seems like headphones that allow her to be ultra mobile and also swap between the devices that she uses make sense. It fits her use cases well