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AirPods Launch Date
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based on the way apple is doing things lately they will sell out and be back ordered for another couple of months within minutes of going on sale
I have no interest in these myself since I have small ears and the earpods don't really fit me well, but i would love to get a pair for my wife for xmas... I dont think its going to happen
I tried the gear icon x only because I wanted to see if good sound can be delivered in such a small device and find out yes it could.
That said, I do not feel like trying other totally wireless options. Early reviews indicate the Airpods are a good product, I would be conceding on the price and probably connectivity somewhat on something else.
I have gone this long without anything totally wireless so .....
That said, I do not feel like trying other totally wireless options. Early reviews indicate the Airpods are a good product, I would be conceding on the price and probably connectivity somewhat on something else.
I have gone this long without anything totally wireless so .....
based on the way apple is doing things lately they will sell out and be back ordered for another couple of months within minutes of going on sale
I have no interest in these myself since I have small ears and the earpods don't really fit me well, but i would love to get a pair for my wife for xmas... I dont think its going to happen
Probably, because they have been delayed there will be pent up demand which will cause them to sell out. Maybe it's why the new MacBook Pro's sold out, but also Apple had their best selling/pre-orders online apparently.
And now they're going back
I stick with all my praise for them -- beautiful looking, easy to use, etc. -- but I use headphones when I'm out walking and I've discovered that over-ear headphones enable you to hear your own steps as a "thud, thud, thud" when you walk. It's really distracting.
So I'm doomed to wait for the ridiculous AirPods. It's perfectly clear there is zero chance of these arriving before Christmas. Or New Year.
In time for my birthday in April, perhaps?
8th December and still no leaks or anything.
Think will be ordering the Bragi dash for Christmas.
Think will be ordering the Bragi dash for Christmas.
The solution to the weight issue with the Jaybird Freedom is to use the included clip to attached the cord to your shirt or use the over ear x-fit configuration with the cord shortening clips to put some of the weight against your head.
I don't love either of those options though because I like to use my Bluetooth head buds to make calls and the audio is much better with the traditional fit and in line microphone being not against your body.
I'm willing to give the air pods a chance.
I don't love either of those options though because I like to use my Bluetooth head buds to make calls and the audio is much better with the traditional fit and in line microphone being not against your body.
I'm willing to give the air pods a chance.
I agree and how I use mine. The Jaybird Freedoms sound great but just get by for making and taking calls.
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I just thought about this, and I think the delay in the product releases (AirPods, Beats X) is to inflate next quarter's (financial) sales. Depending on the demand, this would help keep the sales numbers up when they report Q1 numbers.
Just food for thought.
Just food for thought.
I doubt that, they are leaving a lot of sales on the table by doing that, imagine all the people who are in the market for wireless headphones for the holidays, they will go with another brand... and most people dont have money to buy a pair now and then the airpods when they come out...... I can understand your thinking and logic, but that wouldn't make much business sense in the end. Trust me Apple would like nothing more than to get these out for christmas sales, there has to be something wrong that was discovered at the 11th hour, either with the headphones themselves or the manufacturing process.
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/09/airpods-delay-reasoning-wsj/
And here i thought they were delaying it because it's probably not very usable with winter gloves on
And here i thought they were delaying it because it's probably not very usable with winter gloves on
Well at least we know what's holding them back from releasing the pods. I'd honestly bitch about it, sit and wait rather than have a faulty product on my hands which doesn't sync or connect properly.
Just curious if they will actually come before 2016 ends.
It's so unlike Apple... ☹️
Just curious if they will actually come before 2016 ends.
It's so unlike Apple... ☹️
Once I read the article and actually put a minute or so of brain power behind the development of the airpods, the difficulty comes to light. Think of all the scenarios that might pop up in use... on a call with one earpiece in and it dies, what happens (goes to other pod, goes to phone, etc). Listening to music and one pod dies, what happens (stereo to mono in the other ear, the other cuts out, how does the iphone know it died, etc).
I know it would not be too hard to put together the rules, but it would be easy to see how something might get missed in the hundreds and hundreds of scenarios of everyday use.
I know it would not be too hard to put together the rules, but it would be easy to see how something might get missed in the hundreds and hundreds of scenarios of everyday use.
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/09/airpods-delay-reasoning-wsj/
And here i thought they were delaying it because it's probably not very usable with winter gloves on
That WSJ article is likely to be incorrect. The Airpods have been distributed to many reviewers and these issues were never apparent. Those issues are likely to have occurred much earlier in development which are long resolved. See Gruber's update comment, which points to a manufacturing issue (on that same article).
sounds to me that the air pods aren't anywhere close to being ready judging by the recent article.
Perhaps they're not far off, but there is no way they will launch and deliver before Christmas is here. January seems likely, which was rumored weeks ago after the initial delay was announced. Not very pleased with Apple's process on this.
I picked some up at Sams Club and the Bluetooth is HORRIBLE! I carry my phone in my left pocket and they are not useable, even with the latest 2.2 update for them that claims to improve Bluetooth. Updating them is also not the easiest. There are at least 3 methods. The "normal" way didn't work using their update program downloaded from their site so I did a "rapid update" where each individual earpiece is updated separately. They will mount as a disk in finder and you download the firmware for the right dash, click and drag it to the right dash, eject it, (if not, the update fails). Then wait for it to update. You must have enough charge but there is no charge level indicator other than the color of the lights that give an estimate. Now if that's successful, you move on to the left one, drop it in the cradle, and hope it will now mount as a drive in finder, chances are it won't. You go back and try to read the instructions and it says nothing regarding what to do, then you will start searching the web and hopefully find the solution, I did on Reddit. You must perform a reset on the left one to get it to mount, then you again download the left firmware, load it, wait for it to update after ejecting, oops, you didn't eject before unplugging because you're excited to try them out so you do the process again. Finally it's all updated and you try them out. You go onto the app and set them all up. Try out the nifty head gesture tricks and you're good. You throw your phone in your pocket and all is good but you look to the right and it skips. You take it out, walk 3-5 feet away and the bluetooth signal is lost. That was my experience, I couldn't handle that performance after dropping almost $300 on them, so back to Sams they went. I'm sticking with my Jaybird Freedoms for now, I can be 50 feet away indoors in another room before they start to skip and I can have it in any pocket with no problems. YMMV
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All the alternatives have a flaw one way or another so Apple wants to make sure they get the forecasted features right without having to deal with a large amount of returns and bitchin.
And I still say the price is better and so will the quality.
And I still say the price is better and so will the quality.
Was under the impression 2.2 fixed the Bluetooth connection
That's frustrating. No excuse for it to lose connection in your pocket