Casey Liss

And every time they change the shape, there's a possibility that the thing that used to fit in your ear nice and comfy is not going to. The main hope I have is that the AirPods 3 have always felt a little...

big in my ears compared to their predecessors not uncomfortable and i'm fine with them or whatever but they always feel a little bit big and these look like they might be a little bit slimmer so i'm hoping these will be even more comfortable the one thing we didn't get is that the pros still have is a little slidey volume thing still a pro only feature oh because because you do have the the squeeze the stem to play pause thing right but not the volume thing that's right the volume thing is very difficult to trigger

big in my ears compared to their predecessors not uncomfortable and i'm fine with them or whatever but they always feel a little bit big and these look like they might be a little bit slimmer so i'm hoping these will be even more comfortable the one thing we didn't get is that the pros still have is a little slidey volume thing still a pro only feature oh because because you do have the the squeeze the stem to play pause thing right but not the volume thing that's right the volume thing is very difficult to trigger

Yeah, market segmentation, whatever. But I'm excited about these. I've already pre-ordered them. Wait, did you get AirPods 4 or these AirPods? I'm getting AirPods 4. Again, when you go to buy it, it says, what do you want to buy? You say, I want to buy AirPods 4. And then it's just like when you're configuring RAM. It's like, do you want the one with the 10-core CPU or the 12-core CPU?

Yeah, market segmentation, whatever. But I'm excited about these. I've already pre-ordered them. Wait, did you get AirPods 4 or these AirPods? I'm getting AirPods 4. Again, when you go to buy it, it says, what do you want to buy? You say, I want to buy AirPods 4. And then it's just like when you're configuring RAM. It's like, do you want the one with the 10-core CPU or the 12-core CPU?

That's what you're picking. The only difference is the options say AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with noise canceling at $50, right? That's how the checkout process works. So it is very kind of like, these are the AirPods 4 and there's a $50 more expensive version that has a bunch of new features. And like, even if the noise canceling stinks and doesn't work and isn't useful at all, I'm just happy to have

That's what you're picking. The only difference is the options say AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with noise canceling at $50, right? That's how the checkout process works. So it is very kind of like, these are the AirPods 4 and there's a $50 more expensive version that has a bunch of new features. And like, even if the noise canceling stinks and doesn't work and isn't useful at all, I'm just happy to have

new AirPods with, you know, all the features that you expect, a new thing to have. The sound is a little bit better. Obviously, they'll have fresh batteries. The case will have a little beepy thing in it.

new AirPods with, you know, all the features that you expect, a new thing to have. The sound is a little bit better. Obviously, they'll have fresh batteries. The case will have a little beepy thing in it.

The one thing I'm worried about the case a little bit is that they changed the Bluetooth pairing button from being a physical button to being a capacitive button, which obviously makes it more durable, simpler to manufacture, yada. I understand why they did it, but...

The one thing I'm worried about the case a little bit is that they changed the Bluetooth pairing button from being a physical button to being a capacitive button, which obviously makes it more durable, simpler to manufacture, yada. I understand why they did it, but...

you know some when when your airpods are being ornery there's something about having a physical button that you can hold down to let you know i'm really holding down the button for the required three seconds or whatever to go into pairing mode and now i'm just going to be putting my fingers vaguely somewhere on the smooth front surface of the thing and hoping i'm hitting the capacitive section

you know some when when your airpods are being ornery there's something about having a physical button that you can hold down to let you know i'm really holding down the button for the required three seconds or whatever to go into pairing mode and now i'm just going to be putting my fingers vaguely somewhere on the smooth front surface of the thing and hoping i'm hitting the capacitive section

And also, if they can get that far ahead of the game, like there's a reason that Apple keeps saying, and this product is carbon neutral, and they haven't really said that about the iPhone yet. I'm not sure that there are enough phones ready early enough to be put on a boat, but I can imagine there being enough AirPods ready early enough to put on boats.

And also, if they can get that far ahead of the game, like there's a reason that Apple keeps saying, and this product is carbon neutral, and they haven't really said that about the iPhone yet. I'm not sure that there are enough phones ready early enough to be put on a boat, but I can imagine there being enough AirPods ready early enough to put on boats.

Or the watch, even. I feel like the watch... The phone is the hardest one because they have to make the most of them, and it pushes the technology the farthest, usually. So, who knows?

Or the watch, even. I feel like the watch... The phone is the hardest one because they have to make the most of them, and it pushes the technology the farthest, usually. So, who knows?

Actually, I want to say about the AirPods Max, people being disappointed in this or whatever, it's like, look, obviously their successor is not ready yet, right? So your alternative is no update or just put a USB-C port in it. And if they didn't update it, everyone would have said, they should have just at least put a USB-C port on it. Well, they did.

Actually, I want to say about the AirPods Max, people being disappointed in this or whatever, it's like, look, obviously their successor is not ready yet, right? So your alternative is no update or just put a USB-C port in it. And if they didn't update it, everyone would have said, they should have just at least put a USB-C port on it. Well, they did.

And if you already have one, and you don't want to buy a new one just to get the USB-C port, fine. But they should put a USB-C, while we wait for the AirPods Max 2, which presumably is going to come someday, and hopefully will be better in a bunch of ways. In the meantime, yeah, get rid of the stupid lighting port. The sooner the better. And it's not like, who's going to upgrade to these? Nobody.