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Post by reconbot »

erikpukinskis wrote: post #304

I find this headphone war discussion a bit boring. The AirPods are much more interesting as Apple's first foray into augmented reality. If they add positioning, this product becomes Magic Leap without the visuals. I don't think they see this as a music device, they see it as a new platform for audio. Interesting things start happening when people start leaving one or both in their ears all day. Arrival times in your…

Positional audio also opens a world of options for blind people. Microsoft Guide Dogs is working on this very thing. http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/6/7164623/microsoft-3d-sound...

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Post by Tarq0n »

mslev wrote: post #273
jdc0589 wrote: post #237

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this is a ridiculous suggestion price wise, but check out custom IEMs. They are expensive as hell, but I have no issue spending money on something I use for HOURS every single day. Sound quality is often much much better too.

Shure SE215s. Not all that expensive, but for the price they're an amazing IEM. You can also get a cable that has a mic/remote in it.

Those are regular IEMs. By custom parent comment means ones with a casing made specifically to fit inside your ear. Random example: http://vaiopocket.up.seesaa.net/image/sleek5.jpg, these can cost 3-4x more than a regular pair.

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Post by srhngpr »

eridius wrote: post #299
FireBeyond wrote: post #7

There's like a next-level Apple marketing babble on that page: "AirPods introduce an effortless wireless listening experience packed with high-quality audio and long battery life. These magical wireless headphones use advanced technology to reinvent how we listen to music, make phone calls, enjoy TV shows and movies, play games and interact with Siri, providing a wireless audio experience not possible before." Magica…

Actually they do. What's "magical" and "reinvented" is the fact that the AirPods seamlessly switch to whatever device you're currently using, so you can switch between your desktop, laptop, iPhone, and iPad without having to actually do anything to trigger the switch. In addition, it automatically pauses your music when you take your AirPods out of your ears (and resumes it if you put them back in).

My Plantronics headset [1] has been doing most of this for years. I keep it connected to my work laptop and smartphone simultaneously and can take calls on either device with seamless switching. It also detects when it is on my ear or not.

[1]: https://www.plantronics.com/us/product/voyager-legend-uc

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Post by bunderbunder »

Karunamon wrote: post #238
djrogers wrote: post #167

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> Why did they not make the charging port USB C? Because there are about half a billion potential customers out there who already have phones that charge via lightning?

Since when has that ever bothered them? There was the dock connector -> lightning connector switch. There's the ADB -> USB switch back in the day. And now there headphone jack -> wireless thing switch. Apple cares not one whit for obsoleting the stuff you have.

Nevertheless, the phone these are designed to be used with (the same one you mention on the 2nd to last line of your post) still charges via a Lightning port. They may be merciless about the whole planned obsolescence thing, but they aren't stupid.

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Post by milkshakeyeah »

erikpukinskis wrote: post #304

I find this headphone war discussion a bit boring. The AirPods are much more interesting as Apple's first foray into augmented reality. If they add positioning, this product becomes Magic Leap without the visuals. I don't think they see this as a music device, they see it as a new platform for audio. Interesting things start happening when people start leaving one or both in their ears all day. Arrival times in your…

Exactly. Device that will whisper important things into your ear is more elegant solution that weird looking glasses with camera. For now at least. I think they will try to push it as kinda lifestyle or fashion accessory and make wearing one piece as natural as wearing watch or jewellery.

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Post by MBCook »

brazzledazzle wrote: post #247
MBCook wrote: post #228

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Wireless headphones aren't new. Wireless headphones at that size/feature set/price point seem to be. The only comparable thing I know if is Samsung reportedly had some similar but they only had like 90m of battery life.

I'm curious how well the battery life claims hold up. It's impressive but sometimes the real world battery life doesn't measure up. The new MacBook Pros are a good example of this (even if the current battery life is temporary and may be fixed by OS updates).

Apple tends to be highly accurate on battery life measurements. If they 5 hours playing music I believe them.

The problem with the MBP is its 10 hours of a 'light workload'. And it meets that. But a HEAVY workload may be 4 hours and they don't advertise that.

I don't remember reviewers saying anything bad about battery life on the AirPods back in October.

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brazzledazzle wrote: post #247
MBCook wrote: post #228

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wireless headphones aren't new. Wireless headphones at that size/feature set/price point seem to be. The only comparable thing I know if is Samsung reportedly had some similar but they only had like 90m of battery life.

I'm curious how well the battery life claims hold up. It's impressive but sometimes the real world battery life doesn't measure up. The new MacBook Pros are a good example of this (even if the current battery life is temporary and may be fixed by OS updates).

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Post by mnadkvlb »

monochromatic wrote: post #121
cocktailpeanuts wrote: post #24

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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 do you hate about iOS10? The new Messages app annoys me, but otherwise it seems fine.

I hate the control center. Its almost impossible to control the screen brightness. Whenever you try it, two-third of the time it takes me to the music control. It was something which was perfect in ios9. Atleast they could have given an option to choose if you don't want the separate music tab in the control center.

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Post by kylec »

milkshakeyeah wrote: post #316
erikpukinskis wrote: post #304

I find this headphone war discussion a bit boring. The AirPods are much more interesting as Apple's first foray into augmented reality. If they add positioning, this product becomes Magic Leap without the visuals. I don't think they see this as a music device, they see it as a new platform for audio. Interesting things start happening when people start leaving one or both in their ears all day. Arrival times in your…

Exactly. Device that will whisper important things into your ear is more elegant solution that weird looking glasses with camera. For now at least. I think they will try to push it as kinda lifestyle or fashion accessory and make wearing one piece as natural as wearing watch or jewellery.

AirPods are also weird looking: https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-airpods/preview/
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