Apple Introduces AirPods 5(www.apple.com)
49 pointsby awad20 minutes ago18 comments
  • cco12 minutes ago
    Extend the Stem!!

    I have no idea why Apple has made AirPods harder to handle, impaired mic placement, and limited the battery capacity with shorter stems.

    The longer stems offered more room for battery, got the mic closer to your mouth, and were so much easier to handle, manipulate etc.

    Can't really fathom why they shortened the stem and made it harder for everyone, themselves and users alike.

    • afavour3 minutes ago
      Personally I prefer it. Less chance of accidentally knocking them out.
    • cj11 minutes ago
      Aesthetics. Short stem looks sleeker.

      Form vs. function

      • cco2 minutes ago
        Do they? I don't think so. Makes them look stubby and more like a hearing assistive device (not particularly fashionable).

        They looked sleeker and more balanced with the longer stem and in the ear more like jewelry.

      • s3r3nity7 minutes ago
        Or, you know, design trade-offs like every other hardware ever made.

        I don't want to feel like I'm wearing one of those customer support head mics. I'm ok with shorter stem, and never had a problem.

        • throwup238a minute ago
          > Or, you know, design trade-offs like every other hardware ever made.

          Or different SKUs. Just saying.

          Not that hard for the most profitable trillion dollar company on the planet.

        • stackghosta minute ago
          Apple are king of form over function. Have we already forgotten that hack Jony Ive and his fetish for removing usefulness in favor of a few mm of thinness?
    • loloquwowndueo11 minutes ago
      It’s Apple so the answer is clear: shorter stems look nicer. Functionality be damned. You’re holding it wrong my dude. Nobody wants to look like they have q-tips in their ears.
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      • embedding-shape9 minutes ago
        Also each device has to be identifiably different by at least some small margin, so the people who care about measuring worth/value based on the latest devices and similar trash can reject people based on what they "wear", pushing up device sales.
      • longbrass10 minutes ago
        The smaller the form factor, the closer they are to functional implants.
      • euroderf10 minutes ago
        So fade the stem to dark grey already.
  • motoboi13 minutes ago
    This is so hilarious, apple selling volume up and down as it were some fantastical feature and not have been present in air pods pro since god nows when.

    > Force sensor with volume swipe arrives on AirPods 5, a first for the open-ear form factor, adding the ability to quickly adjust volume by swiping up or down on the stem.

    Pure apple marketing juice this one.

    • MBCook8 minutes ago
      Translation: “We took a pro thing and put it on the non-pros. Money please.”
    • creaturemachine8 minutes ago
      The marketing kool-aid must flow. Many other earbuds have swipe volume, but because they aren't open-ear Apple gets to claim this amazing breakthrough.
    • fellowniusmonk12 minutes ago
      My freebud 5's do that now.
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  • andsoitis4 minutes ago
    > best-in-class open‑ear Active Noise Cancellation

    Devialet Gemini earbuds are superior: https://www.devialet.com/en-us/true-wireless-earbuds/

    Also, they’re French acoustic experts, so cooler and deeper knowledge.

    • PcChipa minute ago
      how can you say that without having tried both?
    • martinky243 minutes ago
      source? have you tried airpods 5?
  • yawnxyz11 minutes ago
    have they ever improved the charging system so the charging leads dont get gunked up?

    I have a pair of airpod pro 2 and i have to scrape the leads almost every day

    would be amazing if they did it thru induction charging (tho i guess thats really slow)

    • vachina8 minutes ago
      Im on my third pair of Airpods pro (replacement courtesy of Apple) and all of them had the ANC partially fail the longer i use them. I wonder why Apple still release new versions of these whem they cant even get the basics right.
    • groos8 minutes ago
      Is that you, Shrek?
  • afavour4 minutes ago
    Interesting they’re adding ANC, what’s the use case for the Pro now I wonder?
    • minimaxir3 minutes ago
      The AirPods 4 has an ANC option which is weaker than the Pro; this new version just has it baseline and cheaper (and better).
  • at1as8 minutes ago
    The only thing I really want is significantly improved battery life (that could last for an entire flight).

    But in the end, it'll be the desire to eradicate the lightning port from my life that forces my hand on the upgrade

  • factorialboy9 minutes ago
    Why do they all sound robotic and sterile? :-/

    Let's feel some excitement in your voices!

    • bluepeter7 minutes ago
      For real. I almost think they shouldn't practice, script it, or focus-group it. Just get up there and wing it. Would honestly sound better.
  • MisterMunchkin15 minutes ago
    I wonder if they have an automation system which releases these perfectly in time with the video, or if they have some blog boy that has to post them at the right time.
    • bob102911 minutes ago
      They have multiple fake product "labs" with which to use as sets simply for filming these videos. I am sure one or two FTEs is plausible.
  • civvv11 minutes ago
    The Audio Intelligence thing they just revealed is some spyware mass surveillance shit. What the hell.
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  • vachina11 minutes ago
    I rock a Redmi ANC earphones because.. they work and theyre like $20. Unlike these overengineered sound makers that breaks the moment you drop them.
    • afavoura few seconds ago
      > Unlike these overengineered sound makers that breaks the moment you drop them.

      You’d do your case favours by not exaggerating. My AirPods have proven perfectly rugged, I’ve dropped them plenty of times.

    • caconym_7 minutes ago
      > overengineered sound makers that breaks the moment you drop them.

      Which ones are those? I've owned a couple of generations of airpods and dropped them probably hundreds of times (both in the case and out of it) and it has never had any detectable effect on their appearance or functionality. I even had a pair go through the wash and they still mostly worked afterwards (only issue was that the ANC performance was worse and slightly weird).

      • vachinaa minute ago
        Yes, on mine (the OG Pros) the ANC would consistently fail. Apple replaced them 3 times, but i simply stopped wearing them.
    • loloquwowndueo9 minutes ago
      Dunno man, I bought a cheap set once and they were abysmal, I hated them so much I just destroyed them in a rage when they started malfunctioning yet again. I got AirPods and haven’t looked back, they just work all the time. Granted I’ve never dropped them :)
      • rootusrootus6 minutes ago
        > Granted I’ve never dropped them :)

        You would be fine then, too. My daughter makes a sport out of how often she can drop airpods and even put them through the wash. She's on the hook for buying her own pair next time but the old ones keep on working.

      • vachina6 minutes ago
        I guess i lucked out with Redmi (specifically a Redmi Bud 6 lite). They just wont fail.
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  • rambojohnson3 minutes ago
    are these the airpods with the ai cameras? if so no thanks.
  • kolanos3 minutes ago
    Until they solve the ~250ms latency, which would require replacing bluetooth with a lower latency option, I'm not interested.
  • idle_zealot7 minutes ago
    Another year of disappointment for me. Airpods gen 1 and 2 were the only buds I could find that fit in my funky ears perfectly. The new shapes just fall right out unless I'm constantly adjusting them. Apple may have found a more universal fit, but I'm not part of their universe.
  • amelius10 minutes ago
    Article reads like an ad.
    • loloquwowndueo9 minutes ago
      It’s a press release. Press releases are ads.
    • onlyrealcuzzo3 minutes ago
      It is an ad...
    • Jtsummers7 minutes ago
      > Article reads like an ad.

      You've mistaken a press release for an article. This is Apple's own site and announcement of Apple's own product. Of course it's an ad.

  • bakies12 minutes ago
    So weird they keep saying "Open-ear" and not ear buds. I kept thinking open air headphones which are not the same category.
    • rootusrootus3 minutes ago
      What's a good naming convention? I draw a pretty big distinction between earbuds that seal and earbuds that just sit in front of my ear canal. I have AirPods Pro for when I really need isolation, and regular AirPods for when I need hours of comfortable wearing. "Open-ear earbuds" would make sense to me.
  • paul798612 minutes ago
    Been using the new Siri since June. ChatGPT voice is still superior!

    Please Apple let me easily swap out Siri for chatGPT voice! Work together .. buy them or something. Their voice conversation tech is superior and can help save lives when driving!

    • MBCook7 minutes ago
      They’re currently embroiled in a technology theft lawsuit.

      Don’t expect it any time soon.