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Careful Tech 107: AirPods Pro noise cancellation isn’t miraculous
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Careful Tech 096: Is Apple buying product placement in virtual Broadway performances?
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“And you can preorder it… today!”
With both the Apple Watch Series 5 and the AirPods Pro, Apple offered preorders on the very same day they introduced the product. With a turnaround that short, customers face a dilemma. You can preorder the device, but you have no guarantee that the bauble will live up to Apple’s hype. There are no third-party […]
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AirPods Pro observations (that I haven’t seen elsewhere)
I resisted the temptation to buy the AirPods Pro… for an hour or two. Oh, I still resent the fact that my three-year-old, first-gen AirPods last barely an hour before the batteries die. And I hate adding yet another device to my list of frequently upgraded technology. Most of all, I feel guilty about dropping […]
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Smarter AirPods gestures
It’s one of my favorite AirPods features: slip in a single AirPod, and iOS will send a mono-mixed signal to the active unit, while ignoring the other. I use this all the time. For example, if my AirPods are running low on power, I’ll continue to listen in one ear while charging the other unit […]
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AirPods are everywhere (except for here)
AirPods have clearly broken through in a huge way—but you wouldn’t know that, walking around my neighborhood.
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AirPods after 18 months
I’ve owned AirPods since soon after their release in late 2016. After a year and a half of daily use, I jotted down some thoughts.
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AirPods quibbles
AirPods aren’t perfect. Here’s my list of complaints
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Apple’s cigarettes: AirPods as happy ritual
Like smoking, AirPods boast a set of nanogestures that reinforce the habit.
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AirPods complaints
Let me get this out of the way: Apple’s AirPods are good. They pair seamlessly, sound at least as good as their wired equivalents, and are fun to use. From what I’ve read, no other company offers truly wireless earbuds anywhere near as good as these. And “truly wireless” matters; I love that I don’t […]