WTF I just upgraded Air Pods
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Kuo: Two New AirPods Models Likely in Late 2019 to Early 2020, Including One With 'All-New Design'
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Don't worry, by the time it's actually released the batteries on yours will be dead and need replacement anyway.
SiP is system in package. Its means everything the computer uses to run (CPU, RAM, storage, ETC.) is stored on a single chip. It's used in the Apple Watch, branded as the S4 chip.
even though this news is probably false I think I’ll get the Powerbeats pro and wait to get new airpods. I kinda want something that feels more comfortable in the gym because all though they never fallout as soon as I start sweating they feel like they will.
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Apple doesn’t show the AirPods as a new product on their site. They just added a few features to an old product.
So...much...certitude...here....
Rumored product(s). No one really knows at this point.
The existing ones are one size fits all. Since all don't have same ear size/shape, it stands to reason they don't fit all (but perhaps most).
The degree of miniaturization and (rumored) functionality (health and Audio A/R) certainly would justify an increased price. They cease, functionally, then to be accessories but nearly products in their own right (and will become products in their own right if they get cellular modems).
Rumored product(s). No one really knows at this point.
The existing ones are one size fits all. Since all don't have same ear size/shape, it stands to reason they don't fit all (but perhaps most).
The degree of miniaturization and (rumored) functionality (health and Audio A/R) certainly would justify an increased price. They cease, functionally, then to be accessories but nearly products in their own right (and will become products in their own right if they get cellular modems).
If anything they need different sizes. Mine could not be a more perfect fit.
You don’t have to upgrade every year, but when you’re ready hopefully there’s something new available and it’s been recently released (i.e. not too old). Really no different than iPhone, iPad, Watch, MacBook Pro and iMac; anywhere between 9-20 months. Roughly once a year but not necessarily 12 months apart.WTF I just upgraded Air Pods
As volumes go up I think we’ll see more products with regular release dates, like they do with iPhone and Watch (Sept) and the entry-level iPad (March). I could easily see a yearly AirPods update, maybe it will be March as well. When Macs transition to Apple’s ARM CPUs, that could happen with the MacBook Pro and maybe iMac too, who knows.
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Hopefully a new design means no more of the hilarious Q-Tips-in-the-ears look.
The Beats design seems so much better but then again I'd NEVER pay $150+ for cellphone headphones, so I'm not really Apple's target audience here.
The Beats design seems so much better but then again I'd NEVER pay $150+ for cellphone headphones, so I'm not really Apple's target audience here.
And so continues Apple's disgraceful Add-a-Feature-Raise-the-Price game that has become the norm in recent years.
Gone are the days of Apple's VALUE ADD UPDATES. For nearly 10 years from 2007 - 2016 this was one of the best and most attractive and appreciable aspects of Apple's product business. They would replace an existing product with an entirely new model that was better in every way than it was yesterday, and the price remained the same. That was a big part of Apple loyalty, as much as the ecosystem itself. But that's over now, and the money whores have taken over.
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But a second model, with a decidedly different ear design, could indeed expand its wearability to many more ears.
Gone are the days of Apple's VALUE ADD UPDATES. For nearly 10 years from 2007 - 2016 this was one of the best and most attractive and appreciable aspects of Apple's product business. They would replace an existing product with an entirely new model that was better in every way than it was yesterday, and the price remained the same. That was a big part of Apple loyalty, as much as the ecosystem itself. But that's over now, and the money whores have taken over.
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The AirPods design is based on the EarPods design which was derived from a years-long in-house study that involved thousands of ears. The AirPods fit most people without any problem. They do not, and cannot, fit everyone, because ears differ.
But a second model, with a decidedly different ear design, could indeed expand its wearability to many more ears.
Perhaps you're not suited to reading rumor sites.
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Through systematic social exclusion by selective fitting technology devices, you ear mutants will soon be a thing of the past.If only everyone in the world had your same exact ears
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this will never end, will it? it DOES fit people's ears, just not all people's.
As many have noted, the AirPods have probably been updated for some time now. They were probably delayed to wait on AirPower. That's why all of the packaging had that 2018 copyright.
Same. I couldn’t justify replacing my version one AirPods with what was released in March, even though there was improvements made, I don’t believe personally it was enough for me justifying spending another $170. If this rumor proves to be true, then am I pleasantly surprised I waited.
[Plus, my first GEN one AirPods are still more than capable of surviving that long, as the battery life has proven very reliable.]
whew....it's a good thing we all have the same shaped ears as you then!!!
i do. just saying.
WTF I just upgraded Air Pods
Apple is great at bringing out incremental improvements to get people to upgrade annually or sooner. IMHO
This has been the rumored roadmap for a while now, but the timing has been off a bit. I think what may have thrown things off was AirPower: I think Apple was waiting to release the 2nd Gen AirPods with wireless charging to coincide with AirPower. Packaging for 2nd Gen AirPods seems to indicate that they were ready to go last Autumn, but weren't released. The big change was supposed to occur late 2019 or 2020 (as the Kuo analysis claims now). But I think the 2 iterations have been smushed (technical term) together by the demise of AirPower.
Kuo's track record is extremely good and I would hesitate to gainsay what he claims here.
So, it’s not just me. I like the sound but the fit absolutely sucks. I realize everyone’s inner ears are shaped differently so it’s impossible to have a ‘one shape fits all’ but other earbuds I’ve used that fit, do so by offering different sized attachments. Is that not possible with AirPods?