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What's up with google and their inability to: A. Launch products, both software and hardware, worldwide (or at least majority of countries). B. Launch products with clear dates and not just "Join a waiting list". At least in German store that's the only option.
The above link works, but just shows other products.
I'm very happy to see better competition with Apple's AirPods. And visually, these look fantastic -- distinct but just as tasteful. The lack of active noise cancellation still seems to leave Google a "generation behind" here, but playing catch-up is still a great thing. But more than anything, I'm fascinated by the "Adaptive Sound" mode. Seriously, for years I've wanted my headphones (and laptop speakers) to auto-adj…
It would be cool if it could (somehow) detect a person speaking directly to you and automatically lower content being played while raising the external microphone volume—assuming it has a feature similar to AirPod Pro’s transparent mode.
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I wonder if people signing up to that waiting list will start seeing a lot more adverts for headphones across YouTube and Google Search. I'd wager entering an email address on the site doesn't just put you on a mailing list for Pixel Buds.
Pretty sure that'd be in violation of things like GDPR and risk netting them fines. Also, why would they add you to a list of "people interested in other brand headphones" when you sign up because you're interested in theirs?
What's up with google and their inability to: A. Launch products, both software and hardware, worldwide (or at least majority of countries). B. Launch products with clear dates and not just "Join a waiting list". At least in German store that's the only option.
To be fair, very few companies even try to launch products worldwide, or even in a majority of countries. A lot of the time, they can't even launch in the entire EU. Apple seems to be doing better, but Microsoft, Google, Sony and Nintendo are all very bad at this (to name a few I've had problems with).
i still don't understand how google cannot just improve their hardware branch.
"Get real-time translations right in your ear". This immediately made me think of the babelfish from Hitchhiker's Guide. Looking forward to reading some reviews of these.
Had a Google hangouts meeting with a US and an AU participant, and I'm from Sweden, and amazingly enough Hangouts (or is it Meet now?) can provide close to real-time closed captions (subtitles), with a very high degree of accuracy. It also shows who is saying something, so subs may be, PartA: Who's going? PartB: I'm going. PartC: When is it? What boggles my mind is why it doesn't immediately after the meeting end, Ha…
I'm very happy to see better competition with Apple's AirPods. And visually, these look fantastic -- distinct but just as tasteful. The lack of active noise cancellation still seems to leave Google a "generation behind" here, but playing catch-up is still a great thing. But more than anything, I'm fascinated by the "Adaptive Sound" mode. Seriously, for years I've wanted my headphones (and laptop speakers) to auto-adj…
You can't quite walk around everywhere with a helmet on, but I do give it a good try with my flip up - I'm rarely stopped when shopping etc. - twice in 13 years.
> Listen all day long. > Get up to 5 hours with a single charge, If quarantine has taught me anything, it's that 5 hours is not all day lol. I've switched to wired headphones because my wireless weren't working for me working/walkingaround/etc all day, unlike when I was working and I'd only wear them during the commute in, gym, and commute home.
> 10-minute charge of earbuds in the wireless charging case delivers up to 2 hours of listening time and up to 1 hour of talk time. I think it could work for me given the case provides 24 hours of listening time. I sure don't mind taking 10 minutes break every 2 hours or so. Disc: Googler.
2 hours sounds like an absolute nightmare.
All: just so you know, we changed the URL from https://store.google.com/product/pixel_buds to a more readable article. Some of the comments are about the original site.
Visiting that link takes me to the store, but no buds listed there. Maybe they're region-locked? (Note: Not redirected. It's that same URL, but only lists other products).
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> 10-minute charge of earbuds in the wireless charging case delivers up to 2 hours of listening time and up to 1 hour of talk time. I think it could work for me given the case provides 24 hours of listening time. I sure don't mind taking 10 minutes break every 2 hours or so. Disc: Googler.
I have a Bluetooth headphone with 14 hour life and keeping track of the battery and remembering to charge it is already really distracting. 2 hours sounds like an absolute nightmare.