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Appleinsider, please remember to cover (wireless) Powerbeats Pro as well. You offer a lot of coverage of AirPods, which is great, but neglects to mention the approach taken with Powerbeats Pro. This article may not be applicable, but the recent article on how to maximize volume, and others, just seem to forget about Powerbeats. It's Apple too!

I hope the materials, knobs, etc. are very durable. I love Apple products, but sometimes there's too much fragility, i.e. iphone glass backs, fraying cords, easily scratched credit cards, etc. This car should endure testing, and have a long life-span, like none of their other products. It should last 10-20 years. Touch it a million times, scrape it, bake it, freeze it, etc.

A couple principles I wish remote designers would incorporate: 1) remote orientation should be instantly understood by the user due to its feeling in the hand. Apple, Sevenhugs and Harmony all basically fail at this simple benefit. 2) use in the dark should be assumed - ideally the user shouldn't even have to glance at the remote, but if they need to, a dim eye-pleasing soft glow should indicate the buttons. This would diminish battery life a bit, but a larger battery isn't a big deal in a remote, and additional heft may me nice for hand-feel anyway.

Helpful reminders. Thank you.

The only pluses I see is 1) you wouldn't need to add an ugly case, or screen protector, as the screen is naturally protected when folded, although some may like external scratch protection. Also, 2) it stands up by itself. Both of these pluses are quite tiny, at least for me.