"Bluetooth® earpieces have an SAR value of around 0.001 watts/kg (less than one thousandth the SAR limit for cell phones as set by the FDA and FCC)."
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/cellular-phones
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AirPods Shipping Sooner Than Expected to Many Customers
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"Bluetooth® earpieces have an SAR value of around 0.001 watts/kg (less than one thousandth the SAR limit for cell phones as set by the FDA and FCC)."
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/cellular-phones
From what I saw in the reviews, you can set the double tap to Pause/Play, or disable it altogether. Left/right tap sounds like a nice idea though.
Ordered mine today (had to wait until Payday) it's saying estimated February 14th, hopefully it'll be sooner than that.
I got mine 2 days ago, but will be returning them next week. They are officially a Xmas present to me, but I already opened them and they won't stay in my ears. So, I'll open them this weekend as a present from my family and sending them back next week. 
I am bummed about it. I love the little charging case they come in. They sound fine, but just won't stay in my ears. I don't even care about there not being controls on the AirPods. The headphones I currently use don't have an inline remote. So, I control everything on the phone anyway.
I am bummed about it. I love the little charging case they come in. They sound fine, but just won't stay in my ears. I don't even care about there not being controls on the AirPods. The headphones I currently use don't have an inline remote. So, I control everything on the phone anyway.
Only the first page and the top rated messages are full of Apple hate. I'm surprised that "it may not be selling well" is missing.
Seriously though, if you are not being paid for tolling this site, why do you care so much about a company you don't like and products you will never buy?
Seriously though, if you are not being paid for tolling this site, why do you care so much about a company you don't like and products you will never buy?
News flash: If you don't have anything meaningful to contribute, don't say anything
Great, under-promise-over-deliver, please spread this concept Apple.
Apple don't promise anything until their product announcements. It's usually the users who expect miracles and get disappointed when it doesn't happen.
(Referring to the picture in the article) - New Macbook Pro. AirPods. Apple's ideal customer.
In all seriousness, I know the feeling of expecting an item weeks away and then being surprised and absolutely delighted when it arrives earlier than expected. Congratulations to those who are getting their AirPods early!
In all seriousness, I know the feeling of expecting an item weeks away and then being surprised and absolutely delighted when it arrives earlier than expected. Congratulations to those who are getting their AirPods early!
News flash: If you don't have anything meaningful to contribute, don't say anything
Newsflash: that's an accurate description.
FixedNewsflash: that's an subjective opinion.
Interesting comments from people who have actually tried these... sounding like they may be worth a shot. I hate corded headsets... I'm walk and talk too much and my cord always seems to catch on something and rip them out of my head.
Is it just me who has that gut feeling that this wasn't one of Apples finest hours? A set of hearing aid-style "headphones" that have to be charged up to use and rely on a middleman program (Siri) to function fully. At a premium price and easy to lose and ...it just doesn't ring right as it were.
Or. They could be the snazziest, chic, easy to use, most ergonomic and fully functional accessory of the decade. Yeah. That's it. Enough pedantry. Pass me my credit card, Jeeves. Order me a dozen ...NOW!
Awwww no. Wot was I thinkin'? Talk abaht form over function an' that. These fings were meant to be EASIER to use than wired 'phones. They're ten times more 'assle. Chargin' cables. Mains power adaptors. Siri. Wot's that all abaht then, eh? Bleed in' daft. Tiny, fiddly blighters that you'll lose dahn the back of the sofa on first use and the cheeky sods are askin' £65 a pop if you lose one of 'em! Talk about brass necks eh, Guv? And they're expecting me to fork out £160 for the 'convenience'? Just wait'til my missus finds out what I've blown me readies on. She's gonna kill me!
Or. They could be the snazziest, chic, easy to use, most ergonomic and fully functional accessory of the decade. Yeah. That's it. Enough pedantry. Pass me my credit card, Jeeves. Order me a dozen ...NOW!
Awwww no. Wot was I thinkin'? Talk abaht form over function an' that. These fings were meant to be EASIER to use than wired 'phones. They're ten times more 'assle. Chargin' cables. Mains power adaptors. Siri. Wot's that all abaht then, eh? Bleed in' daft. Tiny, fiddly blighters that you'll lose dahn the back of the sofa on first use and the cheeky sods are askin' £65 a pop if you lose one of 'em! Talk about brass necks eh, Guv? And they're expecting me to fork out £160 for the 'convenience'? Just wait'til my missus finds out what I've blown me readies on. She's gonna kill me!
Don't say that to @Cuban Missles, or bring up the OG Apple Watch delivery times. He will literally murder you.
On topic: Under promise, over deliver is always a good thing. A former company I worked for always added 3 business days to their shipping estimates. Customers loved getting product early.
Moronic mindless post. If you knew anything about medicine, you would know that you have just as much chance of developing a fatal gliobastoma or astrocytoma as those who use bluetooth earbuds or headphones. But don't worry. Most of those who develop these lesions can't be cured and then you won't have to worry about posting nonsense here.
While not perfect, I love Siri. You are either just trying to be funny, which you aren't, or have never understood how to use Siri, not surprising given the mindset you display.
And if Apple didn't over deliver, I wonder what criticism you would have.Great, under-promise-over-deliver, please spread this concept Apple.
I fully understand that these airpods won't give me the sound quality of my high end speakers or some headphones, but for what they are designed to do, they are terrific. Too bad you have so much hatred in your heart.
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Easy answer. So many here use this forum to express their hatred of life and their disappointment in themselves and what they haven't achieved in life. I actually feel sorry for them. Just think of how badly their lives will be.
Good luck to everyone in the queue.
I was lucky and snagged a pair from the Apple store on Monday. They're awesome! Don't listen to people knocking them. Sound quality is better than earbuds, they never cut out, battery life is solid, and I just reach into my pocket and click the volume buttons there when I want to change the volume. I might prefer some triple tap but not a huge deal, no way am I asking siri to change the volume. The pairing, stereo/mono, auto-pause/resume and moving from device to device is all really slick. Best of all - no tangled cords in my bag or pocket! I'm carrying these around and using headphones way more than before.
I was lucky and snagged a pair from the Apple store on Monday. They're awesome! Don't listen to people knocking them. Sound quality is better than earbuds, they never cut out, battery life is solid, and I just reach into my pocket and click the volume buttons there when I want to change the volume. I might prefer some triple tap but not a huge deal, no way am I asking siri to change the volume. The pairing, stereo/mono, auto-pause/resume and moving from device to device is all really slick. Best of all - no tangled cords in my bag or pocket! I'm carrying these around and using headphones way more than before.
The "fire Tim" crowd sure is silent.
Oh wait, I think I get it: Tim's only responsible for the things you don't like about Apple. Convenient.
Let's hear it for some nice news regarding earlier-than-expected product delivery.
Nice work, Tim.
Oh wait, I think I get it: Tim's only responsible for the things you don't like about Apple. Convenient.
Let's hear it for some nice news regarding earlier-than-expected product delivery.
Nice work, Tim.
Dude. Come on man. I thought I schooled you on this already. If not you then someone you know, probably your cousin. This is the internet. There's no place for facts on the internet. The internet has only 5 legitimate uses: hyperbole, cat videos, food pics, and porn. No one denies this. I really don't want to have this conversation with you again. So forget facts. Let's go beat up some nerds and laugh at dudes wearing the new Apple earrings.
Funny all these "under promise, over deliver" comments. Given TC is the god of supply chain management and would not on purpose be so off on estimated/actual ship dates unless by design other theories are a lot of cancelled orders could be:
1) because Apple was just punking everyone on actual stock to gin up sales but then reality that these are not the "Jesus Buds" in the was the iPhone was the "Jesus Phone." Even Rene Richie says they don't sound any better than $10 EarPods. These are geek buds at this point -- weighted to tech wizardry rather than great sound. Plenty of other great sounding BT buds at the $150 price point.
2) eBay profit margins are turning out to be slim with pairs selling for $250 because demand is OK, but not off the hook. Take out eBay and Paypal's cut and the seller is left with $40-50. Would be nice if they had hundreds of pairs to sell, but 1-2 why bother? And also on that note, a lot of people seem to be buying these just to resell them, hoping for big bucks.
AirPods are shipping faster than expected but were released later than expected so, truly, how is that under promise, over deliver? Apple just about missed Xmas with these. To me that is over promise, under deliver.
And then, reviews are these are OK, not revolutionary buds. Again, how is that over deliver?
This is not to say they are not worth the money or can't be enjoyed. I'm not saying that. I'm saying Apple missed a true opportunity here to really over deliver and they missed it like they seem to do with everything of late. Let's not appease it with credit it does not deserve. Let's save it for when they do next come out with a really great product.
1) because Apple was just punking everyone on actual stock to gin up sales but then reality that these are not the "Jesus Buds" in the was the iPhone was the "Jesus Phone." Even Rene Richie says they don't sound any better than $10 EarPods. These are geek buds at this point -- weighted to tech wizardry rather than great sound. Plenty of other great sounding BT buds at the $150 price point.
2) eBay profit margins are turning out to be slim with pairs selling for $250 because demand is OK, but not off the hook. Take out eBay and Paypal's cut and the seller is left with $40-50. Would be nice if they had hundreds of pairs to sell, but 1-2 why bother? And also on that note, a lot of people seem to be buying these just to resell them, hoping for big bucks.
AirPods are shipping faster than expected but were released later than expected so, truly, how is that under promise, over deliver? Apple just about missed Xmas with these. To me that is over promise, under deliver.
And then, reviews are these are OK, not revolutionary buds. Again, how is that over deliver?
This is not to say they are not worth the money or can't be enjoyed. I'm not saying that. I'm saying Apple missed a true opportunity here to really over deliver and they missed it like they seem to do with everything of late. Let's not appease it with credit it does not deserve. Let's save it for when they do next come out with a really great product.
Man I'm so glad I'm not in your boat. I've used voice controls (pre-Siri) to control music on iPhones. Couldn't imagine using anything else in the car now.
Mine was the 12th and is still the 12th.
Been to multiple Apple stores.
I'm in the same boat as you. My status has changed from 4 to 2 weeks, but still says 1/12. I hope that changes.