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Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 02:37 pm
Apple's new EarPods will ship with iPhone 5, new iPods
Apple has redesigned the headphones that will ship with its portable devices for greater comfort and sound quality, and the new EarPods will be available with the iPhone 5 and its new iPod lineup, and will also be available for purchase separately.Apple design chief Jony Ive said his company scanned hundreds of ears searching for commonality between them. The new EarPods are defined by the geometry of a user's ear, but they do not create a seal like other headphones.
EarPods feature a directed speaker that points forward into a user's ear canal. Another port in the back aids with mid-level tones and maximizes air flow for sound quality.
Apple said it has shipped more than 600 million sets of its previous earbuds to date. The headphones come included with all iPod and iPhone models.
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Too bad these don't have covers or tips.
gonna suck
I hope they made the cord 6-12" longer, this is one of the things that always pissed me off about the earbuds (other than the crappy performance and ill-fitting earbuds). It's tough to go running when the cord keeps pulling out of my ears when my iPhone is in a belt-pouch.
gonna suck
Yeah, that's not trolling at all. Certainly doesn't invalidate everything you say in the future.
And about 400 million users detest them.
hey, come on now, this is surely a gross exaggeration
it's more like 6.4 billion non-users detest them due to the infuriating tsst tsst tsst noise bleeding out of them, plus 550 million users who can also hear the tsst tsst tsst of other users bleeding back through them
Apples website says they sound like headphones that cost "hundreds more". Very very skeptical about that claim, but cautiously optimistic.
Early tests from tech sites like Engadget aren't encouraging. They still don't isolate the sound. You'll still hear the latest Justin Bieber song from your neighbour on buses, trains and planes.
Wow no one has gotten their hands on these but already know they're going to suck? What is this Engadget.com?
Early tests from tech sites like Engadget aren't encouraging. They still don't isolate the sound. You'll still hear the latest Justin Bieber song from your neighbour on buses, trains and planes.
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Apple said it has shipped more than 600 million sets of its previous earbuds to date.
And about 400 million users detest them.