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That’s a joke. 7 years later I am still picking up headphones then remembering I can’t plug them in without going to find a dongle. If there was an iPhone with a headphone jack I would buy it.
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Why wouldn’t the $9 lightning to 3.5mm adapter solve your problem?
They didn't have one until Apple created it. Now they should have lower fidelity audio, and/or more shit to carry around and fiddle with, and/or fail unexpectedly when least needed? You actually can't understand the consumer side of this? Or just like Apple?
Like most things audiophiles say: I call bullshit.
http://soundexpert.org/articles/-/blogs/audio-quality-of-lig...
> Audio quality of Apple Lightning to 3.5mm adapter (A1749) is almost as good as in-built mobile audio solutions by Apple, though it has slightly worse df-measurements. Mostly due to the higher jitter. But if you listen music you will not hear the difference; it is too subtle to be perceived.
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You cannot replace the batteries without prying them apart, and Apple by default just tells you to throw them away and buy new ones. There are rare earth minerals in the speaker drivers.
It looks like they recommend recycling them https://support.apple.com/guide/airpods/disposal-and-recycli... And use 100% recycled rare earth elements according to the tech specs https://support.apple.com/kb/SP856?viewlocale=en_US&locale=e...
"It would cost more than it's worth to like... break it apart, to open it up, and replace the battery" (because we designed them that way)
Have you ever heard of planned obsolescence?
To your second point, the problem isn't that they come from recycled. The problem is that they won't be recycled again.
At some point there needs to be some sympathy for consumer preferences. I'm an Apple customer due to the bloat/clunkiness of their competitors rather than an appreciation for Apple itself.
I was a hold-out on the AirPods having using bluetooth headphones before and hated them but I got AirPods as a gift and almost immediately fell in love. Way easier to carry (no tangled wires, and yes, I knew how to wind them up but that wasn't always foolproof), super easy to pop in your ears for a few minutes or a few hours, and no cables to get in your way.
I lost my original AirPods (or they were stolen) and I decided to just use the wired headphones while I continued to hope they would turn up. WIthin 2 days I had an order placed for a new AirPods because wired headphones are a huge step backwards (wires get caught on things and tug at your ears when you extend too far).
I generally find audiophiles to be nearly completely full of shit when it comes to "audio quality" and while I know bluetooth doesn't allow for the highest quality possible it's well past "good enough".
According to Apple it might be. But we aren't asking any end users in the article, because screw them, right? Anything that enables the environmental irresponsibility of AirPods is only "right" from the perspective of the shareholder. Certainly not the species.
Spare me. Companies are busy dumping waste all over this planet and you want me to care about something the size of 2 grapes?
That’s a joke. 7 years later I am still picking up headphones then remembering I can’t plug them in without going to find a dongle. If there was an iPhone with a headphone jack I would buy it.
I can’t imagine having to use a cord for a headset in 2022. My AirPods switch seamlessly between my Mac, iPad, Watch and MacBook. Cords her tangled, caught in things are horrible for running etc. Not to mention that would I run and go to the gym with just my watch.
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Lobot
There’s something retro and cool about cords.
Cons: You can't do jogging fine, but you have tiny and cheap media players with clips easily attached to the neck of your T-shirt.
1: I do not wish to charge my headphones. 2: I have many headphones with higher quality sound than earbuds can provide. 3: Bluetooth still kinda sucks, even after all this time. 4: Bluetooth is subject to denial of service, security concerns. 5: Apple's purpose with the decision was to increase revenue, that is all. You all are now paying $$$ for headphones with batteries, etc. onboard, and they no longer had to impl…
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They didn't have one until Apple created it. Now they should have lower fidelity audio, and/or more shit to carry around and fiddle with, and/or fail unexpectedly when least needed? You actually can't understand the consumer side of this? Or just like Apple?
Do they fail frequently? I'd bet that many (most?) people would plug their headphones into the adapter and leave it until the headphones or adapter failed. Don't get me wrong, I'm not for Apple or the adapter, but I'm not convinced by the adapter hate either. I do wish I could find Bluetooth devices that didn't suck, though.
How long have you been sampling the electronics market?, heh