New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub

Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by dzhiurgis on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @12:33AM (#18181980)

I can list quite a few improvements to AirPods:

* Wireless charging case

* More controls (perhaps touch sensitive long-press for Siri)

* Better switching between iOS/macOS (or generally - better support in macOS)

* Stereo mic support

* Native lavalier mic support in iOS camera

* Waterproofing

* One-device-multiple-airpods support

* Much much much lower price

* Thinner case

* Hearing aid feature (iOS 12 sort of does it via iPhone mic)

All that said, it's my favourite Apple product in past decade.

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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by theshrike79 on Thursday October 11, 2018 @03:33AM (#18191572)

I love the fact that the AirPods don't have touch controls. I live in a place where some kind of headwear is required for over 6 months of the year.

I can just tap the side of my wool cap with thick-ass winter gloves and it works. If it was touch sensitive, I'd need to take off my gloves, pull the cap over my ear and fiddle with the earpiece. No thanks.

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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by dzhiurgis on Friday October 12, 2018 @12:17AM (#18199173)

Not saying that should be taken away. If anything, it needs more gestures, perhaps triple tap for playing previous track?

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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by gehsty on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @03:36PM (#18188167)

I think these are fairly minor improvements, most of what makes the airpods great is already there. I’d rule out anything that makes them more complicated (that is their best feature imo) just putting in them and work is amazing, and it’s even better that they pause whatever’s playing when you take them out.

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