Apple's Airpods are now on sale

[bgibbz]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Weren't these the things that got delayed, and then delayed indefinitely (abandoned)?  And now suddenly they show up...

Were they delayed indefinitely? i must have missed that part. 

[Magnetorheological]

1 minute ago, bgibbz said:

Were they delayed indefinitely? i must have missed that part. 

Yeah, someone posted news about it on the forum a month or so ago.

[bgibbz]

2 minutes ago, Magnetorheological said:

Yeah, someone posted news about it on the forum a month or so ago.

Just read some articles, it seems to have been a misunderstanding. I remember on a wan show Linus mentioned a product that was delayed indefinitely, and then went to market, and then they figured out that indefinitely can technically mean "delayed for an unspecified amount". So in a sense, the air pods were delayed indefinitely, so long as the word is interpreted differently.

[79wjd]

8 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Weren't these the things that got delayed, and then delayed indefinitely (abandoned)?  And now suddenly they show up...

 

5 minutes ago, Magnetorheological said:

Yeah, someone posted news about it on the forum a month or so ago.

The article/s were misquoted/mis-reported. They were delayed but Apple didn't specify when it was delayed until -- so instead of saying "Air Pods have been delayed until some unspecified date", everyone basically said "Air Pods delayed indefinitely". 

[dtaflorida]

3 minutes ago, bgibbz said:

So in a sense, the air pods were delayed indefinitely, so long as the word is interpreted differently.

in·def·i·nite·ly

ˌinˈdef(ə)nətlē/

• to an unlimited or unspecified degree or extent.

The only confusion was that haters prefer the first half of the definition.

[Magnetorheological]

1 minute ago, bgibbz said:

Just read some articles, it seems to have been a misunderstanding. I remember on a wan show Linus mentioned a product that was delayed indefinitely, and then went to market, and then they figured out that indefinitely can technically mean "delayed for an unspecified amount". So in a sense, the air pods were delayed indefinitely, so long as the word is interpreted differently.

Yeah, now that you mentioned it, there was a bit of a mix-up with the wording. It made sense in my mind though, which assumed that they were to be delayed by an unspecified amount time as opposed to how the thread was worded.

[Notional]

Woooo! ..... Aaaand I lost one.

[dtaflorida]

Glad these are coming. This is what Apple does best, taking existing products and popularizing them, and even making them better sometimes, which is why old ideas/products become popular. 

[SansVarnic]

Meh, still not interested.

[Wolther]

Hm. I wonder what the strength of the waves are. Having something like that close to your skin for hours sounds. Unhealthy.

[VerticalDiscussions]

Now that, took a friggin while.

[79wjd]

13 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

Now that, took a friggin while.

Rumors have it that there was an issue managing both connections simultaneously without issues.

 

13 minutes ago, Wolther said:

Hm. I wonder what the strength of the waves are. Having something like that close to your skin for hours sounds. Unhealthy.

If bluetooth was likely to cause issues it would have likely manifested by now seeing as there have been plenty of people using bluetooth headphones extensively for years (and bluetooth earpieces for over a decade). 

 

Although, I have my own personal reservations on the matter. 

[captain_to_fire]

4 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Weren't these the things that got delayed, and then delayed indefinitely (abandoned)?  And now suddenly they show up...

I'm now starting to think that Jony Ive is on drugs especially if we consider that the AirPods look like Q-tips. 

[spwath]

6 hours ago, bgibbz said:

https://www.amazon.com/AirPods-Spigen-PENDING-Connector-Airpods/dp/B01LVZ4SXN/?tag=cnet-vig-reviews-20

 

 

 

Lel all those reviews are fake, the airpods haven't even been released

[bgibbz]

2 minutes ago, spwath said:

Lel all those reviews are fake, the airpods haven't even been released

Well sure, but nobody was criticizing the product, rather the idea behind the product.

[spwath]

Just now, bgibbz said:

Well sure, but nobody was criticizing the product, rather the idea behind the product.

I think lots of the reviews were fake from the company "innovative new product"
yeah, so innovative that they brought wires back to wireless headphones

[abazigal]

8 hours ago, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Take a look at your $160, then go look at what Sennheiser or Sony or AKG or BOSE or Beyerdynamic or literally any other brand of headphones in that price range, wired or not, before you rush out and join the queue for these because these sound exactly like the regular wired EarPods which themselves are like 2x the price of what they should be.

 

And remember those Bluetooth in-ear things that business people wore that made them look like a nut? Yeah, now you have two of these in at the same time.

There's more to headphones than sound quality in a vacuum. At home, I will still use my Sony wired headphones. Outside is where these Airpods shine, because I will be able to take them out and use them and keep them with ease without needing to fiddle with wires. 

 

I am also stoked about the promised ease of switching Bluetooth connectivity between all my Apple devices. 

 

Have ordered one. Will see how they fare when I get them next week.  

[themctipers]

https://www.apple.com/ca/airpods/

 

$220.

 

Ships: 4 weeks Free Shipping

 

(1) Requires an iCloud account and macOS Sierra, iOS 10 or watchOS 3.

why an icloud account?

 

(256Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback.

>50%

>256kbps

 

 

it sounds like regular earpods, no?

[79wjd]

51 minutes ago, themctipers said:

https://www.apple.com/ca/airpods/

 

$220.

 

Ships: 4 weeks Free Shipping

 

(1) Requires an iCloud account and macOS Sierra, iOS 10 or watchOS 3.

why an icloud account?

 

(256Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback.

>50%

>256kbps

 

 

it sounds like regular earpods, no?

₹220, oh hello there Canada. 

 

It might want an iCloud account so it can automatically sync with any of your devices also connected to that iCloud account. 

 

I'd assume it sounds like normal earpods. Although, you'll have to wait for reviews to know for sure. 

[Commodus]

52 minutes ago, themctipers said:

https://www.apple.com/ca/airpods/

 

$220.

 

Ships: 4 weeks Free Shipping

 

(1) Requires an iCloud account and macOS Sierra, iOS 10 or watchOS 3.

why an icloud account?

 

(256Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback.

>50%

>256kbps

 

 

it sounds like regular earpods, no?

The iCloud bit is important -- it pairs your AirPods with other Apple devices and switches between them (you can go running with your Apple Watch while using the buds normally paired with your phone, for example).

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22 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

₹220, oh hello there Canada. 

 

It might want an iCloud account so it can automatically sync with any of your devices also connected to that iCloud account. 

 

I'd assume it sounds like normal earpods. Although, you'll have to wait for reviews to know for sure. 

I assume so as well, which makes it all the more insane that these will actually sell.  Does no one have a problem paying $200+ for something that will sound like they cost $5?

[79wjd]

10 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I assume so as well, which makes it all the more insane that these will actually sell.  Does no one have a problem paying $200+ for something that will sound like they cost $5?

They don't sound that bad. And the other truly wireless earbuds (that are all more expensive) probably don't sound much better and have worse battery life. 

 

p.s. it's only 160 real dollars (most other wireless earbuds are $200~)

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1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

They don't sound that bad. And the other truly wireless earbuds (that are all more expensive) probably don't sound much better and have worse battery life. 

 

p.s. it's only 160 real dollars (most other wireless earbuds are $200~)

@themctipers Well I know you have experience with apple products and a variety of inexpensive ear buds... what would you say?

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1 minute ago, Jack_of_all_Trades said:

 

so the solution is wires ?

Yes, we spend all this money to make them wireless and then spend even more on an accessory to avoid losing them.

 

The sad thing is someone will actually do this.

[bgibbz]

3 minutes ago, Jack_of_all_Trades said:

 

so the solution is wires ?

Evidently.