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Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by satysin » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:14 PM UTC

marcus_holmes wrote: post #192

Please Google, just because my browser is in Berlin, that doesn't mean I speak German. I'd like to look at your product. I might even be interested. But I can't understand what you're telling me. I have language preferences in my account, and you definitely know who I am because you're showing my picture in the top right corner. So why does where I am take precedence over who I am?

I always wondered wtf the browsers language setting is for. Can a website not query this for the preferred language rather than make a language decision based on an IP address geo lookup?

I am English, my browsers language order is to set English (UK) then English (generic). No foreign languages. However I live in [redacted] and if I visit a site it will give me a [redacted] version due to my location rather than the language set within the browser.

I (apparently wrongly) assumed saying I want content in English would mean the website would query what language the user wants and then send that.

Could someone explain what the browser language preference is for?

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by whywhywhywhy » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:18 PM UTC

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…

Lot of people have been raving about these new Apple product pages but really they're at the point where some of them are basically just video trailers that you scroll through, and that comes through in terms of information density too.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by rayshan » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:18 PM UTC

Here's a great video review by one of my favorite presenters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMKgWMO3fu8

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by frank2 » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:19 PM UTC

chrismorgan wrote: post #226

po1nter wrote: post #30

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I 100% agree with the point you're making but at least Apple's landing page is scrolling smoothly on Firefox (76.0b8 (64-bit) on Windows 10) unlike Google's which is "jumpy".

On Windows 10 on a Surface Book (high-DPI): both are utterly unusable in Firefox Nightly, and lousy (but just barely usable) in Chrome. I despise such sites. It’s fundamentally impossible to do such scrolljacking well, and I wish they’d all agree to just stop trying .

>I wish they’d all agree to just stop trying

I don't need all site owners to stop trying, I just need one usable browser that ignores the attempts.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by whywhywhywhy » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:21 PM UTC

72deluxe wrote: post #67

foepys wrote: post #55

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Safari doesn't support WebP.

That's insane!

Photoshop doesn't support webp, barely anything supports webp.

Although I'm not trying to defend Safari but webp is not a widely used format and absolutely shouldn't be being pushed at this point until I can save an image from a site and actually be able to use it in applications.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:22 PM UTC

rooam-dev wrote: post #131

bzb3 wrote: post #80

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What, Apple not sucking up to whatever new format Google wants to shove into the web?

But if it's a better experience for customers, why not?

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Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by odiroot » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:23 PM UTC

marcus_holmes wrote: post #192

Please Google, just because my browser is in Berlin, that doesn't mean I speak German. I'd like to look at your product. I might even be interested. But I can't understand what you're telling me. I have language preferences in my account, and you definitely know who I am because you're showing my picture in the top right corner. So why does where I am take precedence over who I am?

> Please Google, just because my browser is in Berlin, that doesn't mean I speak German. I'd like to look at your product. I might even be interested. But I can't understand what you're telling me.

Interesting. I'm in the same situation but I do speak German (as a third language) and it didn't even click with me at first the website is indeed in German.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by reubenmorais » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:24 PM UTC

legolas2412 wrote: post #230

333c wrote: post #217

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The (rounded, white, shiny) charging/carrying case is definitely heavily inspired by the AirPods. While the headphones, visually, don't look a lot like the AirPods, in terms of functionality they're very similar, as they're wireless earbuds that don't have a wire even between the earbuds, and they feature noise cancellation that adapts to the environment.

If your criteria is that loose, then iPhones were a copy. And I think airpods were certainly a copy too.

Bragi did a Kickstarter back in 2013 for The Dash. They were fully wireless in-ear headphones, with included microphone, activity tracking with a heart rate monitor, built-in memory for listening to music without having to carry your phone, and a charging case. Oh, and they worked underwater for listening to music with the built-in memory while swimming.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by kiseleon » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:25 PM UTC

matwood wrote: post #99

encom wrote: post #79

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You know it won't be. Wireless headphones are disposable. My wired Sennheisers are 10 years old. I've replaced the foam pads on them, which are still available from 1st and 3rd parties. I know someone who just replaced the pads on her Sennheisers which are 25 years old now. I was basically called a luddite here the other day, because I thought firmware updating headphones is madness, but I stand by what I said. Wirel…

> Wireless headphones are a solution to a manufactured problem, You can think that, but getting rid of wires is an improvement over nearly any situation other than sitting at a desk. And even then, I still sometimes slide away from the desk and yank on the cord.

cheap bluetooth headphones were the best workplace quality-of-life improvements I have ever made. I don't have to deal with my headphone wire getting pulled out, cord routing, untangling cords, etc.

I'm currently saving up to buy some nice bluetooth headphones, probably either the Pixel Buds or Airpods. Absolutely 100% worth it over wired. A headphone jack wasn't even a consideration for me when I upgraded from my Pixel 1 to the Pixel 4, and I don't regret it.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by sulam » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 4:27 PM UTC

buf wrote: post #208

ATsch wrote: post #201

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The best part is that every time your geolocation changes, all google products will reset your language.

This is false. I frequently travel to Bulgaria and Japan. My language remains in English in all products.

True for me. I (used to) travel in various parts of Europe regularly and got Google (and the ads) in whatever place I happened to be.