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  • Oscars snub Apple TV+ movies, and Apple no longer cares

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    tacoplenty said:
    here's the problem with Apple TV's product. it's more expensive PBS woke twaddle.
    sure, twaddle., if you say so. Or, maybe, it's not just horses that are slow. 
    watto_cobratmay

  • Oceanic+ Dive Housing turns iPhone into an underwater camera & dive computer

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    schubidoo said:
    tahoejr said:
    I have been looking for a solid iphone housing solution for underwater photography.  Existing options are just the point and shoot variety or bulky high end configurations.  Looking forward to seeing the reviews for how this all fully integrates with the phone and quality of pictures/video. 
    I have a very similar housing (sans the divine computer feature) from SeaLife (SportsDiver) along with the matching spotlight. Takes great pictures and is enough for me as a free-diver. 
    I have used this one several dives to 100ft, no problems.
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B3DK6Y92/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    watto_cobra

  • Review: Powerbeats3 with Apple W1 chip are the most reliable Bluetooth headphones we've ev...

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    razormaid said:
    Ok as an owner of 7 yes SEVEN pairs of PowerBeats2 wireless Bluetooth head phones (This isn't Apple. This is BEATS!  

    .....

    SUMMARY:
    unpair all devices before attempting to pair to a new one
    translation:  stop driving one car before you start driving another car!


    translation: don't put the cable that controls the damn headphones behind your head trying to use it like  A contortionist and they will actually work correctly 
    ok - why only pair with one device - supposed to be a key feature of W1 chip it can be 'paired' automaticalaly with all your apple devices

    great that your so happy - bit of course you have 7 pairs of powerbeats2 but this thread is about powerbeats3

    last - put the little box in fron near your mouth, behind you neck - whatever - frequently i complaints - so maybe i had a defective set, but too many complaints - basically they sucked -
    oh and yes I read the "awesome" manual that came with them
    ireland

  • Review: Powerbeats3 with Apple W1 chip are the most reliable Bluetooth headphones we've ev...

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    StrangeDays said:

    mac_128 said:
    I returned my set, despite the W1.
    Exercising while listening to music was OK, sound OK, didn't fall off
    Pairing was OK too, but switching sound source from macbook / apple watch /iPhone was very fussy - and several times headphones shoed up on phone, but I couldnt select them as source for making a phone call. Had to power them down and re-power - re-pair.
    biggest complaint, about 20 % of time, whover i was talking to on Beats, cmplained of awful quaility, tinny or muffled ? sometimes breaking up
    The second time that my wife hung up on me in frustration was the day i re-boxed and returned.

    Not a complaint - i knew this when i bought them - but still - why not let them charge from a lightening port (female)? 
    Apple stremline connections which is great, (usb-c and lightneing) except when they dont.

    hope your experience goes better
    I too find it interesting on a pair of headphones about which one of its strongest selling point is the cross-compatibility with Apple products via simple pairing, uses a charging cable that no other Apple branded device uses.
    The reason is plainly obvious. Beats as a brand is cross platform, thus USB. Apple branded gear are more tailored to apple ecosystem interfaces.
    well - except that they use the W1 chip - its suposed to be a big deal - but the W1 chip is only for apple devices... so again why not put the lightning (female) to charge.
    of course - offer two versions for the few that would pay this much (for the W1) who then doeasn't use the W1 bacuase they are not pairing it with apple devices.

    its pretty silly IMO (of course) to put a charging connector that they dont use on any apple device. - 
    blastdoor