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AirPods Might Not Launch Until January 2017

I was excited for them at first, but that excitement has waned considerably by now. It's not good to miss the holiday shopping quarter. So to keep everything straight: They removed the headphone jack on the iPhone 7, promised this wondrous wireless future—which is now delayed, and released a new MacBook Pro with a headphone jack that doesn't even plug into their new Lightning headphones and doesn't have a port which you can plug an iPhone into. WAT. Apple is getting more and more confusing every day. Please let this not be the early 90s all over again. I say this because I care and I'm concerned.
 
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Looking forward to receiving them whenever they're ready. In the meantime, I'm loving the W1 chip on my PowerBeats 3 and am looking forward to trying the BeatsX when they ship. I'm not an audiophile and like the kicked up bass. PowerBeats 3 have been used pretty heavily since I got them and charged them to 100% Friday and I'm still living at 58% and the range covers my entire apartment, which is impressive. For those who are skeptical, the W1 chip is not a gimmick, and it is remarkable compared to standard bluetooth (including my QC30, soundsport wireless, and my recent experience with both Bang & Olufsen and Master & Dynamic wireless sets). It demonstrates the thing I still love about Apple; 1) Wireless is liberating (especially in a big city while walking around), 2) standard BT was "okay" but not stellar, 3) connection limitations of up to 2 devices was restrictive for a 3-4 device person, 4) battery life wasn't impressive on small sets, 5) and range is variable. Their W1 chip addressed all of these by building on a pre-existing standard and doing it well. Don't knock it until you try it, and hopefully we'll see the chip in more sets over time.
 
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Sheza said:
Ah, sugar.

The AirPods were the perfect Christmas present in terms of price. Now what am I gonna do?
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Same, I wasn't sure about having to wait when they were coming out in October, but a December-ish launch would have been perfect. Imagine that's how a lot of people were thinking 🙁
 
Bummer, I really need some replacement BT headphones and don't want to spend a lot of money waiting for these. <sigh> Guess I'll just order some Amazon cheapies to tide me over.
 
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No replaceable battery? I imagine an entire landfill full of that trash within a year. Where are the environmentalists advocating responsible product design made to last? (All things considered, li-ion doesn't have a great lifespan to begin with but it "butthurts too much profit to be responsible to recycle" don't expect it to happen.)
 
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NT1440 said:
I can wait, and I will be buying day one, whenever that is.

I've been waiting for this product for 3 years. I'll scoop them up whenever they come out. Nice little new years present to myself.
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FIFY: I will buy anything shiny and made by Apple.

😉
 
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Probably didn't pass the shock test: bouncing on concrete 1k times. In other words, a real life situation 😀
 
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While I prefer cable connections, I will check out the future and probably go wireless.

But, with that design it will not be Apple.

The next step will be that the receivers are implanted under the skin.
Technology is already there.

I bet plenty of takers.
 
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