That's likely what would have happened at the Keynote tomorrow. Pending this delay, perhaps Apple was aware of the delay long before one day before the Mac Keynote.
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Apple Delays AirPods, October Launch No Longer Happening
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That's likely what would have happened at the Keynote tomorrow. Pending this delay, perhaps Apple was aware of the delay long before one day before the Mac Keynote.
I'll say it again ... totally botched the removal of the headphone jack. Essential transition technology should have been ready day one, not a month and half later, and now with no ETA at all ... really inexcusable, especially considering how much time they've known this was going to happen. Probably won't affect sales of the iPhone 7 substantially, but really poor form considering all the other compromises customers who made use of the headphone jack have made since upgrading to the iPhone 7.
Under Promise Over Deliver!!!
C'mon that came from you Apple!
C'mon that came from you Apple!
You didn't read the article, did you?
"Apple today told TechCrunch that it needs 'a little more time' before the AirPods are ready for a public release, without specifying the reason behind the delay"
"Hey Siri, skip song."
But I do agree with you. I'd hate to constantly ask siri to do things.
In the future news: Tim Cook stated, "I want to apologize to my apple friends and board members...we lost them all. I'm sure if you can wait another year, we'll try and see if we can build another one with GPS sensor...so that way it will cause an alarm sound if it's gone missing."
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I doubt that, most likely it is a production issue at this point. They probably just want to avoid another Apple Pencil "launch" where 500 people get units day one and their production is so far behind they are constantly on a "ships in 2 months" schedule.
This is actually a really good thing. I would much rather Apple announce products that they're not quite ready to release than leave us in the dark for so long. Mac Pro, I'm looking at you.
I don't get why people make jokes or stupid comments about the AirPods and losing them.... there are MANY headphones now like this where there is ZERO wires yet they don't get any stick or jokes thrown at them...
People like to bitch cause its Apple. So annoying and pathetic.
People like to bitch cause its Apple. So annoying and pathetic.
It's good to perfect them before shipping, but aren't they the piece de resistance of the iPhone 7? Aren't they supposed to be so insanely great that they make everyone forget the loss of the audio jack?
The whole iPhone 7 launch seems like a failure of time management. The camera's portrait software wasn't ready despite being the premier camera feature. The Airpods are delayed despite being the salve for those who pine for an audio jack. The phone missed the two year rhythm of fresh designs.
Could it be that the mythical glass slab iPhone almost made production this year but delays forced Apple to rush the current design to market? Yet that wouldn't explain why the cam software and Airpods were AWOL at launch. It can't be mere incompetence, can it?
The whole iPhone 7 launch seems like a failure of time management. The camera's portrait software wasn't ready despite being the premier camera feature. The Airpods are delayed despite being the salve for those who pine for an audio jack. The phone missed the two year rhythm of fresh designs.
Could it be that the mythical glass slab iPhone almost made production this year but delays forced Apple to rush the current design to market? Yet that wouldn't explain why the cam software and Airpods were AWOL at launch. It can't be mere incompetence, can it?
I've been rocking the AirPods for over a month now, and I can surely say that they will be worth the wait, regardless of how long the delay will be, stay happy and positive people! They are right around the corner!
Wow, this delay makes me glad I got impatient and just bought Bose Soundlink AE2 cans.
These are much comfier than earbuds and sound amazing. They're less portable than AirPods, but most of my listening is in places where I can bring the larger headphones. I can always keep my wired earpods in my pocket if I really think I'm going to need them.
These are much comfier than earbuds and sound amazing. They're less portable than AirPods, but most of my listening is in places where I can bring the larger headphones. I can always keep my wired earpods in my pocket if I really think I'm going to need them.
"The early response to AirPods has been incredible"
Yeah, incredibly bad. These things look awful. Who wants little white sticks popping out of your ears? So odd...
Yeah, incredibly bad. These things look awful. Who wants little white sticks popping out of your ears? So odd...
Exactly. And you'd have to be pretty thick if you didn't realise one fell out.
If EarPods don't fall out, AirPods definitely won't fall out as there's no wire pulling on them.
In your view how does sound quality compare to a nice pair of corded Sennheisers? Not a $500 pair, that's not a fair comparison, but something in the $200 price range? Or any high quality corded cans that you may have tried?
Meanwhile I am using my beloved wired headphones (no recharge needed!). Airpods and no 3.5mm headphone jacks can go jump off a cliff.
If you use them for 5 hours straight, you'll have an issue.
But they charge while they're in the case.
I personally haven't tried any Sennheisers before, I primarily use B&O, and although I cannot make a comparison at all with those, I can certainly say, They are far better sounding than any wireless earbuds ranging from $150-$250 I've used over the last year. They feel incredible, I've never had an issue with them falling out of my ears, or at least sliding out. My favorite part is turning them on, Apple did a beautiful job of creating a new start-up tune, sounds like a sweet beautiful sympathy orchestra warming up for a second.
A little disingenuous, I would say. The pods themselves only give 5 hours on a charge, but the carrying case charges them when they're in there, and provide 25 hours of charge.
And 5 hours of charge for truly cordless BT is actually pretty good, anyway.
Ummm... Jaybirds for 149 give you an 8-Hour battery life.
But thanks for feeding us trolls.