The AirPods: A New Era in Wireless Earbuds
As I sit here with my new AirPods, I can't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. These wireless earbuds have been delayed for what feels like an eternity, but finally, they're here. And let me tell you, it's worth the wait.
First off, let's talk about the design. The AirPods are slightly larger than the Apple EarPods, with a longer stem and a sleeker look. But don't be fooled - this is not just a matter of aesthetics; there's actually some clever technology at play here. The W1 chip, for example, is a new innovation that makes it easy to pair these earbuds with any Apple device without having to sign in. It's like magic, really.
So how does it work? Well, it's surprisingly simple. You open the case, and the AirPods will turn on. The iPhone finds them, pairs with them, and voilà! You're connected. And that one button press is all you need to make it happen. It's like having your own personal butler, taking care of all the technical details for you.
But there's more to these AirPods than just seamless pairing. There are actually some clever technical tricks up their sleeve (or rather, in their earbuds). For one thing, there's an accelerometer and a pair of proximity sensors that help the AirPods detect when they're in your ear or not. This means you can use them without having to worry about accidentally pausing music or missing out on important notifications.
And then there's the touch sensor on the back of the earbuds themselves. Double tap it, and you'll activate Siri, which will use the microphone built into the AirPods to listen to you. It's like having your own personal assistant right at your fingertips (or rather, in your ears).
Now, I know what you're thinking: "But what about audio quality?" Well, let me tell you - these AirPods are pretty impressive. They're similar to the EarPods, but with a few subtle improvements that make them sound a little bit better. And even though they're not entirely dissimilar in design, there's something cleverly designed about the way the W1 chip makes them feel. It's like having your own personal audio engineer right in your ear.
Of course, one of the best things about these AirPods is their battery life. Five hours on a charge isn't bad at all - and with the wireless charging case, you can get an extra three hours of listening time just by snapping those little magnets together. It's like having your own personal power bank right in your pocket.
But here's the thing: these AirPods are not without their flaws. They're not the most conventional design, and they don't have all the bells and whistles that some other wireless earbuds might offer. And let's be real - they're a little bit pricey at $159. But still, I have to say - I'm impressed.
So, are these AirPods worth it? For me, not particularly. I'd still prefer my JBird X3s, which are a bit more conventional in design and offer some features that these AirPods don't (like longer battery life). But at the same time...I have to admit - I'm kind of surprised by how much I like them. There's something cleverly designed about this technology that makes it feel special.
In any case, the choice is yours. These AirPods are finally here, and you can order them right now if you want to get in on the action. Just don't expect them to arrive immediately - they're still delayed, after all. But when they do, I think you'll find that they're worth it.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey man listen to tell Swift right now huh what hey what no okay of course not no I don't know about you hey what is up guys MKBHD here and airpods remember these These are finally Apple's airpods they were introduced alongside the iPhone 7 if you're remember and then there were a bunch of delays a bunch more delays and a bunch more but now they're finally here so in case you forgot what's actually special about these besides just the fact that they're Wireless is the W1 chip this is new and if you can get past the fact that they look like a slightly larger version of the Apple earpods with a longer stem and the weird if you can get past all the jokes this is what you should actually know about them the W1 chip was introduced for easy pairing of these airpods and anything with that chip to all of your Apple devices without you having to to sign in so as long as you have an Apple ID on your device so for me that's my iPhone my iPad and even my MacBook Pro this will be able to pair with all of them instantly via Bluetooth so this is not the first pair of headphones to come out with this chip the Apple made Beats Solo 3 actually had them and I've demoed them in a previous video but here's how it works you open the case that they come in for the first time with the iPhone somewhere near it this turns it on the iPhone finds the headphones pairs to them and you're connected just like that with that one button press these airpods are now connected not just to my iPhone but they're ready to play on any and all of my Apple devices and I don't have to do this process again also there's a little bit more Tech inside these besides just the drivers and the batteries there's an accelerometer and a pair of proximity sensors you can see the little dots on the outside and these are basically to be able to tell if it's in your ear or not and there's also a touch sensor on the back of the earbuds for further controls all of this means you're going to have some smart tricks up your sleeve with the airpods mainly just for convenience so first of all when they're in the case they're charging and off if you take them out of the case they turn on and they connect to everything when you put it in your ear your audio automatically starts playing uses the proximity sensor to automatically start playing your music when you take one of the ear pods out of your ear it automatically pauses so it's kind of neat if one of them falls out or if you take it out you might be listening to music and you immediately want to just pause it and listen to someone talked you can just pull it out your ear and all of it stops and you can hear what people are saying once you put the earbud back in the music starts up playing again and when what's cool is since there's actually no inline controls where you would normally find them on a wire there are play pause controls on the side of the earbud itself so there are touch controls a single tap on the side of the earbud will activate play pause and you can actually double tap to activate Siri from your iPhone or from your Mac and it will use the microphone built into the airpods themselves to listen to you now it's siries so it has its flaws but it can be pretty useful like you can change the volume of what you're listening to by double tapping and asking Siri to turn up the volume or if your to your iPhone and you're walking outside you can say it a navigates somewhere and you'll hear the directions in your ear in the airpods which is pretty useful so that's what you can do right out the box with the airpods as far as audio quality goes they're pretty similar if not a little bit better than the earpods uh but they're the exact same shape as the ear pods so if those worked well for your ears then these will stay in your ears as well so it might sound weird to say but like the wire in between the earbuds of normal wireless earbuds or just regular headphones is actually like a convenience feature if one of them falls out your ear you don't have to go looking for it because it's attached to the wire it's kind of a strange thing to think of it that way but that's kind of what this is teaching us the battery life on these is 5 hours on a charge which is a little bit less than what I'm used to with the jbird x3s which will go around 8 hours but what's really convenient is again that case it's really a big part of using these airpods that cased with the wireless charging you slip it in with the magnets you snap them into place and you can add 3 hours of listening time in just 15 minutes so that's about half battery in 15 minutes of charging in there and then you can total about 24 additional hours of listening Time by putting them in the case all day so if you commute to work and you listen to these like an hour each way you can probably go a whole week without actually charging these so these things are on sale now and they'll retail for $159 but again if you order them right now you won't get them till like 2017 they're still delayed so would I recommend these over a similar pair of wireless earbuds like my jbird x3s no I'd still prefer those I don't really like these that much but I like them more than I thought I would and that's a good sign I think it's because of all the tech inside because of the mics and the proximity sensors and the auto play and pause that kind of stuff is really cool so now it's out I don't know what took so long but the airpods are finally out the choice is yours thanks for watching I'll talk to you guys the next one peace\n"
