AirPods Launch Rumors Now Include Dates in Late November and December

[ErikGrim]

I have inline controls on my Jaybird X's which are wireless

The ones that go behind your head? Fumbling around there isn't at all awkward for you?

 

[honglong1976]

But, my friend, they do give you BT wireless capability. For me, that's the most important feature.

https://www.7dayshop.com/bluetooth-...ereo-headset-with-microphone-and-remote-white
https://www.7dayshop.com/bluetooth-...ereo-headset-with-microphone-and-remote-white

airpods!

 

[blairh]

The ones that go behind your head? Fumbling around there isn't at all awkward for you?

The controls are not behind my head. They are below the right earbud. Not awkward at all. I can easily use them no matter how hard I am working out.

 

[honglong1976]

How many times do you need to complain about noise isolation or cancelling? Apple never said they had that feature. Speaking for myself I have no problem with it. If this is your main complaint, don't try to convenience others that it's theirs.

It's not a complaint, more a criticism of the product at the price they are sold at. "they should have noise cancelling, noise isolation or better quality sound at least to justify £159 more than the included earpods."
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And you are attempting to pass off your gut feel as fact, despite admitting to having zero hands on experience with the product.

Point taken. Now we will just have to wait for the product to be released so we can actually test it out and see for ourselves.

I own a pair of ear-pods, essentially the exact same thing but wired. Check out all the reviews online. Apart from the odd biased review (Macworld for example). They all come to the same conclusion that they sound pretty much the same as the ear-pods, still have the same slippy surface and the one size fits all that may be an issue due to everyone having different shaped ears. W1 chip praised, along with battery life. Lack of physical buttons and having to use Sirl for everything is a pain!

 

[bigjnyc]

I really wish they had made these with the style that takes different size tips, I have really small ears and have never been able to use the Apple EarPods, they don't fit me well. I'm not an audiophile or anything but I think the EarPods have really great sound.

 

[bigjnyc]

Looks like Beats X arent being released until 2017, I know Beats is still a seperate supply chain but that can't be good news for airpods

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/5esc79/beatsx_launching_2017/

 

[Mac 128]

Well I can agree with an additional excises price but other wireless EarPods currently available are not much cheaper and don't give the W1 chip features.

They also don't have nearly the same battery life.