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New AirPods Launch With H1 Chip, Hey Siri, Up to 50% More Talk Time, and Optional Wireless Charging Case
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Blame your VAT tax -- almost 20%.
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Blame your VAT tax -- almost 20%!
As a first time buyer?? Sure!
But as far as an upgrade ( for me ) the internals are not a compelling enough reason to fork over my hard earned $199 AGAIN. I’m not complaining, just voting with my dollars.
At least make them water/sweat proof!
a battery wireless charging case.No space gray option
$79 for the wireless charging case. Yikes.
I’m interested to see if the new rumored Over The Ear Noise Cancelling Apple Headphones are going to be announced next week..
I’m guessing there is zero chance Apple releases an iPod Touch with FaceID.
If they are you can expect a price between $400-$600 most likely. They'll probably be Bose or Sennheiser quality headphones.
You didn’t pay $199 to begin with, unless you got ripped off by someone charging above MSRP. You also don’t have to fork over $199 now, since Apple didn’t raise the prices. You have the option of paying exactly the same price for upgraded internals. If that isn’t enough for you, then I have no issue. But don’t be disingenuous regarding the price.
Also, although they aren’t marketed as sweatproff, I know tons of people who work out or run in AirPods all the time. I’ve played basketball in them, done manual labor in them, and definitely gotten them quite sweaty with no ill effects. I wouldn’t go swimming, obviously, but up to that point haven’t had any issues.
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No space gray option
$79 for the wireless charging case. Yikes.
Isn't that exactly the price of a replacement case currently? Nothing wrong with that.
Yes! No price increase. Only question now is what to do with my old AirPods. It's unfortunate that you can't associate multiple AirPods to your account.
Makes you wish Apple had trade-in available for AirPods.
What are you talking about? They likely will be releasing the new charging pad via press release on Thirsday or Friday.
Some people are so used to bitching and complaining they do it even when there’s nothing to bitch or complain about.
No I blame apple as only apple are charging above the odds on products
Not sure how anybody can defend £80 for just a charging case
They are constantly backordered. I don’t think they have trouble selling at any point in the year.
There is no way. Apple will wait till these initial orders are well out of the return window before announcing a product that similar.
It would be great if Apple released these with sound isolation. The old ones Apple used to make with the silicone tips were among my favourite headsets.
How much does a replacement AirPods case normally cost? OH, the same price??? Crazy.
No you get "Hey Siri" as in:
You...
"Hey Siri" Navigate to the nearest Starbucks...
Siri...
Ok, here's what I found on the web for the capital of Uruguay, take a look!
Nice!
Yeah, that’s a good point. Absolutely love my AirPods. One of my favorite products honestly.I think you’re right, but they can’t even meet demand just with white.
And for the life of me, I can’t figure out what the bottleneck is. As a supply chain guy, it must drive Cook crazy that they haven’t been able to ramp up manufacturing enough to keep the damn things in stock. Really? It’s been over two years and they still can’t crank them out fast enough. They are reportedly up to 35 million/yr but somehow demand continually outruns supply.
If they ever get a handle on their production constraint(s), I’m sure we’ll see some additional colors. It’s one of the easiest ways to boost sales.
They support Bluetooth 5, which explains the connectivity improvements. Not sure why Apple didn’t highlight this.
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They do support Bluetooth 5.
Do we know when these are actually going to hit stores? I already ordered mine but can't wait to hear impressions.
I am just happy they actually are upgraded, even if it is fairly minor. I have been holding out on buying new ones since the iPhone XS launch because I get less than an hour of listening time on my launch AirPods. I came close to buying new ones 3 times in December when Costco had them for $140...luckily they never had them in stock when I went to go buy them! I am happy waiting paid off with better battery life at the very least.
I am just happy they actually are upgraded, even if it is fairly minor. I have been holding out on buying new ones since the iPhone XS launch because I get less than an hour of listening time on my launch AirPods. I came close to buying new ones 3 times in December when Costco had them for $140...luckily they never had them in stock when I went to go buy them! I am happy waiting paid off with better battery life at the very least.