Today Apple released the second generation AirPods. (I thought that may happen.) Big differences: Two Price Points: $159 and $199. If you want a Qi charging case, it will cost you an extra $40. New Chip: H1 replaces the W1. It connects faster, has…
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AirBuddy for Using AirPods on Your Mac
Guilherme Rambo, the gent who keeps finding scoops for 9to5Mac with some very clever sleuthing, recently published a simple app to make using AirPods with your Mac easier called AirBuddy. Once installed, it keeps an eye out for your AirPods. When you open them…
Continue reading →A Complete Listing of All the Acceptable Places to Keep Your Apple AirPods
1. In your ear. 2. In the case.
Continue reading →AirPods Sport Strap
I spend a lot of time on my bicycle riding around town. It’s one of the advantages of being self-employed. I can work where I want, when I want. One bit of forbidden fruit on my bicycle is my Apple AirPods. The idea of…
Continue reading →Hacking the iPad Smart Keyboard Viewing Angle with an Apple Pencil
I’m generally pretty happy with the iPad Smart Keyboard cover. It takes little space and the keyboard is good enough to get work done when I need to type on the road. My biggest gripe is the viewing angle. It’s engineered to be angled…
Continue reading →Finding a Missing AirPod
A listener sent me a link to a new iPhone application, Finder for AirPods. It’s an interesting idea. It measures the signal strength to the AirPod as a sort of homing beacon to help you find a lost AirPod. I decided to take one for…
Continue reading →The AirPods After a Week
I wrote about my new AirPods after one day. Now I’ve been using them over a week and have a few additional observations worth checking in on. The AirPods charging case fits nicely in that little coin pocket in your jeans. This makes them…
Continue reading →The Apple AirPods After a Day of Use
View fullsize My Apple AirPods arrived. Hurray! I don’t think you can call this a “review” after just a day of use. Instead, it’s a list of observations from a new user. Before getting started, I should say a little bit about me and…
Continue reading →AirPods Now Available with Holiday Ship Dates
After last week’s Wall Street Journal article led me to give up hope on AirPods in 2016, Apple proved us wrong by releasing them today. As I publish this, they are shipping right before Christmas but I have no idea how long that will last…
Continue reading →AirPod Delays
Those AirPods that were originally promised in October now look like they’re pushing to 2017. I guess you can strike this one off the holiday gift list. In my limited time with the AirPods, I sure did like them. Hopefully we’ll get them soon…
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