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Post by andrei_says_ »

askafriend wrote: post #317
andrei_says_ wrote: post #251

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I’m with you but got AirPods as a gift and did not return them. Pretty much all BT solutions are a pain pairing wise and sound lag wise. Apple’s are very well designed, a luxury object. Almost no lag with sound. Very good phone call experience. Sound is mediocre but always available. Still, they are disposable by design and I find it repulsive that we have normalized the pollution associated with buying this product.…

https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in They have a broad recycling program already in place.

Thank you, this helps.

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Post by bluthru »

kabacha wrote: post #391
bluthru wrote: post #389

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>I mean their overpriced They're literally best in class for the money.

I presume you have a source for this absurd claim?

Source: No other wireless headphones match the features for the price. You're welcome to present a challenger.

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Post by scarface74 »

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

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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 use to teach fitness classes even before the iPhone was a thing. Even then I used a 30 pin to 1/8" adapter so I could get line level output. I also had a cassette adapter with a 30 pin connector for my car. I could hit fast forward and rewind on the cassette player and it would fast forward the audio on the iPod. When I took the adapter out or stopped the car, the iPod stopped. Of course these days even my cheap low end car has Bluetooth.

I would just carry a lightning to headphone cord (not adapter) if I were still teaching.

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Post by sixothree »

jaifraic wrote: post #301
sixothree wrote: post #186

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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.

But isn't this a benefit of all bluetooth/wireless headsets? I don't see how it is a specific AirPod advantage.

This is correct. The advantages are solely personal preferences on features. They are shaped exactly the same as (err millimeter ish) the default supplied headset which I find comfortable. They are open to outside sound; meaning I can wear them in silent and have conversations etc. And they pair easily with my devices.

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Post by zymhan »

graeme wrote: post #206
zymhan wrote: post #197

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I'm really not counting on it coming out https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/reports-apple-airpow...

Support for airpower is in the latest ios beta. https://9to5mac.com/2019/03/19/latest-ios-12-2-beta-includes...

Well so much for that meaning anything huh!

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/apple-cancels-airpower-pro...

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Post by zymhan »

nthuser wrote: post #210
zymhan wrote: post #197

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I'm really not counting on it coming out https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/reports-apple-airpow...

That's an old article. Which I suspect was based on an older info. Apple is said to have approved production earlier this year. https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/20/wsj-says-airpower-produ...

Looks like Ars might be more reliable than WSJ on tech leaks...

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/apple-cancels-airpower-pro...

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Post by zymhan »

zymhan wrote: post #197
zachr wrote: post #76

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I'd be surprised if AirPower isn't coming within the month. The latest iOS 12.2 beta includes references to AirPower.

I'm really not counting on it coming out https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/reports-apple-airpow...

Aaaaand it's dead

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/apple-cancels-airpower-pro...

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