Thanks for posting that article, Tim. I just have a couple of comments on it. Somebody on another list I am on pointed out that the Samsung S7 and S7 active have that waterproof speck of 68 IPS is it 68, not 67. They have a headphone jack, and their spec is actually better than the new iPhone in that respect. Since they are actually really waterproof up to the standard that the watch is, rather than the less stringent standards that the new iPhone 7 meets. The other thing is about the AirPods. These things cost 160 bucks. And they're not held into your ears buy anything. For instance, I have a Bluetooth earpiece from Plantronics, the voyager legend. It has kind of a clip thing that goes behind your ear. It's not going anywhere. It's not going to drop out of your ear. I can just imagine how many people are going to lose an air pot along the way and not realize it. At $160 a pop, that is going to elicit a lot of irritation rather quickly I think. I suspect there will be a third-party solutions for people who really feel they need to have both the ability to listen to headphones and charge their phone at the same time and who don't want to go wireless with stereo phones. These AirPods, they sound great. But they don't seem practical, because I think they will be far far too easy to inadvertently drop out of your ear. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 7, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Tim Noonan <t...@timnoonan.com.au> wrote: > > The Airpots are still using Bluetooth, but wrapped in all sorts of Apple > secret sauce. > > Probably some aspects from the now announced BT 5.0 spec. > > Here is a fuller description of the justification for removing the headphone > jack and the Airpod tech and design. > > Inside iPhone 7: Why Apple Killed The Headphone Jack - BuzzFeed News > https://t.co/TV2Kps3Mvz > > On 8 Sep 2016, at 9:15 AM, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yeah not much was said but it sounds like they are more wireless than blue > tooth. They talked trach about blue tooth. I mean just to say that they > didn't seem keen to use it. So I guess it's some kind of wireless like > wireless headphones and keyboards use. Which for distance is much better. Leo > Laporte and Andy Anatco were pissed about the jack. They kept insisting that > they could have kept it. But that would mean the phone would have to be wider > at best. Right? AAlso I agree with Shiller time to cut the cord. Cords always > tangle especially the cheep spegetty cord like Apple themselves use for the > ear pods. Or you could axidentally step on them and break something like I've > done to my Bose OE2I head phone kable. Stuff like that. I agree it's not fare > for those that have bought mad expensive stuff that is corded but oh well se > la vi. At least they give ya an adaptor. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 6:46 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: So the new iPhone 7 has been announced > > Indeed it has and no real surprises. > The headphones socket has gone to make way for another speaker - thus stereo > speakers which should dramatically improve the sound of the phone - and that > can only be a plus. > According to the blurb I read the iPhone comes with two very nice additions, > a lightning dock to 3.5MM headphones adapter and a set of Airbuds, > interesting to know whether these use AirPlay, Bluetooth or yet another > standard? I wasn’t presented with much information on them. > No mention of atpX unfortunately, at least we have the dock where we can plug > in DAC’s if better sound is what we’re after or we have AirPlay. > I’ll still be holding onto my iPhone 6 having spent a small fortune on the > Arcam DAC <smile>. > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > > > > Tim Noonan > Consultant Speaker Coach > > Phone: +61 419 779 669 > Email: t...@timnoonan.com.au > Skype: VoiceReadings > Twitter: twitter.com/TimNoonan > > Coaching & Consulting: www.timnoonan.com.au > Inspirational Speaking: www.visionarycommunications.com.au > Gemwater Bottles: www.timnoonan.com.au/water > Voice Readings: www.voicereadings.com > >
