Spigen Offers Twinning Cord to Keep Apple AirPods Together

[bladerunner2000]

LOL what a kludgy mess.

They got rid of the headphone jack for THIS? What was the point of this if all you get is basically a behind-the-neck bluetooth headphones?

 

[Hieveryone]

I thought this was a parody. Seriously, the whole beauty of AirPods is they look pretty much the same - it looks from a laymans perspective all apple did was cut the cables. It's like the perfect design. Beautiful. Adding a wire is just absurd. It's ruining the look, and the whole point of just putting the ear pod in your ear. Nothing else. It's space age IMO.

 

[iMember]

Hmmm, I am not sure what this sentence could mean...?

"I think" it's the solution, Your caring the box with you all the time

Personally I think the best idea will be, to attach it to your watch band some how

 

[Kabeyun]

They solve their own problem of performance interference by ensuring the AirPods fall out of your ears. Brilliant.

 

[witnessthefunk]

I thought this was a parody. Seriously, the whole beauty of AirPods is they look pretty much the same - it looks from a laymans perspective all apple did was cut the cables. It's like the perfect design. Beautiful. Adding a wire is just absurd. It's ruining the look, and the whole point of just putting the ear pod in your ear. Nothing else. It's space age IMO.

I actually think it's a must for us that like to workout with headphones. Because of this I may actually consider buying the Airpods.

 

[DianaMR]

I don't think this will be a problem for anyone who carries any kind of bag with them. You just put the pods back in their case to stay charged and into your bag. I have a single earbud with case that I've used every day for the last year with no problem. It only had a 3/12 hour charge and cost almost as much so I'm good with the Apple ones.

 

[boy-better-know]

These are actually pretty nice, makes the ear buds look a bit more normal too.

 

[tennisproha]

There is no reason to question this. This is how it *should* have been done, IMO.
It's like a person who wears glasses saying "I need glasses for my eyes, so these arm attachments that go over the top of my ears are unnecessary."

That analogy isn't really accurate. you have neck straps to keep from misplacing glasses. the temples on glasses would be analogous to ear buds on head headphones.
[doublepost=1473761814][/doublepost]It just comes down to how the one size fits all design, fits you. For some it may never fall out, even during workouts.

 

[dreyece]

The more popular alternative of arm-less glasses would of course be contact lenses...

 

[beanbaguk]

....or....we could just have simple 3.5mm jack headphones that don't need over-complicated accessories?

 

[8692574]

The more popular alternative of arm-less glasses would of course be contact lenses...

Or you can use a pair of theese!!

 

[Tompkinson]

The more popular alternative of arm-less glasses would of course be contact lenses...

Yes, and I expect in a few years we will have some form of Bluetooth implants under the skin.
Or a bluetooth receiver inside a real tooth.
We will "hear" via the Eustachian tube.

 

[Rajani Isa]

Spoiler

There is no reason to question this. This is how it *should* have been done, IMO.
It's like a person who wears glasses saying "I need glasses for my eyes, so these arm attachments that go over the top of my ears are unnecessary."

 

[Murgatroyd]

When Apple announced its wireless AirPods last week to compensate for the lack of a headphone jack on the iPhone 7, some observers commented on the "inevitability" of misplacing or flat-out losing one of the earbuds, which cost $159 a pair.

California-based accessory company Spigen thinks it has a solution to that dilemma in the form of the AirPods Strap (patent pending), currently available for pre-order on Amazon for $10.

The "tangle-free" cord attachment snaps onto the bottom of the arm of each earbud without impeding the microphones, and Spigen promises they "keep your AirPods in place around your neck, in your pocket, or anywhere you can hang a strap".

While there's reason to question the logic of attaching a cable to a technology whose sole aim is to be cable-free, the accessory would seem to answer to the worry some undoubtedly have about keeping the AirPods safely together, although Apple's earbuds do come with a carry case for when they're not in use.

The AirPods Strap is listed as having a release date of October 17, which is around the time Apple is expected to make the AirPods available to buy.

Apple's wireless headphones offer users 5 hours of music playback, and the carry case doubles as a battery pack, holding an extra 24 hours of charge in a small, 2-inch tall frame. The AirPods feature Apple's new proprietary W1 chip, allowing them to pair seamlessly with the host device, activate Siri with a touch, and automatically pause playback on removal.

Article Link: Spigen Offers Twinning Cord to Keep Apple AirPods Together

Apple couldn't quite tune into the signals from the gods, again.

Create a microcircuit inside each bud that signals where each iPod is from an iPhone app, similar to Find My iPhone.

Really, written serious as cancer: innovation has said bye-bye to the boys and girls at Apple. Sad. Really is disheartening to realize they're simply riding the wave now.

 

[Tompkinson]

Create a microcircuit inside each bud that signals where each iPod is from an iPhone app, similar to Find My iPhone.

Is not the greater possible problem that they fall out of the ear as one exercises or runs, rather than misplacing them and using an app to find them?

 

[Keane16]

LOL what a kludgy mess.

They got rid of the headphone jack for THIS? What was the point of this if all you get is basically a behind-the-neck bluetooth headphones?

Some one hasn't been paying attention.

- bigger battery.
- larger camera mechanisms.
- additional space for larger SoC with increased performance.
- additional space for improved tactic engine.
- improvements to the home Button.

Plus this cord is from a 3rd party. People can use their AirPods as intended. There are also a specific Beats models for other use cases: BeatsX, Solo3, Powerbeats3 - all with cords built in.

Or people can optionally use the cord. At a desk you might be happy to go cordless. If walking/running you may want the security of the cord.

 

[rGiskard]

I thought this was a parody. Seriously, the whole beauty of AirPods is they look pretty much the same - it looks from a laymans perspective all apple did was cut the cables. It's like the perfect design. Beautiful. Adding a wire is just absurd. It's ruining the look, and the whole point of just putting the ear pod in your ear. Nothing else. It's space age IMO.

They're space age until they run out of batteries or you lose one outside in the grass.

Imagine if they came with a flexible cord between them that doubled as a giant battery and could supply a one week charge for 24/7 listening. That would be space age. Not very profit friendly though, since they would be hard to lose and nobody would ever need to replace them because the batteries wore out.

 

[8692574]

I don't think this will be a problem for anyone who carries any kind of bag with them. You just put the pods back in their case to stay charged and into your bag. I have a single earbud with case that I've used every day for the last year with no problem. It only had a 3/12 hour charge and cost almost as much so I'm good with the Apple ones.

Yeah they can now sell an iPurse.....for men too!

Always wanted one of them.....I' m super, thanks for asking.... /s

 

[Fuchal]

There is no reason to question this. This is how it *should* have been done, IMO.
It's like a person who wears glasses saying "I need glasses for my eyes, so these arm attachments that go over the top of my ears are unnecessary."

That's interesting, because my wife, who already has bluetooth headphones with and without the connecting cord, will now only buy headphones WITHOUT the cord. She loathes the behind the neck cord.

 

[6836838]

Or better still, upgrade to hassle-free, cheaper, wired headphones.

 

[NT1440]

Lucky for me, I've been able to use EarPods for years without ever falling out of my ears no matter what I do (including 15+ mile bike rides). I'll be buying the AirPods day one without this ridiculous pairing wire.

 

[NY Guitarist]

Is not the greater possible problem that they fall out of the ear as one exercises or runs, rather than misplacing them and using an app to find them?

The wired Apple headphones don't stay in my ears very well. I'm always pushing them into place and am glad they have a wire to keep them from falling to the ground or getting lost.

 

[newyorksole]

When did people get so irresponsible? "Oh I'm totally gonna lose these things!"

How about you just, oh idk... Keep an eye on them and carefully put them away when you're done?

 

[MacFan23]

There is no reason to question this. This is how it *should* have been done, IMO.
It's like a person who wears glasses saying "I need glasses for my eyes, so these arm attachments that go over the top of my ears are unnecessary."

Contact lenses?

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Yes, yes, I'm well aware of pince-nez glasses (I was wondering who was gonna be the first smarty-pants to point these out), but they're hardly the most practical solution, are they? How many people do you see wearing them on a day-to-day basis?

Morpheus...

But there is no way those things would stay on my face. Not with out some kind of over the ear kind of arms? Or some kind of 'holder' attached to the nose. Hmm...