Apple AirPods are wireless headphones that are connected to probably the biggest novelty of the new iPhone. As you probably know, the iPhone 7 smartphone no longer has the classic 3.5mm analog headphone jack. Buyers will receive Lightning headphones and a power adapter with purchase. He will prefer Apple even more if you opt for its wireless AirPods headphones, which quickly became the target of online pranksters due to their inflated price. But Apple does not joke with wireless headphones and, unlike other headphones of this type - although wireless headphones are a relative novelty, the market is already quite saturated, admittedly mostly with start-up offerings - it represents a serious alternative to wired headphones. So let's see if this is true.
You can wireless headphones Apple AirPods raise the profile of wireless phone earbuds that have gotten a bad rap due to poor connectivity. It can be AirPods, which are a design copy of the well-known Apple ones wired EarPods, correct medel impression?
Well, even before that, let's remember the event from years ago and the journalistic question Walt Mossberg (The Verge) asked To Steve Jobs on whether there will ever be wireless headphones for the iPhone. He replied:Wireless headphones? Want one more thing that needs charging?” Tim Cook he did not listen to his predecessor again. Let's remember. Apple introduced the tablet last year iPad Pro, which is equipped with a smart pen Apple Pencil. Jobs believed that a pen was unnecessary, since humans already have fingers. But let's go back to the headphones. How did Apple make the bluetooth connection less 'labile'? He built in headphones chip W1, which will exclusively take care of the wireless connection and at the same time use energy as efficiently as possible.
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And how we use AirPods, which stored in the filling box and are they equipped with a microphone? These are automatically connected to the phone in no time or another Apple device (or you can with any other device Bluetooth, which is not an Apple brand). Only connection confirmation is required. Once the headphones are in the ear, the music starts playing automatically. When they are removed, they automatically press pause to save the car's energy. They promise to 5 hours of autonomy, and the portable box stores more an additional 25 hours of energy. A microphone enables voice commands and hands-free conversations, including a digital assistant Siri. Well, let's see sound quality. This is expectedly at a very high level. Time will tell how well they stay in the ear, but initial findings are that they anchor the ear slightly better than the EarPods.
The price? US$159 (approx. 140 euros). No wonder people are cutting the wires of their EarPods. This is much cheaper, especially if it turns out that the wireless connection is on the dog than with the competition. And why is Apple so hyped for wireless headphones? Maybe because you own a business Beats Electronics, which is the largest manufacturer of wireless headphones in the world. Otherwise, don't worry, the EarPods headphones, which have been inextricably linked to the purchase of an iPhone since 2012, are not saying goodbye (yet), they just have a new connector, and there is one available for the old ones distributor, which comes with your smartphone iPhone 7.
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