Tag: AirPods

Careful Tech 107: AirPods Pro noise cancellation isn’t miraculous

May 14, 2020
Careful Tech 096: Is Apple buying product placement in virtual Broadway performances?

April 22, 2020
“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 […]

November 7, 2019
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 […]

November 2, 2019
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 […]

November 14, 2018
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.

October 17, 2018
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.

June 27, 2018
AirPods quibbles

AirPods aren’t perfect. Here’s my list of complaints

September 20, 2017
Apple’s cigarettes: AirPods as happy ritual

Like smoking, AirPods boast a set of nanogestures that reinforce the habit.

September 19, 2017
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 […]

January 15, 2017