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Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Isamu wrote: post #208
jonawesomegreen wrote: post #176

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I own a pair and as well as everything you mentioned, the killer feature for me is not dropping out. Every other pair of bluetooth earbuds I've had were constantly dropping out on me when running through an airport or if I decided to pace around a room on a conference call unless I held my phone just so. I've found the range on AirPods to be fantastic. I work from home and if I want to pace around the house while I'm…

The range is surprising. I've walked to another part of the house and then wondered, where did I leave my phone? Because the airpods just didn't quit.

In a casino cardroom I once forgot to pick up my phone while I walked to a self-serve coffee station at least 30 yards away (with no walls in-between).

There was no disruption in the audio. In fact it didn't occur to me until I got back and saw my phone on the table that anything had even happened.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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willyyr wrote: post #143
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…

Since you mentioned: "be on a conference call". There is nothing more annoying then a participant in a conference call (or any call) using AirPods especially when they are at a busy place. My experience is that you hear everything around them and most of the time they are hard to understand because of how the voice is picked up. I always ask them to switch back to the phone so i can understand. Not sure if the new ve…

I find that interesting. I often talk on my airpods while driving, and have done so in both of my cars. One has incredibly loud road noise (like I think there is a problem), and the other has no A/C and I live in the south--so, windows open.

In both cases I have received no complaints, and have even inquired about how the noise is recently. People can't hear my obnoxiously loud road noise at all, it gets canceled out.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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exergy wrote: post #330
sosborn wrote: post #302

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> What is the improvement I am missing here? I think what you are missing is that different people value things differently. These don't make sense for you? That's fine, don't buy them. They don't make sense for me either, so I don't buy them. However, I can understand how it would make sense for someone else. Arguing the money aspect doesn't make sense because we never know a person's income, expenses and savings. $…

How about arguing for the environmental cost of our throwaway culture? Airpods have a MUCH higher environmental impact than ordinary earphones. A lot of tech is crammed into these things, all of which uses energy, resources, distilled water and so on to produce. I have a pair of Shure earphones that have "just worked" for going onto three years now. I had to change NOTHING on them, and they've never complained. I've…

Good luck with the Shures continuing to last. I absolutely love my Shures, but I’ve gone through ~4 pairs in the last 12 years, and I don’t think I’m particularly hard on them. It’s a bit better now that they have replaceable cables, but even after that change, I’ve had at least one socket fail on them on the earbud side.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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cakoose wrote: post #347
stouset wrote: post #329

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I really wish I could put myself into the shoes of people who think that fifteen minutes of using only one earbud is a big deal, but I honestly just can't.

Your point that you can use one while charging the other was valid and helpful. But saying "I'll just address this point, because it is categorically incorrect" was unnecessarily aggressive. With that opening, I think people expected a solution with no caveats.

From that opening I just expected that the idea that you had to use two would be a frustratingly widespread misconception and completely wrong. Given that I had that misconception, that the UX implies that it’s the case (remove one and it stops playing music), and it is apparently completely wrong, I’d say the parent was pretty spot on.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by avcdsuia »

gcommer wrote: post #245
brucemoose wrote: post #227

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I honestly can't say I understand the draw to drop significant money on a new set of headphones that need to be charged at least as often as a my phone, and can't be charged while being used. I've had the same set of high quality in-ear wired headphones for the last 5 years or longer and have zero issues with them (I just replace the foam every so often for about $5). What is the improvement I am missing here?

Being wireless is just that good. Especially when exercising or otherwise out-and-about. The charging is not nearly that obnoxious, I've gone through a wide range of wireless sets and they've all had multi-day charges. Personally I have a nice set of IEMs for longer, sitting use cases and otherwise use a cheap (~$20) wireless set; so that when it inevitably breaks/gets lost/battery wears down after a ~year, it's negl…

How about getting a pair of BeatsX earbuds, cut those crappy units off and make what's left a Bluetooth adapter with MMCX connectors that are compatible with your IEMs. Seems to have the best of the both worlds.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by kabacha »

Took them long enough. I've bough some chinese wireless earbuds _with_ a charging case like this a year ago for 30$ and they are surprisingly decent.

I feel that some big companies like apple are losing their edge when it comes to innovation. Sure apple didn't necessarily invent bleeding edge hardware but they knew how to repackage things in a bleeding edge package; not lately though.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by kabacha »

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.

I mean their overpriced and look absolutely stupid. Airpods seem to be entirely an US thing and a result of great marketing. If anyone could convince people to buy and wear this it would be apple in USA.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by kabacha »

dymk wrote: post #70
minikites wrote: post #55

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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.

Do you somehow imply that wireless earbuds didn't exist lol? We've had them for _years_. I used to go to the pool with a set that was also _water-proof_ like 3 years ago, watch out for the _new_ waterproof airpods coming out!

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by bluthru »

kabacha wrote: post #387
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.

I mean their overpriced and look absolutely stupid. Airpods seem to be entirely an US thing and a result of great marketing. If anyone could convince people to buy and wear this it would be apple in USA.

>I mean their overpriced

They're literally best in class for the money.

Re: AirPods with Wireless Charging Case

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Post by theonemind »

reaperducer wrote: post #216
theonemind wrote: post #20

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I’ve had my AirPods for a while. The battery life has indeed degraded, but they’re pretty good for an hour of listening, and I never really do more. I’d be more disappointed as a heavy user. They’re also the only earphones I can stand while exercising. Before the AirPods, the annoyance of the wire flopping around or on my skin, etc. made me mostly just not listen to anything. So, I don’t really compare them to anythi…

I’ve had my AirPods for a while. The battery life has indeed degraded, but they’re pretty good for an hour of listening. I've had mine almost two years. I listen at work M-F, 8am-11:30am, then let them recharge at lunch, then use them 1:00pm-4:00pm. So far, so issues. How long do you think I have before the batteries start to degrade?

They seem to be doing much better than mine! Mine are about a year old, and they seem to run about half of their original life, and I've used them perhaps 2 hours per day. I was a bit surprised at how soon it became apparent they didn't have their original battery life. I could probably listen for about 1.5 hrs now, but they still charge pretty quickly, so I usually just put them back in the case for a few minutes.
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