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> Can't charge while listening. If you shell out for the AirPods, you can. Though I definitely agree - I'm pretty sad to see the headphone jack go.

Unklejoe 10y ago
The only issue is that you also need to charge the AirPods, no?
slg 10y ago
That is the same problem just on the other end as it appears the AirPods can only be charged in their case.
Aloha 10y ago
Someone will probably make an adapter allowing you to charge and use the 3.5mm jack, probably Apple. Another 40 bucks to spend though.
esolyt 10y ago
> If you shell out for the AirPods, you can. Which will need charging themselves. Now I have to choose between being concerned about either my phone's battery or my headphones' battery.
- eridius 10y ago
  The AirPods come with a charge case that holds 24 hours of juice. If you manage to end up in a scenario where your phone is out of power, your AirPods are out of power, and the AirPod case is out of power, that would be a fairly impressive bit of poor planning. Besides, you can charge your phone and your AirPods at the same time, you just need to have two outlets (or two USB ports) and two cables.
  - fdgdasfadsf 10y ago
    Or you have better things to do than worrying about charging 2/3 devices when you used to only have to charge 1. I wistfully remember the days when I could go away for the weekend and not have to take a charger for either my ipod or phone...
    - thecosas 10y ago
      It sounds like you're describing something called "camping".
      - fdgdasfadsf 10y ago
        No I'm saying that 10 years ago one could go away for the weekend taking (and using) a phone and an ipod and not need to think to pack chargers.
        eridius 10y ago
        10 years ago you weren't using a smartphone.
    - eric_cc 10y ago
      What's stopping you from doing this now other than yourself?
      - fdgdasfadsf 10y ago
        I would want to actually use the device(s) to make calls, send messages and listen to music - not just carry them around flat and useless in my pocket.
  - esolyt 10y ago
    > a scenario where your phone is out of power, your AirPods are out of power, and the AirPod case is out of power No, I'm simply talking about a scenario where I want to listen to something but my headphones aren't charged. In such a scenario, I have to wait 15 minutes.
  - Whitestrake 10y ago
    > that would be a fairly impressive bit of poor planning Murphy's Law in this case means that the best outcome is to remove the possibility of poor planning by not having to juggle multiple devices that require you to plan your charging schedules around in the first place.
  - pbhjpbhj 10y ago
    >that would be a fairly impressive bit of poor planning. Isn't the point that you shouldn't need to 'plan' this at all. That's just extra mental load that isn't necessary.
- scottmf 10y ago
  The headphones charge in 15 minutes.
  - Ezhik 10y ago
    Those 15 minutes are 5 songs you could have listened to if your headphones did not need charging.

Unklejoe 10y ago

The only issue is that you also need to charge the AirPods, no?

slg 10y ago

That is the same problem just on the other end as it appears the AirPods can only be charged in their case.

Aloha 10y ago

Someone will probably make an adapter allowing you to charge and use the 3.5mm jack, probably Apple. Another 40 bucks to spend though.

esolyt 10y ago

> If you shell out for the AirPods, you can. Which will need charging themselves. Now I have to choose between being concerned about either my phone's battery or my headphones' battery.

eridius 10y ago
The AirPods come with a charge case that holds 24 hours of juice. If you manage to end up in a scenario where your phone is out of power, your AirPods are out of power, and the AirPod case is out of power, that would be a fairly impressive bit of poor planning. Besides, you can charge your phone and your AirPods at the same time, you just need to have two outlets (or two USB ports) and two cables.
- fdgdasfadsf 10y ago
  Or you have better things to do than worrying about charging 2/3 devices when you used to only have to charge 1. I wistfully remember the days when I could go away for the weekend and not have to take a charger for either my ipod or phone...
  - thecosas 10y ago
    It sounds like you're describing something called "camping".
    - fdgdasfadsf 10y ago
      No I'm saying that 10 years ago one could go away for the weekend taking (and using) a phone and an ipod and not need to think to pack chargers.
      - eridius 10y ago
        10 years ago you weren't using a smartphone.
  - eric_cc 10y ago
    What's stopping you from doing this now other than yourself?
    - fdgdasfadsf 10y ago
      I would want to actually use the device(s) to make calls, send messages and listen to music - not just carry them around flat and useless in my pocket.
- esolyt 10y ago
  > a scenario where your phone is out of power, your AirPods are out of power, and the AirPod case is out of power No, I'm simply talking about a scenario where I want to listen to something but my headphones aren't charged. In such a scenario, I have to wait 15 minutes.
- Whitestrake 10y ago
  > that would be a fairly impressive bit of poor planning Murphy's Law in this case means that the best outcome is to remove the possibility of poor planning by not having to juggle multiple devices that require you to plan your charging schedules around in the first place.
- pbhjpbhj 10y ago
  >that would be a fairly impressive bit of poor planning. Isn't the point that you shouldn't need to 'plan' this at all. That's just extra mental load that isn't necessary.
scottmf 10y ago
The headphones charge in 15 minutes.
- Ezhik 10y ago
  Those 15 minutes are 5 songs you could have listened to if your headphones did not need charging.