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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by lowercased on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @08:49AM (#30085302)
AirPod Pro 4, coming in 2025, will like have a feature to let you choose custom alert sounds, tied to ios 19. And it will be heralded with enormous classy custom Helvetiral fonts in a multi parallax scrolling site announcing "we've heard the future, and it's quiet". Or... "If you listen carefully, you can hear the future".

Or they'll provide haptic in-ear custom vibrations in AirPod Pros 5, and their slogan will be "Your ears never felt better".

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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by stillblue on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:12AM (#30085572)
I read way too much of this comment before I realised you were joking. Got me good.
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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by lowercased on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:58AM (#30086244)
I'm not actually 100% sure I'm 'joking'. I think we'll see some in-ear haptic feedback stuff in a few years, which take a few more years to get 'right', and will be confusing as heck, but will be useful. If it's customizable, there will be a small but fervent ASMR community around it. It will be pitched as accessibility-friendly, helping people with hearing issues or other sensory issues just 'feel' indicators. Wire it up to 'apple home' and you'll get little in-ear tinglings when certain people come home or leave, or when the garage door opens, and so on. Happy/sad emojis in iMessage will trigger certain ear vibrations, etc.
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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by germinalphrase on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @10:57AM (#30087047)
Having played around with very convincing binaural recording, I am all for subtle auditory haptics as an additional communication layer. I’d be surprised if it’s strictly coded rather than localized to specific objects/interactions within your specific environment.
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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by ASalazarMX on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @11:59AM (#30088062)
Better yet, AirPods Pro 4 will allow you to adjust the volume of the warning tone, AirPods Pro 5 will allow you to customize it. AirPods Pro 6 will undo that but allow you to disable the tone and use haptic feedback. Then AirPods Pro 7 will allow you to adjust the volume of the warning tone, and customize it.
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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by squeaky-clean on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:27PM (#30088538)
The one you called AirPods Pro 7 will actually be AirPods Pro 6s+
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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by ConceptJunkie on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:50PM (#30089953)
But they'll come in a new color.
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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by throwaway946513 on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @04:38PM (#30092291)
Space Grey
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