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I really believe the AirPods are an amazing New platform.. I think people are far more on the go lately and so the AirPods are a perfect way to consume content,

by lbacaj 8y ago

I really believe the AirPods are an amazing New platform.. I think people are far more on the go lately and so the AirPods are a perfect way to consume content, that isn’t just music. It started as a silly joke that everyone made fun of but now, at least where I live in NYC, seemingly everyone on every train has them on. I am a little disappointed in Apple for not adding storage to these though, it wouldn’t be very hard to add a few gigabytes to them and then they would work even without your phone and it would be the iPod all over again. Missed opportunity by Apple for sure. As a shameless plug I am working on what I think is the perfect companion App for iPods. My app let’s you listen to any article by using some amazing sounding Machine Learning models to grab the articles and convert them to audio. You can check it out here if you like: https://articulu.com https://articulu.com

Svoka 8y ago
You can pair them with Apple Watch for similar effect. But yeah, not having to have a second device would be nice;
- lbacaj 8y ago
  Absolutely and the tech is there but likely a battery issue.
- notimetorelax 8y ago
  I think Watch+Wireless headset is potential replacement for phones. Watch needs a camera and unfoldable screen, and it’s a done deal!
  - lugg 8y ago
    Does it? When was the last time you took a selfie on your commute? The screen thing is likely still an issue for mainstream but for me I mostly listen to my content. Screentime only happens at lunch or at home. Maybe some people can't live without a big screen their commute, but some of us can. Also, I think given the option I would prefer to carry a tablet in my bag for the situations I want and have time for a screen, and make do with the watch+pods for the majority of scenarios. In other words, give up a cellphone altogether and replace it with a watch/pod pair and an optional tablet.
- mbreese 8y ago
  I don’t think I’d want to have them without the second device. Without a second device (with a screen), you’d be stuck with a voice interface for anything more complicated than play/pause, next track, and volume. And to put the CPU required for that, with storage would make the headphones too big and take too much battery.
acjohnson55 8y ago
New platform? Why is this the case compared to other wireless headphones, let alone headphones, generally speaking?
- lbacaj 8y ago
  Other headphones don’t necessarily have a CPU in them.
  - ponyous 8y ago
    I just can't take your opinion seriously. I believe you will be strongly biased towards Apple. Why? 1. Headphones have CPU and you call it a platform. Almost every digital watch (not smart watch) has a CPU and nobody I know calls it a platform. Can you build on top of AirPods? 2. > seemingly everyone on every train has them on Seemingly everyone? Not sure about NY but in London <20% of the people have them. So seemingly nobody. I could say it's dead technology then. Apple is succeeding because of the fanboys not because it's legitimately good and this infuriates me. It's been getting a lot worse lately, but somehow we don't see this enough so I am just trying to balance things, excuse me.
    - likeclockwork 8y ago
      No specific technology exists until Apple releases it as a product and then Apple has invented it.
  - ihuman 8y ago
    All Bluetooth headphones have a CPU in them.
mrkstu 8y ago
Been trying to do this having Siri read the page to me, but you often get to much non-article text cruft. I'll definitely try this out- if you're successfully filtering out ads and other non-article text, it'd be great to get some of my 'reading' in on my commute.
prions 8y ago
I'm surprised with how people enjoy AirPods in the city, seeing as they don't block any noise and are functionally useless in any noisy environment (trains, streets, etc). I liked the form factor, but couldn't hear anything out of them unless I was on max volume. If Apple made IEM-like AirPods, I'd definitely jump back in.
- asdff 8y ago
  They used to make wired IEM headphones and iirc sold them for half the price of the airpod.

by lbacaj 8y ago

Svoka 8y ago

You can pair them with Apple Watch for similar effect. But yeah, not having to have a second device would be nice;

lbacaj 8y ago
Absolutely and the tech is there but likely a battery issue.
notimetorelax 8y ago
I think Watch+Wireless headset is potential replacement for phones. Watch needs a camera and unfoldable screen, and it’s a done deal!
- lugg 8y ago
  Does it? When was the last time you took a selfie on your commute? The screen thing is likely still an issue for mainstream but for me I mostly listen to my content. Screentime only happens at lunch or at home. Maybe some people can't live without a big screen their commute, but some of us can. Also, I think given the option I would prefer to carry a tablet in my bag for the situations I want and have time for a screen, and make do with the watch+pods for the majority of scenarios. In other words, give up a cellphone altogether and replace it with a watch/pod pair and an optional tablet.
mbreese 8y ago
I don’t think I’d want to have them without the second device. Without a second device (with a screen), you’d be stuck with a voice interface for anything more complicated than play/pause, next track, and volume. And to put the CPU required for that, with storage would make the headphones too big and take too much battery.

acjohnson55 8y ago

New platform? Why is this the case compared to other wireless headphones, let alone headphones, generally speaking?

lbacaj 8y ago
Other headphones don’t necessarily have a CPU in them.
- ponyous 8y ago
  I just can't take your opinion seriously. I believe you will be strongly biased towards Apple. Why? 1. Headphones have CPU and you call it a platform. Almost every digital watch (not smart watch) has a CPU and nobody I know calls it a platform. Can you build on top of AirPods? 2. > seemingly everyone on every train has them on Seemingly everyone? Not sure about NY but in London <20% of the people have them. So seemingly nobody. I could say it's dead technology then. Apple is succeeding because of the fanboys not because it's legitimately good and this infuriates me. It's been getting a lot worse lately, but somehow we don't see this enough so I am just trying to balance things, excuse me.
  - likeclockwork 8y ago
    No specific technology exists until Apple releases it as a product and then Apple has invented it.
- ihuman 8y ago
  All Bluetooth headphones have a CPU in them.

mrkstu 8y ago

Been trying to do this having Siri read the page to me, but you often get to much non-article text cruft. I'll definitely try this out- if you're successfully filtering out ads and other non-article text, it'd be great to get some of my 'reading' in on my commute.

prions 8y ago

I'm surprised with how people enjoy AirPods in the city, seeing as they don't block any noise and are functionally useless in any noisy environment (trains, streets, etc). I liked the form factor, but couldn't hear anything out of them unless I was on max volume. If Apple made IEM-like AirPods, I'd definitely jump back in.

asdff 8y ago
They used to make wired IEM headphones and iirc sold them for half the price of the airpod.