Apple Special Event - September 12th

Eire Go Brach

Can't see the appeal of Airpods myself. But every one seems to rave about them. It is just the price. Can the sound be that good to justify the price? I am very happy worth my €20 Anker. Plus I go through a lot of headphones.

Although in saying that I also thought I would never get an Apple watch. Reckon I will be getting the series 4. Really enjoying and get more out wearing a wearable/tracker than I expected.

Oafley Jones

Eire Go Brach wrote: »

Can't see the appeal of Airpods myself. But every one seems to rave about them. It is just the price. Can the sound be that good to justify the price? I am very happy worth my €20 Anker. Plus I go through a lot of headphones.

Although in saying that I also thought I would never get an Apple watch. Reckon I will be getting the series 4. Really enjoying and get more out wearing a wearable/tracker than I expected.

They’re great, but sound ****e. Barely better than the pack in pods. Really like the convenience of them. Grand for podcasts and the like.

DubDJ

Yeah, sound wise they aren’t anything special, but they don’t sound terrible either. Weirdly enough, they sound better than the standard wired paid even though they’re supposed to be the same.

The wired ones never stayed in my ears, AirPods are solid, but I do use winged ear-tips when I run with them because the left one doesn’t stay as snug in my odd sized ears.

You’re paying the price for the convenience of them, the excellent battery life with the case and how well they work in the iOS ecosystem.

The wireless case will be a nice enough addition, but for me an updated pair with better sound quality, smaller size and some proper waterproofing would be worth the upgrade. I love them now so wireless charging or ‘hey siri’ support wouldn’t encourage me to want an upgrade.

ArthurG

DubDJ wrote: »

....... I love them now so wireless charging or ‘hey siri’ support wouldn’t encourage me to want an upgrade.

Is that the expected update - wireless charging and Siri?. My OH has a pair and i absolutely love them, but have been holding off in case of a more substantial upgrade. Neither of those would be hugely important for me, so i might just grab a pair with the new phone if that's the only change expected.

awec

eeloe wrote: »

no more lightning to headphone jack!!!

Did anyone ever use it anyway? haha

Most people with decent headphones I'd imagine.

DubDJ

ArthurG wrote: »

Is that the expected update - wireless charging and Siri?. My OH has a pair and i absolutely love them, but have been holding off in case of a more substantial upgrade. Neither of those would be hugely important for me, so i might just grab a pair with the new phone if that's the only change expected.

Yeah. The wireless charging case was announced last year but is only expected to start shipping now (which might be sold separately/more expensive), the only other feature I’ve seen rumoured is “Hey Siri” support. You can already activate Siri by tapping an AirPod but this would let you activate it with just your voice. I never use Siri so it’s of no interest to me.

There were a few rumours about bigger changes such as sound quality improvements but they supposedly won’t launch until 2019 and might be positioned as a premium/pro pair with a higher price tag.

Wait until the event is on later this evening to see what’s announced anyway, but rumours point to minimal updates to the AirPods this year.

eeloe

The AirPods sound quality is perfect, IMO....granted they aren't audiophile quality, but what wireless headphones are?

Perfect for the gym, walking, running(not that i do any of that) and pretty much every other application where you would use headphones.

The battery life is killer, the case is tiny(i kept losing them, so now i have a TwelveSouth airsnap case attached to my keys to keep a hold of them).

I'm not too sure what they could add to a new model(apart from wireless charging and the hey siri voice activation) that would tempt me to upgrade...

Oafley Jones

eeloe wrote: »

The AirPods sound quality is perfect, IMO....granted they aren't audiophile quality, but what wireless headphones are?

Perfect for the gym, walking, running(not that i do any of that) and pretty much every other application where you would use headphones.

The battery life is killer, the case is tiny(i kept losing them, so now i have a TwelveSouth airsnap case attached to my keys to keep a hold of them).

I'm not too sure what they could add to a new model(apart from wireless charging and the hey siri voice activation) that would tempt me to upgrade...

There a tons of wireless headphones that sound much, much better than them. I've a pair of B&O H5s that destroy them in terms of SQ, but they constantly work their way out of my ears so I leave them at home.

Creamy Goodness

Sound quality of AirPods ain't great they ain't going to compete with in-ears with better sound isolation or over-ears that have the internal volume to pack more tech in, but you're not buying them for that. You're buying them for the sheer convenience of having decent enough ear buds that are wireless and the entire package fits in the coin pocket of your jeans with decent battery life. No one has come close to this in the two years since AirPods were announced, and just shows how far ahead Apple got with these.

adox

I couldnt hold out and ordered a pair of over ear Bluetooth headphones. Price was too good to turn down. Sennheiser HD4.50BT with ANC. They have B stock for £79.99

I may still order a pair of airpods at some stage but I think it will be next year before there is anysignificant change to them by the sounds of it.

adox

Is it 6PM Irish time that the event kicks off? Would be just home from work if so which would be great.

eeloe

yep 6pm kick off

Marty Bird

adox wrote: »

Is it 6PM Irish time that the event kicks off? Would be just home from work if so which would be great.

Yes 6pm Irish time.

adox

Great stuff. Cheers.

jenno86

Best way to watch this evening?

DubDJ

Apple accidentally leaked some of today’s stuff through their sitemap.

iPhones Xs, Xs Max and Xr are the confirmed names.

Apple Watch Series 4 will come with 40mm and 44mm now up from 38/42mm.

The Xr comes in a lot of colours, and actually offers up to 256GB of storage which is surprising.

Nothing majorly surprising though.

KingJamsie

jenno86 wrote: »

Best way to watch this evening?

Apple.com

DubDJ

Here’s the link to the livestream from Apple’s website, should go live a few minutes before 6pm.

https://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2018/

It’s supposed to be streamed on Twitter this year as well.

mad muffin

Doesn’t Apple normally release the new iOS before these events?

morritty

mad muffin wrote: »

Doesn’t Apple normally release the new iOS before these events?

Nope, normally ready to roll out after the event. or the next day?

McGrath5

morritty wrote: »

Nope, normally ready to roll out after the event. or the next day?

Yes normally released a few days after the event.

Marty Bird

The new namings are terrible suprised Apple went down this road. Suprised they didn’t choose iPhone Pro or Edition or just iPhone.

Oafley Jones

Marty Bird wrote: »

The new namings are terrible suprised Apple went down this road. Suprised they didn’t choose iPhone Pro or Edition or just iPhone.

They're very Motorola.

Dades

Hello, Moto Apple. :cool:

godtabh

Stupid names.

IamMetaldave

As per usual.. the Apple Store site is down... after all the chat about AirPods, I went to check the price of them stateside as I'll be in New York in 3 weeks.. I'm hoping it'll be a nice Apple shopping trip if stock allows

Side note... XS Max is horrific... sounds cheap (I don't know why... it just does...)...

TK Max... that's why...

Tar.Aldarion

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Sound quality of AirPods ain't great they ain't going to compete with in-ears with better sound isolation or over-ears that have the internal volume to pack more tech in, but you're not buying them for that. You're buying them for the sheer convenience of having decent enough ear buds that are wireless and the entire package fits in the coin pocket of your jeans with decent battery life. No one has come close to this in the two years since AirPods were announced, and just shows how far ahead Apple got with these.

What do you mean that others haven't come close, which aspect?
My wireless earphones have over twice the battery of AirPods (12 hours vs 5), are 100 bucks cheaper and have much better sound. Mine do have a wire between the two ears which is something I wanted, but I'm sure there are other contenders without if people care about that. I do like the little charging thing they slot into though.

0ph0rce0

godtabh wrote: »

Stupid names.

Whats stupid? The last phone was the X and they added an S like they do every 2nd year. Not understanding.

drunkmonkey

With the stupid names does that mean the stupid notch is staying? (Yea I know it can be turned off)

drunkmonkey

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Whats stupid? The last phone was the X and they added an S like they do every 2nd year. Not understanding.

What's stupid is in 2yrs time when we get the iPhone XIS Max, I'm still wondering where the iPhone 9 went.