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Google Pixel Buds
- bnt 7y ago“We aren’t in your region yet” - OK, I’ll go back to my AirPods then.
- bobviolier 7y agoYeah, I really don't get why they don't just release them everywhere. The same for all their products btw. In the Netherlands they still sell the old Google Wifi (1st gen), which is apparently their main product as it is the first thing you see when you go to the store site here.
- erk__ 7y agoFor people that cannot access the website: I guess this is what the link points to https://www.tomsguide.com/news/pixel-buds-2 https://www.tomsguide.com/news/pixel-buds-2 It is pretty annoying that I get redirected away from the site because they don't have them in Denmark.
- a254613e 7y agoWhat's up with google and their inability to: A. Launch products, both software and hardware, worldwide (or at least majority of countries). B. Launch products with clear dates and not just "Join a waiting list". At least in German store that's the only option.
- Kiro 7y agoIn Sweden there's not even that. I just get redirected to a list of other products.
- bluescrn 7y agoC. Support products after launch (Still annoyed that they abandoned the Pixel C tablet after an Android update that broke the graphics drivers, leaving GLES games/apps very unstable)
- bobviolier 7y agoI actually got to hand that one to them in a positive way. I had a Pixel XL and now a Pixel 2XL, and the support is amazing for me. I've received two times a new Pixel 2XL over time (okay, not good that it broke) and that support was really good. I also have the Pixel Buds 1st gen, and there the support is also great.
- nohant 7y agoI think he is talking about the tablet "Pixel C" and not the phones. Owner of a Pixel C myself for the price it was a superb product, it is really a shame they've stopped following android updates. Still digging smalls features like the magnets to put it almost anywhere is the kitchen, or battery status check with a tap on the back...
- timvdalen 7y agoThe connecting cord is my favorite part of my Pixel Buds (1).
- sunnyam 7y agoI did like that, especially the ability to take one earpiece out without worrying that it will get lost, but overall I prefer it without the wire. I've had mine for about 2 years and the wire has gotten stiff (probably through work hardening) and that makes it more uncomfortable to wear and makes it harder to fit in the carrying/charging case.
- smhg 7y agoThis is probably a better (location independent) link: https://blog.google/products/pixel-buds/pixel-buds-now-available https://blog.google/products/pixel-buds/pixel-buds-now-avail...
- bschwindHN 7y agoOh wow, and I can actually scroll through this one at more than 1FPS and easily see the content!
- dang 7y agoOk, we'll change to that from https://store.google.com/product/pixel_buds https://store.google.com/product/pixel_buds. Most of this thread is complaining about the original site, but let's give it a try.
- samcrawford 7y ago"Get real-time translations right in your ear". This immediately made me think of the babelfish from Hitchhiker's Guide. Looking forward to reading some reviews of these.
- sunnyam 7y agoIf it's anything like the previous generation of Pixel Buds, then the real-time translation comes with a bit of a caveat. It's the same as using Google Translate in conversation mode, but without needing a phone to understand what the other person is saying. For two-way communication you do still need your phone though, because that will display the translation of what you just said back to the person you're speaking to. It's still pretty cool, but it's not the futuristic technology it makes it out to be.
- paulkoer 7y agoI guess if both have the pixel buds then you don't necessarily need the phone? I get that its not quite the smooth experience (yet?) that we want it to be but that we're approaching this previously unbelievable futuristic thing is amazing to me!
- _ZeD_ 7y agostill waiting from the altavista one...
- retSava 7y agoHad a Google hangouts meeting with a US and an AU participant, and I'm from Sweden, and amazingly enough Hangouts (or is it Meet now?) can provide close to real-time closed captions (subtitles), with a very high degree of accuracy. It also shows who is saying something, so subs may be, PartA: Who's going? PartB: I'm going. PartC: When is it? What boggles my mind is why it doesn't immediately after the meeting end, Hangout would send you a transcript of the meeting. This would be a crazy USP.
- hvidgaard 7y agoMy experience with captions is that it fails hilariously when the person speaking is not a native speaker and not completely fluent. You will understand the point they're making with reasonable accuracy, but if you only read the captions you would not have anywhere near the same understanding it at all.
- orliesaurus 7y agoI wonder how much electro magnetic radiation they will emit...there were quite a few scaremongering videos out there about the airpods...or bluetooth headphones in general. The issue is that most people (that I've noticed in the US) just have them in their ears ALL DAY. The earbuds/airbuds/headhphones are connected to cellular phones (and hence transmitting just to stay connected). That CAN'T be good for your ears/brain...Not an doctor myself but just common sense I believe? Anyone has any idea...am I just tripping?
- teruakohatu 7y agoWhere do you think WiFi, 4G and satellite TV signals are going 24/7/365?
- bnt 7y agoI honestly wonder if the "5G is causing Corona" nuts will try to shoot down Space X satellites?
- turbinerneiter 7y agoThat's probably more likely to be done by astronomers :D
- cameldrv 7y agoGood luck to them.
- Taniwha 7y agoNot to forget the giant nuclear RF emitter in the sky, compared to that all the rest are harmless
- senectus1 7y agoyes but we have proven that one will cause cancer. :-P
- Guest0918231 7y ago
- tomerbd 7y agoI'm using wired, I keep getting pain whenever I use wireless earphones with radiation.
- NathanWilliams 7y agoRadiation? What radiation are you talking about? The non-ionising Bluetooth? The radiating sound waves? What about the (again, non-ionising) EMF coming from the cords in your wired headphones? Sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing...
- clusmore 7y agoOff-topic but this website is such a blatant rip-off of the AirPods Pro landing page[1] (EDIT: Discussed at the time [2]), and I _hate_ the UX. I'm not sure what device this is optimised for, but it requires a tonn of scrolling, it's janky, you end up scrolling past the info you want, it breaks basic functionality like Ctrl+F. Why not just make a video instead of a webpage, since that's clearly the effect they're going for? [1]: https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/ https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/ [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21378754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21378754
- cmckn 7y agoScroll-jacking is a scourge. I appreciate what Apple and others are going for, but it's way overused and is better suited for a splash screen in a retail store than the main product page.
- po1nter 7y agoI 100% agree with the point you're making but at least Apple's landing page is scrolling smoothly on Firefox (76.0b8 (64-bit) on Windows 10) unlike Google's which is "jumpy".
- clusmore 7y agoOn the other hand, Google's is 4.5MB whereas Apple's is 55MB. For comparison, the 1 minute YouTube video[1] in 1080p is only 11MB. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC9urbiVp4M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC9urbiVp4M
- notechback 7y agoMarvellous! Another product with non-replaceable batteries. Hostile to both consumers and the environment. Really sad to see that all these big companies don't care even to the smallest degree about all their own environmental pledges.
- crazygringo 7y agoSo you're basically saying that wireless in-ear headphones shouldn't exist then. Everything inside of them is already so miniaturized, there simply isn't space for a replaceable battery, not to mention how you'd maintain waterproofing since, you know, you run and sweat with these in. Have you seen X-rays of the AirPods Pro for example? Can you figure out a way where the battery would become replaceable?
- Hamuko 7y agohttps://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+Buds+Battery+Replacement/127556 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+Buds+Battery+Rep...
- crazygringo 7y agoThat's fascinating to see that it's technically possible, so thanks for that. Though it does note that it will lose its original waterproofing capabilities, which seems like a pretty big deal. But also... it's not like they were designed to be replaceable. This is electronics surgery that I know I could never attempt personally. But it is interesting that you might get electronics shops to do it for you. Thanks for the info.
- bzb3 7y agoBig companies care about what their customers care. Customers don't care about replaceable batteries, or at least not enough to stop buying.
- Spivak 7y agoI don't care about replacing the batteries myself, I care about how much it will cost to get them replaced. For my AirPods the price reasonable is so I don't really care. It's the same as my car. I buy a based on the cost of maintenance not how easy it is to maintain myself.
- gadnuk 7y agoIs there a reason they announced this a few hours before earnings? They look good, but I don't see it on par with the AirPods that have noise cancellation, sweat and water resistance. And given Google's inability to support their hardware products past a few years, doubt these would take off (but I hope they do).
- grey-area 7y agoYes
- falcolas 7y agoProbably an attempt to offset the bad news of this quarter’s revenue. “This last quarter sucks, sure, but look at what will boost our revenue next quarter!”
- ayoisaiah 7y agoIt's a lot cheaper than Airpods Pro, and has a few tricks up its sleeve like Assistant/Real-time translation.
- rsynnott 7y agoBut more expensive than Airpods, which are the product it's more similar to, unless you really want the assistant stuff.
- hnarn 7y agoI recently bought an iPhone SE after entertaining the thought of maybe waiting for the new Pixel phone. For reasons already mentioned by others here, I feel like I'm done with Google hardware. The iPhone is by no means perfect and sure, it restricts me in what software I can download and use, but at least it works. I don't want to run obscure adb commands, follow online tutorials or try other roms from xda-developers anymore for basic functionality to work because my device software is badly done, abandoned or both. I'm too old for that, and the SE is decently priced too for what you get.
- copperx 7y agoWhat does you comment have to do with the Pixel Buds?
- thaway757383884 7y agoIt’s a comment about Google Hardware on a story about new Google Hardware?
- jspaetzel 7y agoWas the last android version you used released on a 3rd party device in 2012? Because that's what you're describing.
- zamalek 7y agoI'm on a Pixel 4. I love it. Everything just works. My fiance's Samsung is complete and utter trash, I've considered installing a ROM. Android One makes a big difference.
- holtalanm 7y agopreach. I went from a Samsung Note to a Pixel XL and my god the difference is astounding. Gonna stick with Pixel from now on.
- hnarn 7y ago
- tabs_masterrace 7y agoThe question is, is the battery replaceable? As with Airpods, I won't buy any product that automatically becomes trash after 2 years, and I hope others will too. It is not sustainable and it is time for consumers to refuse this notion. Sure, these little pods won't tip the scale very much, but the practice is sending all the wrong messages.
- holtalanm 7y ago> I won't buy any product that automatically becomes trash after 2 years I think you overestimate how quickly the battery will deteriorate. I have a pair of bluetooth headphones with a rechargable battery that have been working perfect for 4 years now.
- maccard 7y agoYep. I've a pair of Somy XM3 headphones that were bought on launch (Jan last year). I'm still getting 25+ hours of battery life out of them (charging them every 3 days, with 8-9 hours of use most days).
- encom 7y agoYou know it won't be. Wireless headphones are disposable. My wired Sennheisers are 10 years old. I've replaced the foam pads on them, which are still available from 1st and 3rd parties. I know someone who just replaced the pads on her Sennheisers which are 25 years old now. I was basically called a luddite here the other day, because I thought firmware updating headphones is madness, but I stand by what I said. Wireless headphones are a solution to a manufactured problem, because Apple started removing the headphone port, and everyone copied them, as they always do. Now everyone is selling their own crappy AirPods.
- Marsymars 7y agoSennheiser does make some nice home theatre (i.e. non-Bluetooth) wireless headphones that use replaceable and rechargeable AAA batteries.
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- draw_down 7y agoCool page! Reminds me of something I’ve seen before...
- kernelbugs 7y agoDoes anyone else really struggle with comfort when using headphones which go into the ear canal (IEMs)? I know there is better sound isolation, but for some reason I cannot stand the minor pressure of them in my ears.
- novia 7y agoI was about to come in and ask if anyone knows if the pixel buds or air pods take into consideration differences in ear canal sizes.
- chewmieser 7y agoThe airpods pro have changeable rubber tips and come with 3 sizes for different ear canals.
- novia 7y agoEvery alternative I've used has also had the 3 sizes.
- crazygringo 7y agoHave you actually tried the AirPods Pro? I've always used in-ear headphones but also always felt fatigue from the pressure. But the AirPods just don't have it. It's more like they sit at the edge of your ear instead of burrowing inside it, and they explicitly use some kind of vent to equalize pressure as well. Visually, these look like they operate in roughly the same way.
- mooman219 7y agoI've tried them, it's definitely an issue still. If I place them at the edge of my ear they just fall out. Tried the different sizes too. I never used in-ear prior in my life, so I assume I'm just not used to it.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoI don’t like them either. I also don’t like the sound isolation. It makes me feel sort of numb and out of touch when I walk around with such headphones.
- shoulderfake 7y agoThey look better in the ear than those ridiculous apple ones
- losvedir 7y agoI'll be looking at the reviews with interest. I wanted to like the original Pixel Buds but the first pair I got were duds (though support was good about shipping me a new pair) but then the second pair eventually died and wouldn't charge. I'm hoping these work better. I looked at reviews for the originals after I bought them and the reviews weren't great, so maybe I should have looked at them before... I like the auto-volume adjustment as long as you can put a max volume on it. If the ambient noise is loud, I don't want my music to get even louder so I can hear it over the noise; I worry about protecting my hearing. If anything, I'd rather the buds decide to just turn off if they decide the noise is too loud to play over.
- crazygringo 7y agoI'm very happy to see better competition with Apple's AirPods. And visually, these look fantastic -- distinct but just as tasteful. The lack of active noise cancellation still seems to leave Google a "generation behind" here, but playing catch-up is still a great thing. But more than anything, I'm fascinated by the "Adaptive Sound" mode. Seriously, for years I've wanted my headphones (and laptop speakers) to auto-adjust their volume based on both the signal and ambient noise. If it works well, I hope to see the concept spread pretty much everywhere as an option.
- adwi 7y agoIt would be cool if it could (somehow) detect a person speaking directly to you and automatically lower content being played while raising the external microphone volume—assuming it has a feature similar to AirPod Pro’s transparent mode.
- rtkwe 7y agoThat sounds impossible to do on audio alone. How in the world do you tell what sound is directed at a person vs just coming towards them normally?
- qroshan 7y agoWell if you have enough personal data about who speaks to you in what tone and at what context, you can tell. Definitely not impossible
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- adwi 7y agoMaybe some combination of: comparing average recent audio levels and detecting a sudden spike in the average human speech frequency range, using far field mic tech these companies have been focusing on to check against direction the audio source is coming from (ie, only focus on someone right in front of you), maybe auto adding the first name of the phone owner to a watch word ala “hey Siri”, etc I’m not an expert at all on the “how”, just thought could be a useful “what” that solves some friction with current tech (similar to how these automatically adjust noise cancellation settings vs needing to set manually as with competitors)
- choward 7y agoThe scrolling on that site is atrocious. What's up with the "Pixel" branding on the headphones? After the Nexus 6P, I'm never buying another of their phones again. I see "Pixel" and immediately think "not buying that". Do I need a Pixel for these to work? Will I be missing out on features of I don't have one? I can't find anything mentioning what makes these "Pixel" headphones. Google's marketing is awful.
- rodiger 7y agoPixel seems to be their generic in-house hardware monicker these days
- marcofatica 7y agoNever had a Nexus, but I had the Pixel 1, liked it so much I got another after I broke it (dropped it so many times, it was very resilient). Then updated to the Pixel 3a. 0 problems whatsoever and it's the best phone I've ever owned. Although, I do much less on my phone these days, mostly web browsing and SMS/calls, definitely not a power user any more.
- Klathmon 7y agoAll of your questions are answered on the linked page. You don't need a Pixel for these to work (they even say they support iOS), and you won't be missing out on features as long as you have an "Assistant Enabled device running Android 6.0 or newer".
- michaelmior 7y agoAFAIK, Pixel is just the brand. I think there's may be minor features that only work with Pixel phones but they supposedly work with other Android phones, iPhones, etc. Personally, I bought a Pixel 2 about a year and a half ago and I really like it.
- dreamer7 7y agoIt is exactly like "Galaxy" in case of Samsung.
- Hurdy 7y agoAll marketing pages are awful if you open them with the intention to hate it.
- McTossOut 7y ago$180, Elation when you hear "my own summer" the first time. They turn the lights on and off. When no one is around, a voice whispers in your ear, "miserable failure"
- Waterluvian 7y agoThe website seems to want to be an Apple website. But this one just murders my phone. Does anyone know of any blogs that do an in depth look at how popular pages are implemented or is that impossible with modern minification? I'd kill to learn why two very similar sites are just so different in performance.
- beyondcompute 7y agoAnother weird product from Google. I have an impression (I might be wrong) that decisions there are made by a) hardcore geeks, b) “politicians”/ideologues. It manifests in company’s complete inability to connect with real-world everyday people, to understand what consumers want, what they prefer or dream about. Another possibility is “self-organization”, of course, or decisions made by committees where everyone us afraid to hurt others’ feelings and the responsibilities are blurred so much that the resulting products always turn out awkward and full of compromises. Products that are totally devoid of fun, desire and in some cases common sense.
- henvic 7y agoIf you're trying to access from Europe (at least here, in The Netherlands) the link doesn't work. https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_buds?hl=en-US https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_buds?hl=en-US works.
- dang 7y agoWe've changed the link now to an article that should be readable.
- hacker_newz 7y agoI will never understand why Google continues to invest in products they fail miserably at. They were late to the market with the first Pixel buds, and this doesn't seem any better. That battery life is terrible.
- ebg13 7y ago> That battery life is terrible. It's the same as airpods, and people love airpods.
- gamma3 7y agoWhoa, those are some ugly earphones.
- dnrvs 7y agoThat's a shame. I like my ones with the string between them
- izzydata 7y agoNo active noise canceling?
- alexpetralia 7y agoThese look like hearing aids to me.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoOnce people who have used such headphones for decades are older there will a be big market for hearing aids.
- oblio 7y agoWhy?
- postalrat 7y agoI assume hearing damage from wearing an earbud for many hours of the day.
- oblio 7y agoUnless you turn the volume up, is this really the case?
- Ididntdothis 7y agoIf you are like me you will crank up the volume over time. I definitely have hearing damage from headphone use years ago.
- postalrat 7y agoWho knows. People are just starting to wear these types of earbuds for extended periods of time.
- wodenokoto 7y agoIn true google “organizing the world’s information”-fashion this page is not available in certain countries and you are not even informed that you have been blocked or that you tried to go somewhere “you shouldn’t” This silent blocking makes me unreasonably angry. Why is it a secret that google is selling a phone or a set of earbuds? Why can’t they acknowledge that it exists?
- marcus_holmes 7y agoPlease Google, just because my browser is in Berlin, that doesn't mean I speak German. I'd like to look at your product. I might even be interested. But I can't understand what you're telling me. I have language preferences in my account, and you definitely know who I am because you're showing my picture in the top right corner. So why does where I am take precedence over who I am?
- ATsch 7y agoThe best part is that every time your geolocation changes, all google products will reset your language.
- buf 7y agoThis is false. I frequently travel to Bulgaria and Japan. My language remains in English in all products.
- sulam 7y agoTrue for me. I (used to) travel in various parts of Europe regularly and got Google (and the ads) in whatever place I happened to be.
- marcus_holmes 7y agoWhen I was wandering around SE Asia I mostly got English, but that was probably because Google hadn't translated things to Khmer/Malay/etc.
- plantain 7y agoAnd for the bonus - changing your language at the bottom takes you back to the home page rather than staying on the screen you were looking at.
- ExactActuation 7y agoBut their engineers passed leetcode so they're super smart /s
- sabujp 7y agomuch cheaper alternatives : https://headphonesaddict.com/best-underwater-bluetooth-headphones/ https://headphonesaddict.com/best-underwater-bluetooth-headp...
- r00fus 7y agoGoogle beats Apple to a multicolor product. I am not a fan of the chosen colors, but I suppose they had a reason. Also aesthetically the embossed "G" is a bit garish to me. I wonder if the Find my device feature works on iOS (even if only through Safari)?
- shrimpx 7y agoThese prices are horrendous. I bought some GoNovation Demi buds for $40 and they are ipx7 with aptX and sound amazing with great battery life. No way in hell these pixel buds are 4.5x better. Apple Google and Samsung are using propaganda to spread the lie that $150-200 is the price point of earbuds. Look at GoNovation, MEE, Anker, and other companies doing amazing work delivering quality under $50.
- kadoban 7y agoNot a new concept in marketing, but yeah these are not what I'd buy even if I were into wireless headphones. You're paying more for the name than anything else.
- jmcnulty 7y agoI have a pair of the first generation Pixel Buds in my draw. One of my most frustrating product experiences of recent years. They didn't last that long in use (~5 hrs IIRC) so would frequently have to go back into the case to recharge, if I was lucky. The connections to the charge points in the case were so flakey that it was hit and miss if they would charge at all. Sometimes I'd pop them in at night, think it was ok as the LED was pulsing. But come the morning they'd be as flat as they were the night before. This happened SO many times I really started to hate them. And they didn't block any ambient sound, so were pretty much useless in noisy environments. Eventually I gave up, went in a different direction and purchased a pair of SONY WH-1000XM3 over ear headphones. What a world of difference. Gorgeous sound, comfortable, noise cancelling (or ambient sound) and 30 hours of battery life. My buds have just sat gathering dust ever since. Don't want to use them ever again, and it's put me off buying anything like them in future.
- bradstewart 7y agoSame experience. Traveling with these was awful. I'd routinely get on a plane only to discover the Buds had nearly dead batteries after they decided to wake up in my backpack and connect to my phone because the case was slightly ajar.
- jmcnulty 7y agoThat happened to me as well. I resorted to using an elastic band to keep the case shut.
- programmertote 7y agoI will always have a difficult time deciding to buy a new hardware from Google (maybe except Pixel phone because I have read some good things here and there on HN about it and my wife have been using it for about six months now and does not have a major issue so far although she said the UI is really confusing/annoying at times) after buying two Google home minis at two different times only to end up with both only being half-functional after just about a year of light use. Good: I have Echo and I can tell that the AI in Google Home (mini) is more advanced than that in Alexa. Bad 1: Every time my wife (who uses Pixel phone) and I (I have an iPhone 6) connect via Bluetooth to our Google home minis, it drops after a few minutes consistently even when we are using YouTube, which is Google's own app. We tried all kinds of ways that we can find online to reset these Home minis, and still that connectivity issue still persists. That went on for about 8 months and now, both of these minis (bought separately 3-4 months apart) are no longer connectable through Bluetooth. I really wonder if other Google Home owners face the same issue. Bad 2: Google Home app is very confusing to use. Another bad example is--I have the temperature metric set to Celcius (I grew up in a non-US country) and both of these minis no longer read temperature in Celcius (after reading it for about the first six months of use) despite how many times I attempt to reset it in the app connected to my Google account. I don't know if it has to do with the firmware upgrades or the app upgrades that has failed to update the parameters within, but even as a relatively tech-savvy person, I still have trouble understanding the UI and worse, how to get these minis do such simple thing as reading out temperature in the metric that I want to use.
- spuz 7y agoHave you tried the Google Pixel Buds 1? It might be better to compare their track record when it comes to headphones rather than home assistants.
- ryneandal 7y agoWife and I both have a mini (mine in the office, her's in the kitchen), and we haven't had the Bluetooth issue. The Google Home app is hot garbage though, I agree.
- rayshan 7y agoHere's a great video review by one of my favorite presenters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMKgWMO3fu8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMKgWMO3fu8
- DevKoala 7y agoThey look bad. What is up with the prominently carved "G"? They feel like they were designed by a truck manufacturer.
- bootlooped 7y agoIs it that prominent? You can't even see it in many of the images since it's always the same color as its background.
- arrty88 7y agoDoes google have enhanced Bluetooth tech like Apples W1 chip?
- komali2 7y ago> Listen all day long. > Get up to 5 hours with a single charge, If quarantine has taught me anything, it's that 5 hours is not all day lol. I've switched to wired headphones because my wireless weren't working for me working/walkingaround/etc all day, unlike when I was working and I'd only wear them during the commute in, gym, and commute home.
- kleer001 7y agoI think they may be working on the metric day of 10 hours. Which we'll all be working on when the surface of the planet becomes inhabitable and the survivors have to live underground. /s
- what_ever 7y ago> 10-minute charge of earbuds in the wireless charging case delivers up to 2 hours of listening time and up to 1 hour of talk time. I think it could work for me given the case provides 24 hours of listening time. I sure don't mind taking 10 minutes break every 2 hours or so. Disc: Googler.
- wetpaws 7y agoI have a Bluetooth headphone with 14 hour life and keeping track of the battery and remembering to charge it is already really distracting. 2 hours sounds like an absolute nightmare.
- tashoecraft 7y agoIt's a different mindset. The buds charge in a case so whenever you're doing anything else you just drop them in. They charge very fast so I can go days without realizing the battery is draining just by habits. It's only when I don longer session that I hit it.
- hajile 7y agoI recently gave in and picked up a Fiio BTR3. 11 hours, decent quality, and I get to continue using my nice, comfortable IEMs. I'll probably wind up getting a better-quality unit in the future. Even though it's still one more thing to charge, at least the sound is decent (not on the same level as a desktop amp, but I wouldn't expect that).
- shoes_for_thee 7y agojfc i do not want to live in a world where people are constantly staring at their phone with their ears plugged.
- sdenton4 7y agoI think you're about two years too late for that, cap'n.
- danschumann 7y agoMaybe I watch too much Simpsons, but if I were writing features and benefits, I'd put: "Makes you look like a robot"
- dang 7y agoAll: just so you know, we changed the URL from https://store.google.com/product/pixel_buds https://store.google.com/product/pixel_buds to a more readable article. Some of the comments are about the original site.
- WhyNotHugo 7y agoVisiting that link takes me to the store, but no buds listed there. Maybe they're region-locked? (Note: Not redirected. It's that same URL, but only lists other products).
- judge2020 7y agoBased on using some various "view site from different locations" websites, Brazil can't see it, Italy and Japan get "we aren't in your region", and Sweden gets a list of other products.
- wodenokoto 7y agoYes, it is region locked. I would call it region hidden, as google go the extra mile to make it look like nothing is there. It is possible to get a link to the actual page, someone further down in the comments shared that.
- systemvoltage 7y agoIMO this is a horrible case design - why make it round so it rolls around on your desk? Can't stand it up right, etc. It is not an object that you continuously hold in your palm, then why not make it a box? Add draft angles to help with the injection molding process. Industrial designers are continually chasing organic forms for no reason at all from car interiors to headphone cases - functionalism takes a back seat, fancy presentations to executives impress and sexy curves appeal to the masses. It is almost as if we've forgotten how to design things from the ground up - functional aspects should define the form. Earbuds are fine though - they need to be ergonomic to sit in the ear.
- cbeley 7y agoI would imagine it would live in my pocket more often. In that case, the round design is a lot more comfortable. I'm not sure why I'd want it to stand up-right on my desk either. It'd just accidentally knock it over. To each their own.
- kartayyar 7y agoAs a counter point, the case is getting some pretty high praise here. https://youtu.be/rcfItdQddZE?t=71 https://youtu.be/rcfItdQddZE?t=71
- vvectorr 7y agoAs an industrial designer I'd say you're strongly mistaken. Their case design looks like it lays perfectly fine down on a surface, and efficiently wraps around the buds, why the need to stand it upright at all? It's a classic error to think boxes are more efficient in every scenario, simply look at aircraft -- far from a box and perfectly suited to the usable task!
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- rsynnott 7y ago> In October, we introduced the all-new Google Pixel Buds [..] Today, Pixel Buds are available for $179 in Clearly White in the U.S. So, 'introduced' in this context means "mentioned we would sell at some point" rather than the more conventional meaning of introducing to the market?
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- vpner 7y agoCurrently using samsung galaxy buds+ and pretty happy with them: https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-buds-plus/ https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-buds-plus/.
- dmix 7y agoLooks like a hearing aid.