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Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by hobofan »

aikinai wrote: post #110
hobofan wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both the product and the landing pages are so generic that I would have a hard time calling them a rip off. Every major audio/smartphone company has a product with very similar featurset in their lineup, and this is just Google following suite.

The products and pages look the same since they all copied Apple. The same thing has happened with packaging. I guess you could technically call it standard now, but it all originated with Apple.

I don't know how so much people believe that AirPods were the first of their kind of product. This isn't the first time I had to make a similar comment.

Bragi crowdfunded "The Dash" in early 2014 (to much publicity) and released them in late 2015. To my knowledge this was the first high-profile pair of "disconnected wireless earbuds".

AirPods were released late 2016, so a full year later, so they were not the first with this kind of a product by a long stretch. By that time, Bragi already released a second stripped-down version of their product. The Pixel buds also much more closely resemble "The Dash" than AirPods.

As for product pages, I sadly don't have paper trail, but I'm sure people more into the topic can find examples dating back ~10 years for pages where the product twirls around the page while scrolling (and there is nothing more connecting the product page for the Pixel Buds and the AirPods).

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by screye »

clusmore wrote: post #20

Off-topic but this website is such a blatant rip-off of the AirPods Pro landing page[1] (EDIT: Discussed at the time [2]), and I _hate_ the UX. I'm not sure what device this is optimised for, but it requires a tonn of scrolling, it's janky, you end up scrolling past the info you want, it breaks basic functionality like Ctrl+F. Why not just make a video instead of a webpage, since that's clearly the effect they're goi…

Things like this make me feel the accusations about Google are true.

A bunch of brilliant engineers with no sense of how to develop a product around the said technology.

I used to be a huge critic of Samsung for blatantly copying Apple back in the early Galaxy days, but Samsung has come a long way at differentiating themselves and carving an identity for themselves that isn't all that terrible.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by crazygringo »

kernelbugs wrote: post #136

Does anyone else really struggle with comfort when using headphones which go into the ear canal (IEMs)? I know there is better sound isolation, but for some reason I cannot stand the minor pressure of them in my ears.

Have you actually tried the AirPods Pro?

I've always used in-ear headphones but also always felt fatigue from the pressure.

But the AirPods just don't have it. It's more like they sit at the edge of your ear instead of burrowing inside it, and they explicitly use some kind of vent to equalize pressure as well.

Visually, these look like they operate in roughly the same way.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by holtalanm »

tabs_masterrace wrote: post #72

The question is, is the battery replaceable? As with Airpods, I won't buy any product that automatically becomes trash after 2 years, and I hope others will too. It is not sustainable and it is time for consumers to refuse this notion. Sure, these little pods won't tip the scale very much, but the practice is sending all the wrong messages.

> I won't buy any product that automatically becomes trash after 2 years

I think you overestimate how quickly the battery will deteriorate. I have a pair of bluetooth headphones with a rechargable battery that have been working perfect for 4 years now.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by screye »

sneak wrote: post #35
clusmore wrote: post #20

Off-topic but this website is such a blatant rip-off of the AirPods Pro landing page[1] (EDIT: Discussed at the time [2]), and I _hate_ the UX. I'm not sure what device this is optimised for, but it requires a tonn of scrolling, it's janky, you end up scrolling past the info you want, it breaks basic functionality like Ctrl+F. Why not just make a video instead of a webpage, since that's clearly the effect they're goi…

Everything about the pixel buds is a blatant airpods ripoff, it appears. That’s fine by me, though. I’d love to see a third company/platform try to get in on the act, too.

Why does it sound like people keep disregarding Samsung ?

Samsung has a lot of first with true-wireless headphones.

Wireless charging, IEM style buds and first android to have Apple style seamless pairing. They pair to multiple devices too. They also have much better battery life than both the pixel buds and air pods. Lastly, the android app itself is pretty great with decent customization and information, without looking half bad.

Idk why they get left out of the conversation.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by novia »

chewmieser wrote: post #139
novia wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was about to come in and ask if anyone knows if the pixel buds or air pods take into consideration differences in ear canal sizes.

The airpods pro have changeable rubber tips and come with 3 sizes for different ear canals.

Every alternative I've used has also had the 3 sizes.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by crazygringo »

clusmore wrote: post #20

Off-topic but this website is such a blatant rip-off of the AirPods Pro landing page[1] (EDIT: Discussed at the time [2]), and I _hate_ the UX. I'm not sure what device this is optimised for, but it requires a tonn of scrolling, it's janky, you end up scrolling past the info you want, it breaks basic functionality like Ctrl+F. Why not just make a video instead of a webpage, since that's clearly the effect they're goi…

The entire product is a copy of the AirPods.

But you know what? I'm fine with that. That's how competition works, and competition is what brings down prices.

And I personally find the scrolling page design (both Apple's and Google's) pretty cool. It would drive me nuts if a site I used daily implemented something like that, like if it became a trend for news sites. But to show off a new product where I'll scroll through once in my life? It's pretty slick as far as I'm concerned. (Provided you've got the CPU to handle it.)

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by holtalanm »

zamalek wrote: post #137
jspaetzel wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Was the last android version you used released on a 3rd party device in 2012? Because that's what you're describing.

I'm on a Pixel 4. I love it. Everything just works. My fiance's Samsung is complete and utter trash, I've considered installing a ROM. Android One makes a big difference.

preach. I went from a Samsung Note to a Pixel XL and my god the difference is astounding. Gonna stick with Pixel from now on.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by crazygringo »

notechback wrote: post #71

Marvellous! Another product with non-replaceable batteries. Hostile to both consumers and the environment. Really sad to see that all these big companies don't care even to the smallest degree about all their own environmental pledges.

So you're basically saying that wireless in-ear headphones shouldn't exist then.

Everything inside of them is already so miniaturized, there simply isn't space for a replaceable battery, not to mention how you'd maintain waterproofing since, you know, you run and sweat with these in.

Have you seen X-rays of the AirPods Pro for example? Can you figure out a way where the battery would become replaceable?

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