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AirPods Production Said to Begin in December in Limited Quantities

I give Apple a year or two before they will either discontinue the AirPods altogether and leave it at that or they will discontinue the AirPods and simultaneously give their blessing to another manufacturer who's already in this market and start promoting their products just like they've now done with LG's external displays.
 
RiddlaBronc said:
Do these earphones only work with apple products?
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They will pair with any Bluetooth device - there supposedly is a pair button on the case. The extra chip special features just won't come into play

Wonder what it was? I wouldn't think it was something with the W1 chip (or I hope not) because my Powerbeats shipped yesterday for delivery Monday and they have the W1 as well.
 
guys you can mess with your friends who have ear pods. when they go to pair you try to pair with it.

these don't have a controlled zone so anyone with an iphone will get the ready to pair message on their iphone
 
1. No inline controls.

2. No noise isolation.

3. No sweat/water resistance.

4. Allegedly sound just a touch better than the terrible free headphones Apple gives away with iPhone's.

5. Hard plastic in your ear.
 
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So this will be a new year product i guess. If production starts in mid- December then I cant see them getting to the stores before xmas or online orders being processed and delivered in time for Santa.
 
Robert.Walter said:
I agree, there is absolutely no chance that 1% of the billion iPhone users, not to count Mac, iPod, iPad, Watch, etc., not to count any non Apple smartphone or PC users looking for such a Bluetooth device, will ever buy any. No, never, not at all.

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Nobody here is arguing that. They're arguing whether the supply will actually be limited with 10-15M units shipping only two weeks before Christmas. By then many Christmas shoppers are locked in with gifts under the tree. They're obviously going to sell way more than this over the course of the next year, but we just don't expect them to run out of 15,000,000 units of $159 headphones in just a few weeks before the next batch arrives in early January or whatever. As long as they're decent they'll probably sell more than that in the first few months without too much trouble, but we'll likely never know for certain as Apple doesn't really share individual accessory sales figures.
 
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Are you paid to write these comments? Seriously?

blairh said:
1. No inline controls.
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These use Siri. No need for external buttons. All the controls for playing music, playlists, turning up and down volume etc. are there, with the additional features that no other earbuds have of doing something like 'play hits from 1985', or even getting directions like 'how do I get to the library?'

blairh said:
2. No noise isolation.
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I don't know of ANY earbuds that do offer noise isolation.

blairh said:
3. No sweat/water resistance.
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They are both sweat AND water resistant. Not sweat or water proof, but I don't know any that are.

blairh said:
4. Allegedly sound just a touch better than the terrible free headphones Apple gives away with iPhone's.
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We don't know yet how they sound, but they won't be as good as over-the-ear headphones, but these aren't what these are. They COULD be the best in-ear buds, or the worst, we don't know. Don't purchase them until you've tried others to compare.

blairh said:
5. Hard plastic in your ear.
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The horrors!

There are a lot of nice features too: like ACTUALLY no wires, automatic bluetooth pairing (which is a pain doing it manually), Siri integration, easier charging.

You need to see if those additional features are worth the money. To many people they aren't, but to many people they are.

Most people I know, $160 is an impulse purchase. They see something like - oooooh, no wires at all and easy charging! $160 is a GREAT price, and purchase it immediately.

Others like you, $160 is a lot, which is why you bring up how pricey you think $160 is.
 
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EvSween said:
I'm just sitting over here waiting on Beats X. :D I fear -as others have said- that Apple will delay Beats X until the AirPods are released. Apple wins either way, but the AirPods are Apple's signature earbuds. It's a shame the release has been so delayed.
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I have a sneaking suspicion this may be very well the case. Which is a bummer because I want those BeatsX!
 
bbeagle said:
Are you paid to write these comments? Seriously?


These use Siri. No need for external buttons. All the controls for playing music, playlists, turning up and down volume etc. are there, with the additional features that no other earbuds have of doing something like 'play hits from 1985', or even getting directions like 'how do I get to the library?'


I don't know of ANY earbuds that do offer noise isolation.



They are both sweat AND water resistant. Not sweat or water proof, but I don't know any that are.



We don't know yet how they sound, but they won't be as good as over-the-ear headphones, but these aren't what these are. They COULD be the best in-ear buds, or the worst, we don't know.



The horrors!
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Nice stated. You defeated every statement he made.
 
so we may not see this, even after a small pre order dies down, till like valentine's day?
 
Mac 128 said:
They work with everything. But only Apple products have "easy pairing".

But I totally agree Apple botched the removal of the headphone jack. For those to whom the removal really makes a difference, they sacrificed a lot of early good will by not offering at launch what promises to be a reasonable substitute, not to mention lead customers burnt of early BT experiences back to the trough.

By now, anyone with an iPhone 7 will be used to using their old headphones and 3.5mm adapter if they need cross-platform compatibility, like with their Mac, and have gotten used to doing it that way, not to mention it's a lot less expensive than Lightning or BT upgrades.
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Apple drove me to finally buy a quality BT headset. I chose the Sony MDR-1000X. Not perfect, but I got a hellava deal on Amazon.
 
blairh said:
1. No inline controls.

2. No noise isolation.

3. No sweat/water resistance.

4. Allegedly sound just a touch better than the terrible free headphones Apple gives away with iPhone's.

5. Hard plastic in your ear.
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And that's enough for what some people want to use them for. I will be using them while walking and also while working at a desk in my office. That's enough for me.
 
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As much as I criticize Apple, I'm excited about this product, this is probably the only product I've been excited about from Apple in a long time. I use Apple's earbuds all day, contrary to popular belief, they sound a ton better than most headphones out there. And now Apple is making it wireless, I only wish it had a longer run time than 5 hours but I'm sure that'll come in later generations.
 
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If you just come to this thread to blast those that want to purchase AirPods then just stay away. There isn't a product that has ever been created that is perfect for everyone. If you want to purchase them, great. If not, great.
 
efktd said:
i don't mind the cable while listening or walking somewhere. it's untangling them that's annoying, usually taking a minute longer to get that task going.
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lol...same. They seem to tangle so easy.
 
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The main reason I don't like the cable is because for me, it catches, pulls and that's what makes the earpod fall out. I took an old pair of earpods, cut the cable off and tried that fit (not identical, i know), and they fit well for me. They won't for everyone though, I get that.
 
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They delayed them because they didn't get enough excitement from people and are afraid of low sales.
 
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