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The problem is not that they got rid of the jack, the problem is the solution they came up with. Okay, so the give out a lightening headphone set with the new p
by electic 10y ago
The problem is not that they got rid of the jack, the problem is the solution they came up with. Okay, so the give out a lightening headphone set with the new phone.
My options:
- Listening to music : Now I can listen to music but not charge at the same time. To accomplish that, Apple says I need a dock. Ok.
- Need to go to Macbook Pro. Oh crap, need to swap headphones to Macbook Pro. Ok, Macbook Pro does not have a lightening port. SOL there. What about next gen, will it have a lightening port? Probably not.
- Okay, let's go full wireless. Oops. They have their own chip and protocol there. So no one else will adopt it in mass. Plus, it is 150 dollars to get this new set of headphones. That is wrong.
In the past when they got rid of stuff, there was a solution that was industry accepted and gaining in popularity. DVD removal? SSD is there, Wifi is there, and SD slot is there. All standards other folks have.
For the first time in 9 years, I won't be upgrading my iPhone. Instead of de-clutting my life and making it easier, it is increasingly full of fraking 40 dollar dongles, hubs, batteries, and multiple accessories of the same type. No thanks.
- threeseed 10y agoApple has always supported standard Bluetooth audio and still does. And it has been gaining in popularity over the last year e.g. BeoPlay H5.
- Flow 10y ago> They have their own chip and protocol there. I thought Apple's new wireless headphones were standard Bluetooth. Do you have any info about this?
- electic 10y agohttp://www.theverge.com/2016/9/7/12829190/apple-w1-chip-iphone-7-wireless-headphones http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/7/12829190/apple-w1-chip-ipho...
- threeseed 10y ago"Apple's new W1 chip uses regular Bluetooth for connectivity." And that is just the AirPods. It's not like every headphones needs the W1 chip.
- electic 10y agoIt STILL doesn't change the fact that I do not want to buy a wireless headphone set and sit and charge it. I want to use a wired version. That means I can't listen and charge and this wired version only works with the iPhone.
- tjl 10y agoThe AirPods headphones are actually Bluetooth. It's just that they have their own chip to manage the headphones. That said, I'm not sure if there's any way to pair the AirPods with anything other than an Apple device. It may be possible, but the pairing is done using the AirPod case. While there are many cheaper Bluetooth headphones, the popular earbuds with a comparable battery life (6 hours) is the Jaybird X2 which is $149. That's the same price. So, it really comes down to features. The existing Apple dock has had a headphone jack (and has for several years), so anyone who has an Apple dock doesn't have to worry about the charge and listening problem (at least at their desk). There's also a Belkin cable that's a Y cable for charging and audio (but that's an additional cost).
- zouhair 10y agoNow you have 3 things that you need to charge.
- tjl 10y agoThe iPhone, the AirPods, and what? A laptop, an iPad? The AirPods charge in the battery case (which is good for 24 hours of playback). The AirPods charge quite quickly in the battery case. I've heard that it's several hours for just 3 minutes of charge.
- pawadu 10y agoiphone, airpods, iwatch. get with the program man...