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Nothing launches Ear (2) with Hi-Res Audio certification
Indeed I’ve been saying this for years, a huge and growing opportunity with the baby boom generation retiring in droves. Hopefully with the new US law allowing for over the counter aids this will get Apple, Sony, Samsung and others introducing aids just like eyeglass frames are stylish with no stigma.badmonk said:
and I am surprised Apple hasn’t done it yet…if ever a market was poised for disruption…it is this.robin huber said:For f-sake would somebody please leverage all this wonderful in-ear audio technology into hearing aids that don’t cost thousands and don’t sound like a tin can on a string? I have yet to meet a hearing aid user who thinks theirs are worth a damn. Plus, with earbuds in you don’t look like a geezer!
Apple has slowly introduced aid features but the ultimate rollout would be to have an AppleWatch control the hearing aspects as a default mode via the Digital Crown so as to not have to disrupt eye contact in a conversation.
Biggest issues I see is that Apple might not want to skew to an older customer base, while possibly being accused of causing some hearing loss over the years. Not saying that’s a valid claim, as it’s ultimately up to the user to set volume when jamming to music.
Then again, AppleWatch is becoming a health aid so better hearing aid functionality shouldn’t be a stigma for Apple to pursue.
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Inside Apple Irvine Spectrum Center retail store: The new Silicon Valley
Did the Irvine Chamber of Commerce help write this extremely long ad?
Irvine is nice and all, but also very cookie cutter and boring, without much soul.
The places to live and visit are the coastal OC cities. They have downtowns, beaches, nightlife, character, pedestrians, ocean breeze, ….
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New HomePod vs 2018 HomePod - compared
Easy there, tiger. I’m asking just to be sure that if I bought a pair of HomePods that Bluetooth from the TV wouldn’t enable them, and that I’d need an AppleTV. If that’s the case, then for ~$800 for the two HomePods and AppleTV it doesn’t seem worth it, better off with a dedicated high end sound bar since I don’t need Siri in my speakers. I have Siri on my watch and phone.spock1234 said:
The AppleTV App is software designed to let your TV access the media from Apple. The AppleTV box is hardware with the components needed to connect to HomePods. Why is this so difficult for you to understand?cg27 said:So my new LG TV with built-in AppleTV app wouldn’t work with HomePods unless I hookup an AppleTV?
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OtterBox launches new iPhone case with integrated grip & MagSafe support
Indeed, I’ve been using the Defender for several generations of iPhones, because of their ruggedness but also because there is a holster…
… so hoping Otterbox will have this new design with a holster option. -
AirPods Max review: Two years later the headphones hold up
Extremely helpful and insightful commentary, much appreciated!charlesn said:As an owner of the Airpods Max since they debuted, I found this to be a "glass half-full" summary--not wrong, per se, but it glosses over some significant faults:
1) No "off" button. This is just inexcusable. The main reason I continue to use my Sony XM4 MUCH more often than my APM--even though I think the APM sounds better and has better ANC--is that my APM are usually dead when I pick them up. I don't care what Apple says about powering off automatically--they don't, at least not completely. I can go long periods of time without using my XM4 and they still maintain a charge--no such luck with the APM unless I keep them charging all the time.
2) No ability to listen to lossless audio. Yes, Apple Music is now filled with lossless audio files, Apple Digital Masters, etc -- you just can't listen to any of them through Apple's $549 headphones. I could excuse this massive shortcoming in one of the most expensive bluetooth headphones if it just applied to wireless listening, but it doesn't--the APM doesn't support lossless listening even through a wired connection. The quality of audio in a playback system is always defined by its weakest link, and in this case, the weak link is the lossy, compressed, AAC codec, which is the best you'll do through a wireless or wired connection to the APM.
3) Oh, you plan to use APM on an airplane? That will cost you $35 more! This is a case of Apple at its greediest, most consumer-abusing worst. It's just despicable that a $549 headphone doesn't come with the cable you need to connect to an airline's entertainment system. And no, you can't just pick up some cheap third-party cable with Lightning on one end and the airline adapter on the other. You need Apple's special $35 cable that converts the analog audio from the airline system into digital audio that the APM can process. (That's right, the APM has no ability to play analog audio even through a wired connection--it has to be converted to a digital signal first.) And hey, I'm not complaining about the need for the special cable, even though my Sony XM4 have no such requirement--but for $549, include the cable in the box!
4) It's not really great as a "travel" headphone. The APM are fairly bulky since they don't fold at all. The "bra" case, as has been covered ad nauseum, is a joke that offers almost no protection. A better case, while available through third parties, makes them bulkier still for travel. These aren't 'phones that you readily toss into a backpack or your carry-on bag--they take up quite a bit of room, much more than their premium competitors. But forget about carrying them "naked" -- the aluminum ear cups will scratch up easily and the headband mesh fabric is delicate.
If none of the above bothers you, then I can recommend the APM, especially at some of the current discounted prices. Just know what you're buying before you take the plunge. Personally, I'd wait for APM 2.0, assuming Apple decides it's worth it to bring to market.
