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Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by satysin »

kevincox wrote: post #244
satysin wrote: post #231

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

It's a bit of a chicken and egg problem which is incredibly frustrating, I wish websites would start to respect it so users start to configure their browser properly. Users don't configure it (and quite possibly don't know how) so many websites ignore it. Many websites ignore it so it isn't that useful to learn how to configure it.

Perhaps I am wrong but in my experience Chrome, Firefox and the platform included browsers all set the browser language to the OS language by default.

While not a perfection solution I feel if the user is able to understand the language of the OS they are using then giving them a website in the same language is much better than picking one based on an IP location.

I totally agree the browser language options are hidden with a pretty crappy UI that no normal user would find and use easily.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by ayoisaiah »

gadnuk wrote: post #23

Is there a reason they announced this a few hours before earnings? They look good, but I don't see it on par with the AirPods that have noise cancellation, sweat and water resistance. And given Google's inability to support their hardware products past a few years, doubt these would take off (but I hope they do).

It's a lot cheaper than Airpods Pro, and has a few tricks up its sleeve like Assistant/Real-time translation.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by mywittyname »

moeffju wrote: post #251
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?

Because Google is still really bad at e-commerce and doesn't distinguish content language from locale and local law. You should be seeing the store in your preferred language, asking for your locale's address format, and following German trade law. But alas, you are in Germany, you get the full German experience. Also nobody really looks at accept language headers anymore, I feel.

> Also nobody really looks at accept language headers anymore, I feel.

Which is funny, because Google is always coming up with better, more effective ways to track users.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by wcpines »

reubenmorais wrote: post #238
legolas2412 wrote: post #230

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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.

IMO every wireless pair of buds I've seen released so far is a 'copy' of Bragi's Dash, and usually has only a subset of the features.

I still love my Dash Pros. Only downside with the experience is you can't pair to multiple devices. But the UX, the look, the in-ear seal, the sound quality -- all seem to me to be superior to anything that's hit the market, and they were designed ~6 years ago.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by reaperducer »

crazygringo wrote: post #148
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 thro…

That's how competition works

No. Competition is you inventing a better mousetrap, not copying someone else's mousetrap.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by bestnameever »

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…

Apple really continues to be the leader when it comes to design.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by arbitrage »

reaperducer wrote: post #265
crazygringo wrote: post #148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 thro…

That's how competition works No. Competition is you inventing a better mousetrap, not copying someone else's mousetrap.

not in applied capitalism, no. ever wonder why there are three gas stations at a four-way intersection? Because someone saw two gas stations there, and said to themselves, "I want a piece of that action."

There isn't a strict motive to make something better than someone else .... there's only a motive to make something that someone will buy instead of something else. Big difference.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by reaperducer »

richbradshaw wrote: post #189
bzb3 wrote: post #80

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

I do agree, but do serve webp when I can to save bandwidth. Webp has been around over 10 years now, so it's not exactly new. As a somewhat interesting aside, Apple don't even support their own HEIC in Safari, so maybe they just don't have a team working on this area of Safari!

WebP has been around for 10 years, but Chrome didn't even support it for the first four, according to Can I Use.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by itake »

delecti wrote: post #206
fxleach wrote: post #186

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How are they a copy of the AirPods? The AirPods, to me, look hideous. You take the original Apple headphones and cut off the wire. But putting that aside I'm finding it hard to see how these headphones resemble anything like AirPods. I mean, they're wireless headphones...? Is that the issue?

That's an interesting thought I hadn't considered. The AirPods do indeed seem like Apple accidentally invented (or at least popularized) a new product category while trying to reference the old headphones, which were pretty iconic in their advertising. All of the "copycats" are taking that same product category and designing around the formfactor. I agree that most of the copycats are more aesthetically pleasing, inc…

I think the Pixel Buds look like someone shoved bright colored play-dough in your ear.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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Post by def8cefe »

robertakarobin wrote: post #173
choward wrote: post #159

The scrolling on that site is atrocious. What's up with the "Pixel" branding on the headphones? After the Nexus 6P, I'm never buying another of their phones again. I see "Pixel" and immediately think "not buying that". Do I need a Pixel for these to work? Will I be missing out on features of I don't have one? I can't find anything mentioning what makes these "Pixel" headphones. Google's marketing is awful.

I have a Pixel 2 and really like it. I've hardly had any problems with the speed or performance of the device, and the camera is better than my DSLR.

Same here, I have a Pixel 2 and it has held up very well. I run GrapheneOS on it. I had issues with the back glass on the OG Pixel being extremely fragile, but no such issues with this iteration of the device.

I'm tempted to upgrade to a Pixel 4 for the wireless charging but it's not worth a grand. I will probably wait to do so until GrapheneOS no longer supports the 2.

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