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They should have used the cigarette butt picture: https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-airpods/preview/ https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-airpods/preview/ Re

They should have used the cigarette butt picture: https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-airpods/preview/ https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-airpods/preview/ Regarding specs: + Bluetooth + No cables + 5 hours battery life + Charging case with total 24 hours battery life + Automatically turn off when removing from your ears + Key synchronization via iCloud (makes pairing process simpler - and could make sharing process simpler as well - but is Apple-only) + Peripheral to Apple Watch + Including microphones and double-tap to activate Siri (no direct volume shortcut)

lostPixels 10y ago
Now I cant unsee two cigarettes stuffed in to this guys ears.
hobarrera 10y ago
> Key synchronization via iCloud (makes pairing process simpler - and could make sharing process simpler as well - but is Apple-only) So you can't actually use these on your [non macOS] laptop? Wow, requiring two pairs of headphones certainly is a huge dis-qualifier.
- movedx 10y ago
  Who said they couldn't be used with non-Apple devices? The article points out that they can be synced with any other Bluetooth device, because they're Bluetooth.
- SimpleMinds 10y ago
  I think that's the W1 chip reference - when you have multiple devices signed to one iCloud (mac, iphone, ipad?) you pair with one of them once, then for other devices they are "just there", in list of available devices. You don't need to separately pair with each one. Tiny but useful. Other than that they are normal BT headphones (I believe)
  - MrQuincle 10y ago
    Yes, for Apple Homekit for example the long term keys for bonding are stored online, so this means you can access from a different device without the authentication process. For headphones it doesn't make much of a difference. However, if you're manufacturing more devices that all needs to be setup and shared with multiple people it's a pity that the key deployment is Apple-only. That is, I don't know of an official way to get to the keys to get a seamless experience across vendors.
- nicky0 10y ago
  You can use them, just not the iCloud auto-sync feature.

lostPixels 10y ago

Now I cant unsee two cigarettes stuffed in to this guys ears.

hobarrera 10y ago

> Key synchronization via iCloud (makes pairing process simpler - and could make sharing process simpler as well - but is Apple-only) So you can't actually use these on your [non macOS] laptop? Wow, requiring two pairs of headphones certainly is a huge dis-qualifier.

movedx 10y ago
Who said they couldn't be used with non-Apple devices? The article points out that they can be synced with any other Bluetooth device, because they're Bluetooth.
SimpleMinds 10y ago
I think that's the W1 chip reference - when you have multiple devices signed to one iCloud (mac, iphone, ipad?) you pair with one of them once, then for other devices they are "just there", in list of available devices. You don't need to separately pair with each one. Tiny but useful. Other than that they are normal BT headphones (I believe)
- MrQuincle 10y ago
  Yes, for Apple Homekit for example the long term keys for bonding are stored online, so this means you can access from a different device without the authentication process. For headphones it doesn't make much of a difference. However, if you're manufacturing more devices that all needs to be setup and shared with multiple people it's a pity that the key deployment is Apple-only. That is, I don't know of an official way to get to the keys to get a seamless experience across vendors.
nicky0 10y ago
You can use them, just not the iCloud auto-sync feature.