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Re: AirPods are now available

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Post by madeofpalk »

hueving wrote: post #188
gambiting wrote: post #173

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's like calling a Tesla "an electric version of the same cars that were on the road for decades". Each headphone has a new chip that could probably run a whole smartphone few years ago - but I mean, if the fact that they are wireless is not impressive, then I don't think we can convince you.

Are you seriously suggesting these are the first wireless headphones?

No one is suggesting that.

There are not many wireless earbuds in this form-factor / category.

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Post by usaphp »

A lot of people here seem to be complaining about them falling out of their ears, while non of them actually tried to wear them first. Also everyone is stating things like this "I will use them two or three times during rush hours in London, bump into a couple people". But for me personally - I only use headphones while at my desk and I love current EarPods because unlike many other in-ear headphones they do not create any pressure onto my eardrum, I can wear them all day without any fatigue whatsoever, having a wireless version so I can stand up and walk around often sounds perfect to me. Also the only time when current EarPods are falling out of my ears is when the cable gets pulled or tangled on something, without a cable I don't see how they can fall out easily.

Re: AirPods are now available

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Post by rstupek »

mgo wrote: post #44

I will not buy a phone without a 3.5" jack period. I'm not buying ridiculously expensive wireless headphones that are objectively worse (worse quality than wired alternatives, added hassle of charging them plus much more expensive).

I will not buy a computer without a 5" floppy drive. I will not buy a computer without a 3.5" floppy drive. I will not buy a computer without a CD drive etc.

Seems Apple is just always ahead of the crowd in getting rid of things.

Re: AirPods are now available

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Post by fro »

antiffan wrote: post #174

A feature I'd love to see: sync to AirPods. I imagine it won't happen because in some ways it's kind of backwards, but I hate running with my phone, especially because I have a huge 6+. It seems like a simple thing to just want to be able to take some of my music/podcasts with me running, but it's not realistic unless I own a separate iPod shuffle that I then have to deal with. Adding a small amount of memory to AirP…

This is what the Watch is for.

Re: AirPods are now available

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Post by nilkn »

hueving wrote: post #188
gambiting wrote: post #173

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's like calling a Tesla "an electric version of the same cars that were on the road for decades". Each headphone has a new chip that could probably run a whole smartphone few years ago - but I mean, if the fact that they are wireless is not impressive, then I don't think we can convince you.

Are you seriously suggesting these are the first wireless headphones?

Honest question: can you point me to some other earbuds of the same size that are totally wireless (not even a bridging wire) and that also include a microphone, etc.?

The AirPods honestly do seem like a somewhat unique entry into the market to me, but it's such a crowded market that I could have easily missed a competitor somewhere.

That said, the lack of any sort of wiring is actually a negative to me, because that's primarily what makes it seem like these will be so easy to lose.

Re: AirPods are now available

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Post by snegu »

rjvir wrote: post #109
snegu wrote: post #92

The use case that I'm interested in is being able to have just one bud in my ear (to be able to hear what's going on around me) without the other one dangling. To me, that's worth the money.

I think that might not be possible with AirPods. One of it's features is that it stops playing music when you take out one of the ears.

No, it looks like you can listen to just one:

"Optical sensors and motion accelerometers work with the W1 chip to automatically control the audio and engage the microphone, giving you the ability to use one or both AirPods."

Re: AirPods are now available

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Post by pawelwentpawel »

achompas wrote: post #160
pawelwentpawel wrote: post #136

Beats X which are wireless too seem to have a cool solution for keeping them close to the user - there is a cable which stays behind the neck. As well, you can magnetically clip them together. And... get them in red - much easier to find! I like the idea of AirPods. Unfortunately, my main concern though is that I will use them two or three times during rush hours in London, bump into a couple people on the tube and t…

Are BeatsX actually available in red? They're postponed to February, and only black and white are listed as colors.

You're right! I own red wired ones which made me completely sure that the new ones will feature this colour too. Too bad.

Re: AirPods are now available

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Post by pjc50 »

usaphp wrote: post #202

A lot of people here seem to be complaining about them falling out of their ears, while non of them actually tried to wear them first. Also everyone is stating things like this "I will use them two or three times during rush hours in London, bump into a couple people". But for me personally - I only use headphones while at my desk and I love current EarPods because unlike many other in-ear headphones they do not crea…

I guess this depends on your ears; I've never had a pair of in-ear phones that don't fall out after 5 minutes.

Re: AirPods are now available

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Post by swang »

plainOldText wrote: post #63
cocktailpeanuts wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe because... it IS a marketing page? As much as I've also become an apple hater recently because of what they've done to iOS10 and the new macbook pro, I think criticizing a marketing copy for being a marketing copy is not fair.

What are some of the things you hate about iOS 10? I've also disliked a few changes they've introduced, but after spending more time with the OS, I've discovered that some changes were not as bad as I'd initially considered. It was more a matter of getting used to. I guess people don't like changes to the things they've grown accustomed to.

im using the previous version of ios 10 (one before current) and it has some weird battery draining bug and will shut off my iphone 6 plus at 30% and it's very hard to repower on without a charge source (e.g. ext charging battery). it also drains my battery heavily.

the current version supposedly fixes the battery drain (not sure about the shutdown bug) but introduced a bug into another app that i use and don't want to risk upgrading for either.

and this is the problem. apple charges premium prices but their software has gotten sloppy. macos and ios10 included. i upgraded to the latest macos version, sierra, and my escape key would not work for some reason (i was using vim and ended up doing ctrl-c? to activate) then i find out that killing siri on mac would fix the problem. then i found out a couple days later that their new macbook pro would not have an escape key. gee i wonder why they never caught this bug in testing?

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