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Wow, no one thought how stupid this was before releasing it? They couldn't come up with some kind of music buffering system while transmitting the heart rate? 🤯
I'm more surprised it took several weeks to figure this out. MacRumors had these at the start of February and didn't find this out somehow.
 
No longer having a product experience obsessed CEO


Of course, Tim has claimed he uses every Apple product, every single day

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Didn't he claim he was still using an iPhone 13 Pro as his main device a few months ago? 😂
 
Unlike all the other tiny devices that can hold multiple bluetooth connections to different devices....right?
 
Powerbeats Pro 2 cannot simultaneously maintain a Bluetooth connection to a phone for music playback, a limitation Apple has since confirmed.
Unfortunately PowerBeats Pro 2 only has one Bluetooth chip and that Bluetooth chip can only connect to one device at a time. When it connects to gym equipment it will disconnect the connection to the phone. This is a hardware limitation and unfortunately was done to maintain the battery as having two Bluetooth chip on one headphone would drain the battery quickly. (From what I heard from industrial sources)
DC's review also highlighted persistent HR detection issues when using Powerbeats Pro 2 with Apple devices. Apple markets the $249.99 earbuds as fully compatible with both iOS and Android systems, however DC and other fitness reviewers encountered problems getting the heart rate functionality to work properly with various iPhone apps.
This is a software bug that will be fixed on future beta on iOS 18.4. HOWEVER, app devs will need to update their apps as well as there is new API coming later that will have enhanced support for Powerbeats and HR detection with third party apps. And this API will be highlighted more during this year’s WWDC.
 
Artificially limited because they want to sell you an apple watch and/or protect the airpods brand from cannibalization
"All Hail The Price Ladder!" "All Hail The Price Ladder!" "All Hail The Price Ladder!"

No product can be too cheap and budget friendly and no product can be too expensive and innovative so that every product is just close enough to entice the customer to spend just a little bit more money!

"All Hail The Price Ladder!" "All Hail The Price Ladder!" "All Hail The Price Ladder!"

I assume this is how board meetings begin??
 
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Lol of course the MR’s community blows this up into something ridiculous. I highly doubt that many people, actually most people, are even connecting their headphones to the gym equipment.
 
Lol of course the MR’s community blows this up into something ridiculous. I highly doubt that many people, actually most people, are even connecting their headphones to the gym equipment.
Why would they before now- there was no purpose but now there is. This is gaslighting
 
Lol of course the MR’s community blows this up into something ridiculous. I highly doubt that many people, actually most people, are even connecting their headphones to the gym equipment.
It would be much more convenient than heart rate chest strap (and you don't have to wash them regularly). I'd use these for cycling.

Don't do any fitness training, do you? :)
 
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Yep. A big reason (aside from fitness and performance metrics) that Apple Watches of any stripe are a non-starter for me
Funnily enough, was using Watch Ultra last year - it's not half bad for quick-n-dirty ride tracking, if you don't use power/speed/shifting sensors etc. Fundamentally sucks for open water swimming though - got myself Garmin watch and love it (and proper battery life too!). Garmin watches can broadcast heart rate, but accuracy is quite spotty, tbh.

Apple is not about fitness equipment, it's about style.
 
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