Apple CEO Tim Cook to Talk AirPods, Other New Products on Good Morning America Tomorrow

[joninlakes]

oh brother. Here we go with the magical mumbo jumbo. Give it a rest Timmy. And I'm sure you were dancing with these pods in your ears. Maybe dancing all the way to the bank is more like it.

You are so right! That just made me think of those iconic iPod ads where people danced in silhouette with the white ear buds. That ad was all about getting lost in the music and enjoying yourself. I really doubt these air pods will be able to stand up to that. Someone will make a spoof ad of this for sure?!

The shape of the bit that goes in your ear seems the same as the earbuds that shipped with the last few generations of iPhone, which never stayed in my ears (and no Tim, it wasn't just the weight of the cords, they just didn't fit snugly).

Also, I think Apple need to retire the whole "magical" PR sales pitch. It's really getting old now. I like apple products and the whole ecosystem very much but the "magical" and "unbelievable" talk is embarrassing.

Lastly, "It's the best iPhone we've ever made!", I should bloody think so! It's your newest phone!

 

[flat five]

Oh the irony. The number of people who are claiming that because the headphone jack has been around since the 1950s it should be removed, yet type their responses on a computer keyboard with a layout invented in 1872 is astounding. This is especially amusing considering the QWERTYUIOP layout used throughout the computer world today on keyboards was DELIBERATELY designed to slow down the speed of typing due to keys jamming on early typewriters. Perhaps Apple should get with the times and "invent" a faster keyboard layout too, rather than using a layout that is 144 years old?

the keyboard needs to go.. so does the mouse.
these two things, and the UIs based on them, are the biggest bottlenecks in the workflows..

i know people around here love whining about slow macs that are ancient (i.e. 2 years old) and how they can't get any of their serious pro work done on them but truth is-> the computers are fast.. very fast.. the user interaction is slow.. very slow.

i don't care that the jack is gone.. i don't use the one on my phone and connect wirelessly instead.. so for me personally, sure, get rid of it.. use the space for something else or even get rid of the dead space for the sake of it.

but i'd definitely want the headphone jack back if it meant the keyboards were gone from computing.

 

[nagromme]

What if I only want to listen to one AirPod? I do this with my wired headphones like 40% of the time. Will they not play or will it play on both regardless?

No problem--part of the surprisingly simple and powerful experience, with sensors you can't tell are there, responding intelligently with a custom chip. (What a mouthful! I'll use a metaphor to sum it up: magical.)

If you put in one airpod, it automatically routes BOTH channels combined in mono to that one pod, leaving the other one powered down. You get double the battery life (just swap pods) and lose none of the original audio the way you normally would with one earbud.

Put the second one in, and it powers on automatically and switches to full stereo.

Take one out while using two, and it automatically pauses. Put it back in--automatically resumes.

Take both out and they power down.

Repeat!

These aren't for every single person--no headphone is--and I doubt they're for me. I already have BT headphones (which cost way more while not pairing elegantly like air pods). For one thing, I want volume controls.

But they ARE very innovative, doing things right that nobody has gotten right since Bluetooth existed. They are a great option for many people, and only the beginning of the next wave of better wireless audio.

 

[JimmyHook]

No problem--part of the surprisingly simple and powerful experience, with sensors you can't tell are there, responding intelligently with a custom chip. (What a mouthful! I'll use a metaphor to sum it up: magical.)

If you put in one airpod, it automatically routes BOTH channels combined in mono to that one pod, leaving the other one powered down. You get double the battery life (just swap pods) and lose none of the original audio the way you normally would with one earbud.

Put the second one in, and it powers on automatically and switches to full stereo.

Take one out while using two, and it automatically pauses. Put it back in--automatically resumes.

Take both out and they power down.

Repeat!

These aren't for every single person--no headphone is--and I doubt they're for me. I already have BT headphones (which cost way more while not pairing elegantly like air pods). For one thing, I want volume controls.

But they ARE very innovative, doing things right that nobody has gotten right since Bluetooth existed. They are a great option for many people, and only the beginning of the next wave of better wireless audio.

It definitely is genuine innovation

 

[Robert.Walter]

magical & courageous will feature a lot.

I'm kinda longing for "the long arc of history" to make an appearance again!

 

[vsthsd]

Oh the irony. The number of people who are claiming that because the headphone jack has been around since the 1950s it should be removed, yet type their responses on a computer keyboard with a layout invented in 1872 is astounding. This is especially amusing considering the QWERTYUIOP layout used throughout the computer world today on keyboards was DELIBERATELY designed to slow down the speed of typing due to keys jamming on early typewriters. Perhaps Apple should get with the times and "invent" a faster keyboard layout too, rather than using a layout that is 144 years old?

Oh come on. I'm not saying the headphone jack should end completely, and of course it won't. We're just talking iPhone here. I'm only saying each piece of tech has it's lifetime until a meaningful upgrade is made.

 

[Phoenixx]

Its a single product is what I meant. Saying AirPods is ok. iPhones is an incorrect term

Nope, Airpods come as a set. There is more than one Airpod in each set, therefore "Airpods" is plural in exactly the same way that you would talk about a pair of socks.

PS: If you are going to try to give grammar lessons, you might want to remember to use apostrophes correctly in your contractions, refer your pronouns to antecedents correctly, use modifiers correctly, join closely related clauses with semicolons, and use full stops at the end of your sentences.

 

[44267547]

You know the product is awful when Cook has to go on a crappy morning show to do a hard sell.

How do you know these are crappy, if they have not been released yet? A hard sell? How so? My estimate is these will sell out with in an hour in their release.

There is no sense in being negative about a product you have absolutely no evidence to back your bash on.

 

[LordVic]

No problem--part of the surprisingly simple and powerful experience, with sensors you can't tell are there, responding intelligently with a custom chip. (What a mouthful! I'll use a metaphor to sum it up: magical.)

If you put in one airpod, it automatically routes BOTH channels combined in mono to that one pod, leaving the other one powered down. You get double the battery life (just swap pods) and lose none of the original audio the way you normally would with one earbud.

Put the second one in, and it powers on automatically and switches to full stereo.

Take one out while using two, and it automatically pauses. Put it back in--automatically resumes.

Take both out and they power down.

Repeat!

These aren't for every single person--no headphone is--and I doubt they're for me. I already have BT headphones (which cost way more while not pairing elegantly like air pods). For one thing, I want volume controls.

But they ARE very innovative, doing things right that nobody has gotten right since Bluetooth existed. They are a great option for many people, and only the beginning of the next wave of better wireless audio.

Of all the announcements at the keynote, the EarPods are actually the most interesting for these reasons. I actually really like the idea, and I can see them being quite popular for casual wireless use.

But they're also not for me. Apple earphones have never fit me right. most earbuds make the insides of my ears hurt a lot after 15 minutes use. very rare few are comfortable.

5 hour battery life isn't enough.

and the price. I can understand why they're priced where they are, but in Canuckland, they're going to be $220 before tax. Even the more expensive bluetooth headsets are significantly cheaper (jaybird 2's for example can be found for around $150)

 

[vsthsd]

If you're suggesting that the audio quality of the 3.5mm jack is inferior, you would be in error.

Do you seriously think Samsung will adopt lightning?

No. I think USB/wireless headphones will be the future for mobile phones and Apple is banking on far more wireless headphones in the market so they don't have to worry about it. I think of it like when they dropped the optical drive on macs and refused blu-ray. A lot of people were upset but in only a year or two it didn't matter anyway.

The headphone jack is just way to big for a smartphone now. I'm not suggesting the 3mm will be gone for good (tons of other devices), but in the phone world it's becoming increasingly difficult to fit when everyone's clamoring for increased battery life and features.

 

[2010mini]

would love it if it came in tuxedo black
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Of all the announcements at the keynote, the EarPods are actually the most interesting for these reasons. I actually really like the idea, and I can see them being quite popular for casual wireless use.

But they're also not for me. Apple earphones have never fit me right. most earbuds make the insides of my ears hurt a lot after 15 minutes use. very rare few are comfortable.

5 hour battery life isn't enough.

and the price. I can understand why they're priced where they are, but in Canuckland, they're going to be $220 before tax. Even the more expensive bluetooth headsets are significantly cheaper (jaybird 2's for example can be found for around $150)

You mentioned in-ear headphones hurting your ears? Might I suggest getting the imbedded in customer ear molds?

 

[44267547]

these will look stupid on those with average size heads. they are too long.

What's an average size head? Is their a size chart for this? I'm glad your opinion only applies to customers who wear these with 'Average size heads'.

 

[nagromme]

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5 hour battery life isn't enough.
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24 hours actually (or 48 with mono): the case recharges them whenever you stop listening for a time.

It only takes 15 minutes in the case to charge the pods for 3 hours of play time.

So even if you only stop listening for short spans here and there, it's probably enough to keep that initial 5 hour charge from draining to zero. And even if it did: you're back up in just a few minutes.

It really looks like they have solved the seeming physical impossibility of tiny wireless earbuds lasting all day in normal use. It also encourages using the tiny case as a habit--to prevent loss. (My Jabra wireless earbuds came with a case, but I never made a habit out of using it.)

 

[Glideslope]

Should we start placing bets on what lines he's going to use?

"Robin, this wireless devise has me so excited. I am so proud of the work our team has done on this ground breaking Audio Experience. Never before has there been the audio experience we want to share with are customers like EarPod. Robin, they simply work right out of the box with one tap. It's magical." Tim

 

[Larry-K]

No. I think USB/wireless headphones will be the future for mobile phones and Apple is banking on far more wireless headphones in the market so they don't have to worry about it. I think of it like when they dropped the optical drive on macs and refused blu-ray. A lot of people were upset but in only a year or two it didn't matter anyway.

The headphone jack is just way to big for a smartphone now. I'm not suggesting the 3mm will be gone for good (tons of other devices), but in the phone world it's becoming increasingly difficult to fit when everyone's clamoring for increased battery life and features.

Replacing an analog jack with a digital jack just adds crap to the chain that doesn't need to be there.

Tacking junk onto the outside of the phone, when the phones have grown so much in size is silly, especially when lame excuses like "Stereo" speakers, that only someone with a head the size of a cat, could derive any benefit from are proffered.

And, by the way, those speakers are older tech than a stereo jack.

 

[8281]

Can't wait for this.

I never bought into the nonsense that airpods would fall out. Apple always sweats these details. They wouldn't allow it to slip through.

Maybe... they also put the charging port for a mouse on the bottom of the mouse.

 

[vsthsd]

Replacing an analog jack with a digital jack just adds crap to the chain that doesn't need to be there.

Tacking junk onto the outside of the phone, when the phones have grown so much in size is silly, especially when lame excuses like "Stereo" speakers, that only someone with a head the size of a cat, could derive any benefit from are proffered.

And, by the way, those speakers are older tech than a stereo jack.

sigh.

 

[Jakexb]

Holy moly, I think we just saw Tim Cook channel the spirit of Steve Jobs in that interview. it was 50% Tim, but it was 50% Steve right there. He's finding that mischievous spark.

 

[daviddth]

The headphone jack is just way to big for a smartphone now. I'm not suggesting the 3mm will be gone for good (tons of other devices), but in the phone world it's becoming increasingly difficult to fit when everyone's clamoring for increased battery life and features.

Why is it too big? Why do I need a thinner device when the camera protrudes? Why not leave the jack there, make the device 1mm thicker but fill the additional space with a battery that will last longer than it does now. I used to go 2 days of moderate use on a charge with my 4 and 4S. Now I get nervous if I'm more that 10 minutes away from a lightning cable and I rarely get a full day out of the battery before needing a topup. Yes my usage has changed, but so has the phone size, its power usage and battery technology.

Because the camera protrudes I need my phone in a case, which immediately negates the gain of a thinner phone.

 

[wegster]

MacBook Pros, where are you???
Nope, no MBPs here, just about he most uninspiring, uninteresting 'interview' I've seen in a while now. Meh.
'Magic' - the music will stop then start again...kind of like my 10year old Plantronics?
And of course, they're hard and uncomfortable/still no silicone buds. Pass for me.

 

[Larry-K]

sigh.

Head the size of a cat's?

 

[nia820]

It would be nice if airpods would come in a small size. I always have issues with earphones because my ears are the size of a 7 year old.

Hopefully Tim talks about MacBooks.

 

[daviddth]

And of course, they're hard and uncomfortable/still no silicone buds. Pass for me.

Yeah do the same with an in-ear silicone molding and I'd probably buy a set in a second. Theres a reason I use my QC20's - they never fall out, and are incredibly comfortable to wear for hours at a time

 

[MH01]

I hope they sound much better than the EarPods . If it's the same drivers but wireless

As for falling out , not an issue , you will feel it straight away if they feel loose.

 

[chiefsilverback]

I can't have my normal earphones stay on if I walk very fast or sometimes just because it didn't want to stay in my ear. If they are the same size without any other feature I bet will lose them if I buy them.

My experience is that it is the wire that causes the EarPods to fall out. Occasionally when I forget my Shure earphones I use my EarPods and it's either the weight of the wire, or more frequently the wire dragging on clothing etc... that make them fall out. Given Apple give you 14 days to return a product, I think you'd know within a couple of hours if these will work for you...