I agree--just release them already. Or don't say anything until they're ready.I must say that I'm grateful to Apple for that video. I've been tying myself in knots trying to work out whether to buy them in Black or Ivory. Having seen them in action, Ivory it is.
Now PLEASE just get on and make them available to BUY, Apple.
Then I can FINALLY be rid of the stupid connecting cable on my Powerbeats, which I have to wear under my chin instead of behind my neck, as otherwise it pulls on one ear or the other. Which makes me look dumb, as if I don't know how I'm supposed to wear them.
Wireless charging is nice but, for me, it isn’t mandatory. I carry a cable and portable battery when on the go. It would not make sense to carry a wireless charger on the go. Wireless chargers are also slower than cable. At home, wireless is fine.I can’t believe we are debating the color.
What we should be complaining about is the fact that they cannot be charged wirelessly!
Like many other people, my AirPods fall out when I work out and they are such a distraction, having to constantly reset them. I was looking at these new Beats, but there’s no wireless charging...anyone care to guess why not?
$250 for earbuds is LOW price?Oh I got that. That’s why I made that sarcastic comment about having to save for a few months or having to work extra hours for something with such a relatively low price.
Good grief indeed.
They’re not my taste, but I was surprised at how few people were complaining about the looks in the thread where they were announced a while back.
Form follows function I guess, like the notch or the camera bump ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I can’t believe we are debating the color.
What we should be complaining about is the fact that they cannot be charged wirelessly!
Like many other people, my AirPods fall out when I work out and they are such a distraction, having to constantly reset them. I was looking at these new Beats, but there’s no wireless charging...anyone care to guess why not?
I like the connecting cable on the current ones. Hope they continue to have a model like that.
As said, the ones featured are “Ivory” not beige, so a muted or off-white. HOWEVER, beige IS back in style. How did this happen? I think because that most popular of colors, pink, has been going toward paler and paler shades and finally fell over into what we call “flesh colored” meaning pale beige. Also, in case you haven’t noticed, the 90’s and 70’s for that matter are back as the latest retro fashion. Both were big on beige.Gotta admit, I really dug the ad! I'm still trying to figure out what insights lead Apple to conclude that beige is back after it's retirement in the late '90s…
Form follows function and I get the feeling that it’s difficult to create an aesthetically pleasing earbud that will really stay there in the ear no matter what—and do all we want them to do including phone calls. The look of these is clearly more a matter of “what works best” rather than “what’s pretty.” That said, (1) I’m pretty sure they tried to make them as pleasing to the eye as possible while still staying in the ears of someone sweating and doing flips and (2) I suspect the colored ones will look a lot less “fugly” on those wearing them than the ivory ones. Just guessing there. Obviously, it remains to be seen.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]Fugly (in my opinion).
Gotta admit, I really dug the ad! I'm still trying to figure out what insights lead Apple to conclude that beige is back after it's retirement in the late '90s…
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I've loved my 1st gen AirPods since launch but I've had to use little silicone covers with a hook to get them to stay in my ears. It's a pain take them off and on each time I use the AirPods but otherwise they will just fall out even walking.