Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing?
by btgeekboy on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @09:48PM
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There are. Bose hardware (both the QC35II and SoundSport headset I've tried) handle this beautifully. They've also had audio sharing between multiple headsets working for years, which my partner and I have used numerous times while traveling.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing?
by ChainOfFools on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @09:14PM
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I can't concur on this at all; I have a 59 dollar LG in ear Bluetooth stereo headset that easily and seamlessly auto connects to at least 3 different devices, two Android and one Apple. Multiple Bluetooth earpieces (of the single ear kind) from jawbone and Plantronics, though not nearly as cheap, have been similarly painless and this has been the case for at least 5 years, since Galaxy Note 2 days. I would never have guessed this was even a pain point that needed solving.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing?
by mikestew on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @09:40PM
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Much like how my Apple cables outlive everyone else’s (I still have working 30-pins), someone is going to have a good experience with BT audio and switching from one device to another. But I know other people have longevity problems with their cables, and if you didn’t know before, you know now that people have these problems with Bluetooth. I, for example, have used BT audio almost since it was a thing. I generally don’t buy cheap shit, but I’ve had the same problems others complain about across multiple devices and audio gear.
I’m glad it’s worked well for you, though. I figured someone must being a good experience with it.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing?
by heavyset_go on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @09:56PM
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> In the <$80 Android wireless headset market, at least, everyone requires that you disconnect from one device and then manually connect to the other.
I'm wearing a pair I bought over a year ago, and using multiple devices at the same time is as easy as just turning them on.
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing?
by ikeboy on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @10:16PM
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What model?
Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing?
by heavyset_go on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @01:26PM
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Jaybird Tarah
I believe there are higher end non Apple devices that have solved this.