Sounds like the AirPods Max 1b will be an “upgrade” like the AirPods Pro 2b was, just gets USB-C. Wouldn’t shock me if is sticks with Bluetooth 5.0.
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Gurman: New AirPods Max and Apple TV Unlikely to Be Announced at September Apple Event
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Imagine the horror, the tragedy, the absolute terror of having to carry.. wait for it... TWO CABLES!! OH NOOOOO. People are so overly dramatic about absolutely nothing. It cracks me up. Like, is a second cable going to really weigh you down that much? Is it the difference between life and death when you run away from a random tiger or something? Am I missing something with this? lol.
I'm in the market for a set of Airpod Max and I definitely won't buy unless they come with USB-C. How long are people using their high end headphones? I hope at least 5 years. Even if the majority of iphones right now is still lightning, I really don't want to keep a lightning cable around for the next 5 years when literally every other tech device in my household charges via USB-C already today.
If Apple is waiting until AirPods Max inventory is down to a certain level before introducing new AirPods Max, we have a long wait unless Apple and other retailers significantly drop prices -- let's say under $275 or at least 50% off.
Agree replacing the lightning port is a must for a new gen. But I'm still working with an older iPad Mini, a pair of AirPods Pro 2 and a Magic Keyboard that need a lightning cable. (And, there are worse connectors in my life, like micro USB for my ereader and a bluetooth speaker.) My strategy is to keep USB-C charging cables everywhere and occasionally add a little lightning dongle to the end. Minorly annoying, but for me it rates like a 2/10 on the inconvenience scale.
The root problem (largely of Apple's making) is that 8 years after they prematurely forced USB-C on MacBook users they've only recently put USB-C on the top end iPhone and they're still selling iPhone 14s with Lightning - so someone is going to have to carry two cables.
To Apple's credit, though, all their chargers come with USB A or C sockets and detachable cables, so at least you don't have to carry two chargers - and its not as if the headphones will perform any better with USB-C.
At this point I'd be happy if they just cut the price of the current Apple TV....
I would be shocked if the next AirPods Max do not include a new SoC (be it H2 or H3).
As to why they have yet to release it yet, stock levels on the existing model make sense. We have seen them discounted deeper and deeper at third-party outlets like Amazon so I could see Apple using them to draw down supply and soak up some sales to customers who are interested in them, but do not want to spend $500 (and would still not spend that for a model with USB-C and a new SoC).
As to why they have yet to release it yet, stock levels on the existing model make sense. We have seen them discounted deeper and deeper at third-party outlets like Amazon so I could see Apple using them to draw down supply and soak up some sales to customers who are interested in them, but do not want to spend $500 (and would still not spend that for a model with USB-C and a new SoC).
The AppleTV thing is strange. It's totally like, Apple's sleeper hit device. And people who buy them and have them on every TV in the home (like me, I have 5 or 6 of them) love them being updated to swap them out. I have no idea why. Some sort of musical chairs where you take the 2022 model, stick it in the bedroom, remove the 2017 one, gift it, get the 2024 for the bigger ones. Some bizarre addiction. ha.
Or wirelessly charging with MagSafe
They will delete lightning all at once with new (same but usb-c) AirPods Max, AirPods 4, iMac m4 with usb-c keyboard and mouse and trackpads, iPhone SE… it will be like lightning never existed
I gave up waiting on a new APM and bought the QC Ultra. They're my preferred headphones over APM Gen 1. QCU has USB-C and the clamping force is dramatically better. APM fills the gap when the QCU need charging. The worst attribute of the QCU is they cannot be used while charging.
It's shocking that Apple would wait 4 years to update APM. It would be even more astonishing that a new version has even a single feature gap from cheaper AP models.
It's shocking that Apple would wait 4 years to update APM. It would be even more astonishing that a new version has even a single feature gap from cheaper AP models.
I think the new Apple TV won't arrive until next year. Reason: they will be using the A18 SoC. There's only enough A18's to supply the iPhone 16 for now, but by spring 2025 the Apple TV will also switch to the A18 so the Apple TV can get Apple Intelligence features.
I travel a lot and have a work iPad that is lightning and it's a pain in the arse. Not a massive pain in the arse but a pain in the arse none the less. Everything else usb c.
Ha this is a funny but absolutely true. I would love to have a new Apple TV released for the cascading effect on my other TVs. Living room is updated, old one moved to bedroom, old one from bedroom, moved to basement, basement one sold or donated to family.
Man, what a cush job AirPods Max engineer must be! What do these guys spend their day doing??
I was going to buy the Apple TV but is it worth waiting for the new one? Seems like it will be even cheaper.
Minus the crazy colors and Apple logo, that just looks like any regular headphones, doesn’t it? And wired no less. I doubt Apple would make anything like this. Beats maybe, but for sure neither would make it wired.
Apple still has a boatload of these in warehouse waiting for some sucker, until they sell out expect same ol same.
I still find this depressing AirPods Max rumor difficult to believe. After four years, the only update will be so minor that the AirPods Max will remain first gen? It's the stupidest rumor I've ever heard. It seems to come from only Gurman too. Yet he keeps sticking to it. It's been over a year now that he's been saying this. I guess we'll just have to find out...
Read what you wrote. Now who's being dramatic?
Regards Apple TV. There was a rumour here today about 8k video POSSIBLE for iPhone 16 but more likely 17.
Surely that would delay the 8K Apple TV until then because you'd want to play the footage on it?
And new Apple productions in 8K to fill up content, etc.
The only clue I can see for 8k on iPhone 16P would be rumoured 2TB storage.
Surely that would delay the 8K Apple TV until then because you'd want to play the footage on it?
And new Apple productions in 8K to fill up content, etc.
The only clue I can see for 8k on iPhone 16P would be rumoured 2TB storage.
Because what connector it has is probably last in my list of priorities (and probably it’s the same for the huge majority of people).
Depending on your setup (whether you have more lightning or USB-C products) you could prefer one or another, but it’s completely irrelevant when deciding what product to buy. When you think about it, it makes sense - it’s just a cable.
I’d be completely okey if they upgrade the APM in meaningful ways but keep lightning.
Not me. It's called sarcasm and satire. Just trying to understand the logic (there is none) about being so dramatic about a stupid cable that weighs like .2 ounces. Just a carry a second one. It's a complete non-issue.