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When the alien archaeologists dig up our civilization, they'll think we were still putting magic runes on everything.

• jaggederest 5y ago
  If you don't think Bluetooth is nigh unto magic, what is? Imagine explaining it to someone from even 30 years ago.
  • HPsquared 5y ago
    Computer programming in general is akin to magic. It's literally in the realm of "say the magic words in the correct order, and things will happen".
  • azinman2 5y ago
    I’m actually surprised there wasn’t similar wireless headphones previously that were just pure analog FM radio. Seems very doable with older technology, save battery size/weight.
    • ChrisClark 5y ago
      There definitely was. You could get them for your home stereo, not phones.
    • mcast 5y ago
      The headphones would probably weigh a ton and only last 1-2 hours from the heavy ni-cad batteries of the 90s.
    • HPsquared 5y ago
      Those exist and have the major advantage of zero audio latency which is good for interoperability (think a TV headphone port). The disadvantage (in my cheap ones at least) is poorer sound quality, especially the amount of background hiss, short range and susceptibility to interference (no error correction).
  • meepmorp 5y ago
    "Believe it or not, despite 30 years and billions of dollars up for grabs, wireless headphones are pretty much gonna be ass."