New product announcements

[Yoused]

It must be Maxtech.

Given that they were the only ones, ever, anywhere, to rant about this issue, then, yeah, it must have been their doing.

 

[theorist9]

Now that the 13" M3 Air is out, Best Buy is really blowing out the 13" M2 Touch Bar MBP:

M2 13" MacBook Pro, 24GB, 1TB, Space Gray: $1,299 ($800 off) for My Best Buy Plus members

Flash Deals: Apple MacBook Pro 24GB RAM, 1TB $1,299 ($800 Off)

Best Buy has issued a steeper price cut on Apple's loaded 13-inch MacBook Pro, now $1,299 for My Best Buy Plus members, while the base model has fallen to $899. But hurry, as these flash deals won't last long.

appleinsider.com

 

[Cmaier]

Now that the 13" M3 Air is out, Best Buy is really blowing out the 13" M2 Touch Bar MBP:

M2 13" MacBook Pro, 24GB, 1TB, Space Gray: $1,299 ($800 off) for My Best Buy Plus members

Flash Deals: Apple MacBook Pro 24GB RAM, 1TB $1,299 ($800 Off)

Best Buy has issued a steeper price cut on Apple's loaded 13-inch MacBook Pro, now $1,299 for My Best Buy Plus members, while the base model has fallen to $899. But hurry, as these flash deals won't last long.

appleinsider.com

tempted to upgrade my daughter’s m1 MBA at that price…

 

[thenewperson]

Now that the 13" M3 Air is out, Best Buy is really blowing out the 13" M2 Touch Bar MBP:

M2 13" MacBook Pro, 24GB, 1TB, Space Gray: $1,299 ($800 off) for My Best Buy Plus members

Flash Deals: Apple MacBook Pro 24GB RAM, 1TB $1,299 ($800 Off)

Best Buy has issued a steeper price cut on Apple's loaded 13-inch MacBook Pro, now $1,299 for My Best Buy Plus members, while the base model has fallen to $899. But hurry, as these flash deals won't last long.

appleinsider.com

That is definitely a steal, damn

 

[Andropov]

Tech people believing they influenced the average costumer to care about the whether the base MacBook Air has one or two NAND chips (xkcd 2501):

 

[theorist9]

Tech people believing they influenced the average costumer to care about the whether the base MacBook Air has one or two NAND chips (xkcd 2501):

Since I'm a chemist, I don't get the joke.

 

[jbailey]

Originally the estimated date for delivery to an Apple store for my M3 MacBook Air was March 20th. I just got the notice that it is available for pickup (March 11). Fastest I've ever seen for a config to order product delivery from Apple.

 

[Cmaier]

I’m still desperately waiting for the ipad announcements…

 

[Citysnaps]

On the horizon... 9to5Mac is claiming iOS18 will include a new hearing aid mode for AirPods Pro.

Should be excellent news for those in their youth who went to too many rock concerts, played in a band, or owned loud cars, and are now suffering the consequences.

 

[Cmaier]

On the horizon... 9to5Mac is claiming iOS18 will include a new hearing aid mode for AirPods Pro.

Should be excellent news for those in their youth who went to too many rock concerts, played in a band, or owned loud cars, and are now suffering the consequences.

I just wish they would fit in my ears, No matter what i do, they fall out if i turn my head, open my mouth, or blink too hard. The only way they come even close to fitting is if I swap left and right and put them in the wrong ears,

 

[Yoused]

I’m still desperately waiting for the ipad announcements…

I am going to guess, that thing in June.

On the horizon... 9to5Mac is claiming iOS18 will include a new hearing aid mode for AirPods Pro.

Should be excellent news for those in their youth who went to too many rock concerts, played in a band, or owned loud cars, and are now suffering the consequences.

I just wish they would fit in my ears, No matter what i do, they fall out if i turn my head, open my mouth, or blink too hard. The only way they come even close to fitting is if I swap left and right and put them in the wrong ears,

You know, AirPods shaped something like hearing aids (over the top of the ear) might not be a bad idea.

 

[Cmaier]

I am going to guess, that thing in June.



You know, AirPods shaped something like hearing aids (over the top of the ear) might not be a bad idea.

Many in-ear phones work fine for me. Just airpods don’t. I must have strange ear canals or something. As a result I wear airpods Max.

 

[Citysnaps]

I just wish they would fit in my ears, No matter what i do, they fall out if i turn my head, open my mouth, or blink too hard. The only way they come even close to fitting is if I swap left and right and put them in the wrong ears,

That's a shame. I wonder if there might be an after-market set of silicone tips that would work better than the three different sizes Apple provides?

If what's being reported by 9to5Mac is true, I can see a well-designed hearing aid function in iOS18 selling lots of additional AirPods motivating iPhone owners to give them a try, possibly just for that function alone.

Just thinking out loud... I imagine the iOS app will be clever and really well done getting AirPods precisely tuned to one's hearing - possibly an automatically self-administered hearing test with a lot of flexibility in equalization.

 

[Cmaier]

That's a shame. I wonder if there might be an after-market set of silicone tips that would work better than the three different sizes Apple provides?

I’ve tried numerous ones, include shape memory. None of them work right, and I can never get a “seal,” even if i can get them to sorta stay in.

 

[Herdfan]

I’m still desperately waiting for the ipad announcements…

I gave up and ordered a Mini 6.

It will be fine for a few years.

 

[Yoused]

I gave up and ordered a Mini 6.

It will be fine for a few years.

I have one. It is pretty damn awesome, for normal use (not to mention much easier to carry).

 

[jbailey]

I just wish they would fit in my ears, No matter what i do, they fall out if i turn my head, open my mouth, or blink too hard. The only way they come even close to fitting is if I swap left and right and put them in the wrong ears,

Mine only fall out if I’m chewing food. Not all at once but gradually. Annoying.

 

[MEJHarrison]

I just wish they would fit in my ears, No matter what i do, they fall out if i turn my head, open my mouth, or blink too hard. The only way they come even close to fitting is if I swap left and right and put them in the wrong ears,

I have that exact same problem. Now that I'm working from home, the need for headphones of some sort has fallen drastically. So mine just sit in a drawer. On those rare occasions I need headphones, I have a great set of over-the-ears headphones. I much prefer those anyway. They just feel nicer and make me feel more cut off from the world around me (I used them at work so I could block out the noise of the office and focus on my work). I love my Apple stuff, but I'll never get another pair of earbuds. Even if they did fit well, I don't like shoving things into my ears.