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Re: Google Pixel Buds

#201

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?

The best part is that every time your geolocation changes, all google products will reset your language.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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> The entire product is a copy of the AirPods. as if airpods were the 1st rechargable wireless earbuds anyway

Genuine question: has anyone ever made the claim that being rechargeable is what makes AirPods unique?

To me, the biggest thing that makes AirPods unique is that they look pretty weird. The Google ones don't, so I see them as clearly differentiated from AirPods.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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All marketing pages are awful if you open them with the intention to hate it.

Are you suggesting the GP opened the page with the intention of hating it? If so, what makes you think that's the case?

Well for one, they opened a link titled "Google Pixel Buds" and one of their first issues was "What's up with the "Pixel" branding on the headphones?"

Re: Google Pixel Buds

#204

Does anyone else really struggle with comfort when using headphones which go into the ear canal (IEMs)? I know there is better sound isolation, but for some reason I cannot stand the minor pressure of them in my ears.

I've tried everything including the Airpods Pro, and the only earbuds small enough to not cause my ears discomfort are the Klipsch X11i and X12i. They use some of the smallest balanced armature drivers made by Bosch.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

#205
Google beats Apple to a multicolor product. I am not a fan of the chosen colors, but I suppose they had a reason.

Also aesthetically the embossed "G" is a bit garish to me.

I wonder if the Find my device feature works on iOS (even if only through Safari)?

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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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…

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, including the Pixel Buds.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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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…

That choppy frame by frame scrolling interaction is hilariously bad.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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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?

The best part is that every time your geolocation changes, all google products will reset your language.

This is false. I frequently travel to Bulgaria and Japan. My language remains in English in all products.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

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The products and pages look the same since they all copied Apple. The same thing has happened with packaging. I guess you could technically call it standard now, but it all originated with Apple.

I don't know how so much people believe that AirPods were the first of their kind of product. This isn't the first time I had to make a similar comment. Bragi crowdfunded "The Dash" in early 2014 (to much publicity) and released them in late 2015. To my knowledge this was the first high-profile pair of "disconnected wireless earbuds". AirPods were released late 2016, so a full year later, so they were not the first w…

Bragi crowdfunded "The Dash" in early 2014 (to much publicity) and released them in late 2015. To my knowledge this was the first high-profile pair of "disconnected wireless earbuds".

And they had so-so reviews.

There were smartphones before the iPhone, there were tablets before the iPad, there were smartwatches before the Apple Watch. However, in general when Apple enters a category they set the bar for the rest of the industry (with some exceptions, e.g. HomePod and to some extend the Apple TV), because they nail the experience and the category becomes much more popular. Moreover, Apple generally dominates the categories they enter when it comes to profit margins. (And no, it is not only because people pay to carry an Apple logo.)

So, it is not strange that people compare Google Pixel Buds to AirPods. The now-iconic AirPod is what Google wants to emulate or compete with, not "The Dash" or many of the other less-visible competitors.

Re: Google Pixel Buds

#210

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 had a nexus 5, nexus 6p and pixel xl 1 before switching back to iPhone. The nexus 5 and pixel xl were both great workhorse phones. I switched away because I was sick of googles software ecosystem but the hardware was decent. However the 6p was an atrocious piece of machine, I hated that phone.
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