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  • Future AirPods could use more secure ear-fitting methods to enable fitness tracking featur...

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    macgui said:
    I believe Jony Ive had a minion take molds of me ears while I slept, and used them for designing the AirPods. Then he made some minor tweaks to make them more acceptable to common folk.

    So far, I think they fit more people than not. Personally, I could wear them continuously, all day, if the batteries lasted. (One reason why an OS on the AirPods would be a bad idea.) Five minuets in, I don't even know I'm wearing them. I can't shake them out of my ears.

    Recently, I was puttering around the house while streaming a podcast.  It stalled, and I knew I'd probably have to reload the webpage, a common occurrence. The stall lasted longer than normal and Iforgetting about it, I decided to take a quick shower. Just as I stepped in, the podcast started up.

    Besides scaring the crap outta me, I almost soaked the APs.


    So along with better battery life, or a second pair of pods, I'd like to have them heavily water resistance. I can't wear most buds for more than an hour unless they have memory foam tips, then I'll get up to three hours without a break. I don't know if 'better' fitting 'health' pods would last as long as the APs.
    Haha....I have a shelf that I lay across my bathtub After a long run I like to have a bath with my MacBook on the shelf. I was listening to a podcast and unintentionally touched my ear. Plop the AirPod fell into the water. I thought I'd ruined it. But I dried it off, and its worked fine ever since. good job, Apple! :)

    JWSC

  • Why Apple is now focusing on users, not units in Fiscal 2019

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    Brilliant analysis! Really enjoyed it. :)

    If Apple doesn't make it, I don't buy it.

    I don't buy third party speakers, keyboards, mice, monitors, etc., etc. I try to avoid buying software that is not made by Apple.  I use Apple Mail, Podcasts, Calendar, News, Pages, Numbers, Photos, Notes, Keychain, Safari.

    I buy/rent all my media through iTunes.

    My watch is an AppleWatch. My headphones are Apple AirPods. My set top box is an AppleTV. My phone is an iPhone, notebook is a 2017 MacBook and I own an iMac, and an iPad mini. I use Apple CarPlay in my car. 

    I've put off buying a DSLR b/c I don't want to deal with a clunky OS.

    I don't even look at other manufacture's products, not Samsung, Google, MS, Dell! I consider them all subpar when compared to Apple's offerings.

    Best.

    (Obviously, I've had to buy a Brother printer and a TV and a POS cable modem, ugh!)
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  • Comparing Apple's new 2018 13-inch MacBook Air to the 12-inch MacBook

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    I think Apple will keep the MacBook. It's their flagship notebook...read emphasis on portability and elegant design.

    If everyone would stop 'belly-aching' about it...It's really what a laptop should be, i.e., super light and thin! :)

    The 2#'s is huge!

    Just add the new larger trackpad, latest KB, reduce the bezels, remove the headphone jack and add TouchID and it's a winner! Best laptop I've ever owned! :)

    Oh and keep the rose gold! :)

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  • Comparing Apple's new 2018 13-inch MacBook Air to the 12-inch MacBook

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    mac_128 said:
    MplsP said:
    The single USB port on the 12” MacBook is one of the stupidest design decisions made in a long time. That feature alone creates enough usability issues to remove it from consideration. 
    Well at the least it's a little hypocritical after removing the headphone jack from the iPhone, to keep it on the MacBook rather than offer a second, far more useful, USB-C port.
    All due respect...the AirPods are magnificent! I have a little app (ToothFairy-$2) that sits in my MacBook's menu bar that syncs them instantly. :)

    P.S. Apple hates swappable batteries, media cards, heft, thickness, physical media, buttons, wires, power bricks, non-retina displays and sorry, superfluous ports. :)
    watto_cobra

  • Comparing Apple's new 2018 13-inch MacBook Air to the 12-inch MacBook

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    MplsP said:
    The single USB port on the 12” MacBook is one of the stupidest design decisions made in a long time. That feature alone creates enough usability issues to remove it from consideration. 
    I hear your Mpls...but I have to tell you, I bought a USB to USBC connector (about 3/4's of inch long) and I've used it once on my 2017 MacBook. Mainly b/c I bought an external HD for back-ups. But, I rely now on iCloud.

    Best.
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