The next generation of AirPods • Hacker News Board

Re: The next generation of AirPods

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Post by Tagbert » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 4:37 PM UTC

kfprt wrote: post #48

babypuncher wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I appreciate the concern, but the waste generated by a pair of AirPods for 1-2 years of use seems like nothing compared to all the plastic bottles the average American goes through in a week.

Size can be deceiving when you don't factor in the materials used. Electronics are full of silicon and rare earths which have a far greater impact than even a bunch of bottles.

Silicon is almost inert chemically. Rare earths are not particularly toxic. If you are concerned, you can drop your dead AirPods off at an Apple store and they will recycle some of the materials.

Re: The next generation of AirPods

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Post by MikusR » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:24 PM UTC

filereaper wrote: post #43

Apple Marketing sometimes can be incredulous: >"First with our contour design that delivers sound directly to your ears" What does that even mean?!? These are in-ear headphones, how else are they supposed to deliver sound? Feels silly to have such a comment to make a two point slide.

Sometimes?

Re: The next generation of AirPods

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Post by joe5150 » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 7:00 PM UTC

nirav72 wrote: post #144

joe5150 wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All Roku devices (and Roku TVs) should be able to route audio through the app to attached or wireless headphones as well. This might work with Share Audio on iPhones so you can have two people listening at once, but I've never tried.

last time I tried it , I found Roku audio via the app to be very laggy and sound cutting out often. This is despite having good wireless signal and no lag from anything else that uses wifi for steaming.

that's too bad. it worked well for me, but I never used it regularly.

Re: The next generation of AirPods

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Post by Svoka » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 9:25 PM UTC

lilyball wrote: post #23

philliphaydon wrote: post #2

I just discovered last week that on the Apple TV I can connect 2 apple audio devices at the same time. Currently staying with the in laws, daughter is sleeping in the same room with us so we couldn’t watch TV. I connected my wife’s AirPods to the Apple TV to watch tv and noticed I could connect another one, so I borrowed my sister in laws AirPods and connected them and both work at the same time. So now we can watch…

I haven't tried doing this with Apple TV, but iPhones also let you share your audio with a second pair of AirPods.

This is great. I love watching stuff with my wife on airplanes.

Re: The next generation of AirPods

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Post by CharlesW » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 11:34 PM UTC

filereaper wrote: post #43

Apple Marketing sometimes can be incredulous: >"First with our contour design that delivers sound directly to your ears" What does that even mean?!? These are in-ear headphones, how else are they supposed to deliver sound? Feels silly to have such a comment to make a two point slide.

> "First with our contour design that delivers sound directly to your ears"

Google shows this thread as the only place this quote exists. What Apple does say is, "Apple today announced the third generation of AirPods [marketing speak deleted] in a new contoured design", the benefit being that it "[sits] at just the right angle for comfort and to direct audio into the ear".

This is a reference to the previous design of AirPods, which worked great for some people and not well for others (I was in the latter group). The implication is that the new design will be more comfortable for more people.

Re: The next generation of AirPods

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Post by CharlesW » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 11:40 PM UTC

vegai_ wrote: post #158

Cool that they look like Pros now, i.e. not like you put Braun toothbrush heads in your ear. What I desperately need is a way to place an Airtag in the charger. Yes, I lost a pair of Airpod Pros some months ago. No idea where they are, perhaps somebody stole them or perhaps I just lost them in the house.

> What I desperately need is a way to place an Airtag in the charger.

There are at least a couple AirPods charger cases with integrated AirTag slots. It would've been nice if this functionality was integrated into the charger.

Re: The next generation of AirPods

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Post by vickychijwani » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 1:00 PM UTC

CharlesW wrote: post #185

filereaper wrote: post #43

Apple Marketing sometimes can be incredulous: >"First with our contour design that delivers sound directly to your ears" What does that even mean?!? These are in-ear headphones, how else are they supposed to deliver sound? Feels silly to have such a comment to make a two point slide.

> "First with our contour design that delivers sound directly to your ears" Google shows this thread as the only place this quote exists. What Apple does say is, "Apple today announced the third generation of AirPods [marketing speak deleted] in a new contoured design", the benefit being that it "[sits] at just the right angle for comfort and to direct audio into the ear". This is a reference to the previous design o…

No, the "delivers sound directly to your ears" is a direct quote from the event (I watched the whole thing). You can also find it on The Verge's live blog (they caught that silly quote too) - https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/18/22731639/apple-2021-macb...