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Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by baybal2 »

vuln wrote: post #180
baybal2 wrote: post #146

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Too late Apple... http://m.wiwu.com/h-pd-297.html I have hard time imagining how those guys got original molds. Their second gen "AirBuds" have true wireless charging

Where can I buy these?

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Post by Phlarp »

sabana wrote: post #133
Phlarp wrote: post #57

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I absolutely agree with everything in this post, but the newest model of QC35s has like 15 hours of battery life. Even if it degrades 50% over 3 years they will be perfectly usable. Airpods don't have enough physical size to overprovision battery that much. Unserviceable laptop and cellphone batteries are terrible and apple is by far the biggest offender. disclaimer: typed from a macbook :(

I absolutely love my QC35s...

I was bracing for downvotes on that comment for shilling. It appears the QC35s are loved by many, myself included.

Honestly if you regularly write code in an open office like I suspect many here do; a serious, professional pair of headphones are one of the best things you can get. Wireless with active noise cancelling that are comfortable and have a robust battery life. The Sony model mentioned by another poster appear to be quite nice as well.

Smart management would make sure these things are available to their employees no questions asked.

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Post by cschneid »

williamdclt wrote: post #129
wil421 wrote: post #121

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They aren’t really designed for conference calls. It’s more for listening to music and answering a few calls when they happen. AirPods are more of a light workout or entertainment headphones. Jabra, Plantronics, and the like are for conference calls. I do use them for conference calls but I know they have limited capabilities. My 14 hour Jabra headset will do just fine and have noise cancellation.

> It’s more for listening to music If only. At this price, you have hundreds of options with much better sound quality

Legit question: what headphones are you talking about?

Requirement: in-ear and no wires or over ear hook thing.

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Post by sixothree »

paultopia wrote: post #127

I actually bought these. Yes, it's a pile of money, wireless charging for AirPods probably isn't all that useful (though I may grab a new wireless charger for the desk where my AirPods usually sit anyway), etc. But, reality is: AirPods are by far the most convenient way to casually do anything with apple products and headphones. Stick 'em in a pocket, and if you want to listen to music or be on a conference call, pul…

I spend a lot of time on conference calls and AirPods really change everything. Sometimes I will be on a call and only get pulled in once or twice. It's kind of a waste to not be doing other stuff during that time and they definitely make that easier.

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Post by unkulunkulu »

aczerepinski wrote: post #53
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 removed headphone jacks from their phones, so some AirPod owners probably would have been happy to not own them and continue with traditional headphones.

No, Apple had a vision for perfect usability. It had no wires for the ear pods so no need for a standard jack.

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Post by csomar »

visarga wrote: post #184

They should first make AirPods that can connect reliably to BlueTooth. Half the time I need to connect mine to my MacBook Pro I need to massage the BT and Speaker icons for 20 seconds.

Here are a couple issues:

- If it is already connected to an iPhone, it'll delay its appearance. Disconnect them from the iPhone.

- If you have lots of wireless devices (mouse, phone, wifi, keyboard, etc...) you'll probably run into an interference problem. My airpods connection doesn't drop often but my Wifi connection does.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by sixothree »

lukifer wrote: post #174
aczerepinski wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple removed headphone jacks from their phones, so some AirPod owners probably would have been happy to not own them and continue with traditional headphones.

I would have bought AirPods regardless of an audio jack (I love them to death), but am furious about the removal nonetheless. It isn't often that I find myself needing the jack, but whenever I do it's infuriating, either to have to go hunt for the adapter, or to just not have the ability to export audio at all in that circumstance. It isn't often that we achieve a universal connector format with basically no downside…

I am in the same boat. I am still using my iPhone 6 because of the headphone jack. But I have AirPods and use them daily. Not going to upgrade phone until USB-C is an option (maybe never?).
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