Re:Apple Watch 3
by baldeagle on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:55PM
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The air pods were the revolution for me. This is the one thing I was looking forward to until I heard that you needed a connected iPhone as well. Now it is a non-starter. Guess I need to go test the Samsung buds.
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I have AirPods and don't have an iPhone, they work with other devices with Bluetooth just fine.
I own the Samsung pair. Don't have much good to say about them except they work... for a bit. I usually can use them for an hour and then they're completely dead.
They also can't hold a charge very long. If I charge mine up overnight, by next evening when I go to use them, they're already half dead. Great product except for very poor battery life.
Re:Apple Watch 3
by boundlessdreamz on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @02:41AM
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Gear Icon X? The new yet unreleased version has much better battery life. 4 or 5 hours
Yeah, Icon X, I probably should have waited for the next generation. But I suppose that can be said about any new technology being released.
Re:Apple Watch 3
by lukeholder on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @11:05PM
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You only need the iphone for the initial setup and configuration. It doesn't need to be connected to make calls.