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AirPods Impressions: ‘Better Than Expected’ Bluetooth, Sound, and Battery Impress Early Users
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Okay for the you will lose them crowd... you can buy a set of sport earphones and airpods if you are going to buy phones that are twice the price it is a stupid argument. One for sport and one for inside.
The people that argue they won't fit yet will get lost are absurd. I lose those little inserts.
Have we really gone from "it just works" to "better than expected"?
It is a key to happiness, I guess:
If your life isn't meeting your expectations, lower your expectations.
Me thinks someone's life isn't meeting expectations, ranting on MacRumors and all.
Classic case of projection here, folks.
Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others. For example, a person who is habitually rude may constantly accuse other people of being rude.
"You'll notice that yes, I did mention Siri: Your AirPods are hooked directly into your iPhone's personal voice-based assistant, and can be triggered with a double tap of either one of your AirPods, Her-style. Siri is the primary way you interface with the AirPods — there aren't any minuscule play/pause, volume, or track controls on these earbuds. Instead, you ask Siri to pause your music, raise the volume, or switch to the next track."
http://www.imore.com/airpods
Try to do more research next time, my friend.
Exactly. In fact, I think Apple makes it very hard to call an Apple Store directly these days.
Why would the price drop before the gen 2's come out, when Gen 2 will stay at this price. There's not a completely wireless Bluetooth phones that has this technology at this price point.
Can someone advise. Is their a way to pause with tapping without using Siri? Also is their s way to answer calls with just using the AirPods? Quote me please.
Find a pair of completely independent wireless Bluetooth headphones with this tech for less.
The average cost to charge an iPhone 6 Plus, from CNET:
On average, during an overnight charge, the iPhone consumed an average of 19.2 Wh. A miniscule amount, but over a year that translates into 7 kWh, which will set you back $0.84.
Let's generously assume that AirPod batteries combined are 10% the size of an iPhone's battery.
Congratulations. You're complaining about spending about *8 more cents* of electricity per year (or well under $0.01 extra per month) to completely charge a set of AirPods from empty every day.
I was lucky enough to be the first to try out a demo pair this AM after my Apple Store sold out of their entire stock in 15 minutes. I got there 16 minutes after they opened lol.
Anyway they completely sterilize them, case too in between demos. They bring them from
The back just for that reason.
Anyway they completely sterilize them, case too in between demos. They bring them from
The back just for that reason.
Also seems like a health hazard, I wouldn't dare put one of those in my ear after it was in hundreds of others' ears.
Yes you can switch Siri off and double tap to pause and play
And to answer calls you just tap
What is the competition -- who else also produces an actually wireless pair of earphones? That is no wire connecting the two as well as wireless connection to the phone? What are they priced at.
Got them. Not bad, But I discovered something annoying, I paired them to my iPhone. Then I laid the case next to my Macbook Pro as they charged, and when the case accidentally touched the side of the Macbook, they de-paired from my iPhone and paired them to my Macbook - almost NFC-like.
Got mine earlier today. surprising how small the case is so compact! love it. And the headphones stay firmly in the ear, people have no idea how great it feels.
The sound quality is definitely better, more importantly its louder!
I changed the setting so double tap is for play/pause rather than siri, as i got 'hey siri' for that. I only wish there was a way to skip songs or control volume without the phone which are my only two cons here.
The sound quality is definitely better, more importantly its louder!
I changed the setting so double tap is for play/pause rather than siri, as i got 'hey siri' for that. I only wish there was a way to skip songs or control volume without the phone which are my only two cons here.
Or get a watch - you can do all of that on your wrist
Got my AirPods delivered a couple of hours ago, nicely synced across all my devices, fit fine and feel tons better than the EarPods I have just binned - because no wire tugging on them. They won't be falling out in a hurry either. Sound quality is fine for me, am sure those with bat-ears wilfind fault. All in all really plesed with them!
Hey-ooooooooo
Mine should be waiting for me when I get home. These are the apple product I've been waiting years for.