For $250 it should have included a wireless charging case.
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Apple Announces Powerbeats Pro, Launching Soon for $250
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$14 headphones with $200 worth of marketing
I don’t get why people like headphones without wires. I love the fact that I can take off my headphones and just have them hang around my neck.
Disagree. I had PowerBeats 2 and they sounded great. Are you referring to the Sennheiser Momentum? Those are $300 and aren't sweat proof.
Lack of wireless charging is an odd omission for a "pro" product. I suppose $250 is already expensive as it is, but why not offer an option?
Listen, go on Amazon and get the little covers that have hooks for the AirPods. My ears were the same way. The hooks that go on the AirPods are like $5 for a set of 3 sizes. They aren’t perfect and u have to take them off when U charge the AirPods IN their charging case, but they stay in my ears now 100% without any question or discomfort at all. They hooks are exactly the same as the ones on the back of my BOSE sports and stay in the same way; perfect.
What I do to not lose them is keep my AirPods in a little zip bag that is the same size width as the AirPods case. In the bag I keep the charging case, the rubber hooks, and a lighting cable to charge the case if needed. This keeps everything together (when I use the AirPods I take them out of their case and then take out the hooks, put them on, then put the AirPods in and keep the case and cable on the bag. When I want to recharge the AirPods, I take them out of my ear(s), place them in the charging case, and then put the case and hooks all back in the bag. This also keeps everything dry as well.
This was the BEST $5 I ever spent as I can use the AirPods as designed and enjoy them. And even with the rubber hooks on them while IN my ears, I can still use ALL the features (tap to pause, next track, etc.), use the speaker when answering calls, hear my music perfectly, and use “hey Siri” without any issue at all. It is worth the effort to try and see if this fix works for you; it worked for me and pretty much everyone in my family without “Apple Ears” lol.
They only put the “pro” tag there so they can launch it as a new product instead of the upgrade to the previous power beats, thereby they can charge more
You don't like the sounds of Beats but you like the sounds of airpods??? SMH Lol
Nothing. The Airpods are priced extremely competitively. Their best competitor, Jabra Elites are $165. Samsung Galaxy Buds are $165. Sony's WF series starts at $178. Bose Soundsports are $199. And the Jabra Sport is $199.
And then when you get to the top end of the market, B&O's are $350. And Sennheiser Momentums are $299. So no, the Airpods are not even close to being a tough sell.
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Pretty sure it’s 9 hours without the case, since most BT earbuds that size with a wire between the earbuds can do 8 or 9 hours easily, not to mention there is no point not making the earbuds + case 24 hours at least like the AirPods.
Looking at how well the AirPods has been selling for the past two years and considering the fact that they are almost never discounted, these are most probably going to sell very well even at the higher price point.
Well those are large and in charge but I guess the styling looks sleekish still at least? The problem with spending big bucks on wireless ear buds is the the life and number of charge cycles you get. I don't think you can really replace these batteries so if they only last a couple of years that's a lot money to spend on a 2 year rental.
I was using JayBirds since 2012 and got sick of the wire pulling, snagging, or sticking to my sweaty neck while working out. Airpods interested me when they came out, but I was worried the fit would be like the wired EarPods, which hurt my ears.
I finally said screw it and bought a pair of AirPods, never going back to wired.
Yeah I thought it was just me but a lot of people say that. I picked up a pair of wired earbuds at Target for $5 that sound better than the wired lightning Beats earbuds I got for Christmas.
I do have a pair similar in design to these earbuds but with a wire between them. It sounds ok and works well on calls and is comfortable. So I could see the appeal.of these for very active people who want total freedom from wires. But that price...
Not at this price.
Apple is implementing their strategy of holding existing prices and only going up with the Beats product stack.
If you can't understand why wireless EARBUDS are made out of one of the lightest materials, there's no hope here.