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You should work for apple because this is exactly right! How can a random guy on HN get it but engineers and executives at the biggest and most resource rich co

You should work for apple because this is exactly right! How can a random guy on HN get it but engineers and executives at the biggest and most resource rich company in the world not get it. Also, the airpods have some serious bluetooth headset douchbag factor going on. Shoulda made them skin color tones to offset it a bit.

prawn 10y ago
Their site specifically markets the bright white device against black skin. They want them to stand out - it's a status symbol.
Kadin 10y ago
Most of Apple's products have a status-display thing going for them, at least when they initially hit the market. When the iPod first came out, the white earbuds were a sign that you were listening to an iPod and not to some cheap Walkman. (There was a period of time when people were advised not to wear them in some places, because advertising that you had a $500 gadget in your pocket was a good way to get mugged.) That sort of thing isn't accidental. These look to be the same way. They're not supposed to blend in, because at least some of the people who buy them initially want to be seen wearing them. At some point in the future once that market is saturated, I suspect Apple will come out with a more subtle version (probably in black, not flesh-toned; it's been a long time since Apple has done earth/skin tones).
- jkestner 10y ago
  I'm not exactly sold on the AirPods, but when I first saw them being worn in the video, I smiled. They say "the future."
  - ascagnel_ 10y ago
    The problem is that they look ridiculous. There are similar products (Bragi Dash, a Samsung model, and one other competitor whose name escapes me) that fit entirely in your ear instead of needing a bit poking down.
    - jkestner 10y ago
      Like many of the comments today, a matter of opinion. It does seem to be a transitional form. So similar to the previous wired EarPods. And who knows, for all the ragging on Apple for making form-over-function decisions right now, that part sticking out improves performance. Gotta wait to see what they're actually like to use.
loeber 10y ago
Skin color tones so you look as if you have tumors dangling out of your ears? I don't think so. A stark white is perfect: high-contrast, but not flashy.
brooklyndude 10y ago
U would be amazed at what happens at mega companies. Blown Away. Funny story: the other talking to the CEO of a mega corporation. They fired a senior person here, #1 employee. Told him about it, he did even know it happened. And she reported to him. He thought she was on vacation. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
gumby 10y ago
Skin tone for you is probably not skin tone for me.

prawn 10y ago

Their site specifically markets the bright white device against black skin. They want them to stand out - it's a status symbol.

Kadin 10y ago

Most of Apple's products have a status-display thing going for them, at least when they initially hit the market. When the iPod first came out, the white earbuds were a sign that you were listening to an iPod and not to some cheap Walkman. (There was a period of time when people were advised not to wear them in some places, because advertising that you had a $500 gadget in your pocket was a good way to get mugged.) That sort of thing isn't accidental. These look to be the same way. They're not supposed to blend in, because at least some of the people who buy them initially want to be seen wearing them. At some point in the future once that market is saturated, I suspect Apple will come out with a more subtle version (probably in black, not flesh-toned; it's been a long time since Apple has done earth/skin tones).

jkestner 10y ago
I'm not exactly sold on the AirPods, but when I first saw them being worn in the video, I smiled. They say "the future."
- ascagnel_ 10y ago
  The problem is that they look ridiculous. There are similar products (Bragi Dash, a Samsung model, and one other competitor whose name escapes me) that fit entirely in your ear instead of needing a bit poking down.
  - jkestner 10y ago
    Like many of the comments today, a matter of opinion. It does seem to be a transitional form. So similar to the previous wired EarPods. And who knows, for all the ragging on Apple for making form-over-function decisions right now, that part sticking out improves performance. Gotta wait to see what they're actually like to use.

loeber 10y ago

Skin color tones so you look as if you have tumors dangling out of your ears? I don't think so. A stark white is perfect: high-contrast, but not flashy.

brooklyndude 10y ago

U would be amazed at what happens at mega companies. Blown Away. Funny story: the other talking to the CEO of a mega corporation. They fired a senior person here, #1 employee. Told him about it, he did even know it happened. And she reported to him. He thought she was on vacation. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

gumby 10y ago

Skin tone for you is probably not skin tone for me.