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computer parts
Nov 18, 2010

PLEASE CLAP

Pissflaps posted:

i think im goign to get an apple watch

it's not my top priority but it's something i'll probably use

by the time i get to it they might have a version 3 out though

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There Will Be Penalty
May 18, 2002

Makes a great pet!
http://gizmodo.com/fix-apples-wireless-airpods-with-this-10-wire-1786545401



quote:

The AirPod Strap is used as a tether to keep your AirPods safe. They are easily attached and detached from the new Apple AirPods so removing for charging is easy!

another thing to carry around that you will surely never lose

lmao

courage

Phoenixan
Jan 16, 2010

Just Keep Cool-idge
the solution to the messiness of cables is to add more cables

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
DISPROVES SOFT G GOD
YOU ARE EDUCATED STUPID

Everything's a wireless headphones if you're courageous enough

HAIL eSATA-n
Apr 7, 2007


imagine if we just had a cheap standard that already worked with everything and required no charging ever

crazy

THE BIG DOG DADDY
Oct 16, 2013

Rasheed was, with Aliases, the top 7 PvPers in Bone Krew.


No one talks about this.


really makes you think

pseudorandom name
May 6, 2007

lol magstripes, what is this, 2014?

Perplx
Jun 26, 2004


Best viewed on Orgasma Plasma
Lipstick Apathy
not really, swiping was going away anyways and i'm pretty sure you can still connect a usb card reader to the camera kit and have it detected as keyboard for your ghetto card reader needs

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

YA BOY ETHAN COUCH posted:



really makes you think

i don't see how apple pay replaces those things

Perplx
Jun 26, 2004


Best viewed on Orgasma Plasma
Lipstick Apathy
also you can still use the headphone dongle for your card reader dongle

Asymmetric POSTer
Aug 17, 2005

pseudorandom name posted:

lol magstripes, what is this, 2014?

Asymmetric POSTer
Aug 17, 2005

theyve got bluetooth and/or wifi enabled chip readers that can connect to ipad pos systems now

those headphone jack swipe readers are obsolete

Pissflaps
Oct 20, 2002

by VideoGames

YA BOY ETHAN COUCH posted:



really makes you think

weren't these rendered obsolete by the move away from swiping anyway?

loquacius
Oct 21, 2008

There Will Be Penalty posted:

http://gizmodo.com/fix-apples-wireless-airpods-with-this-10-wire-1786545401




another thing to carry around that you will surely never lose

lmao

courage

the way you can tell their bold courageous elegant simplicity of design is really working is by the number of easy convenient 3rd-party accessories that have already started cropping up to fix the huge obvious flaws

For example your AirPods can be restored to almost the full functionality of wired headphones, if you pay extra for this piece of string to attach them to

(a "wire" if you will, but not a full one because it doesn't carry charge or have volume controls on it)

Pissflaps
Oct 20, 2002

by VideoGames

loquacius posted:

the way you can tell their bold courageous elegant simplicity of design is really working is by the number of easy convenient 3rd-party accessories that have already started cropping up to fix the huge obvious flaws

For example your AirPods can be restored to almost the full functionality of wired headphones, if you pay extra for this piece of string to attach them to

(a "wire" if you will, but not a full one because it doesn't carry charge or have volume controls on it)

do you think that wireless earphones are an inherently flawed idea? why?

loquacius
Oct 21, 2008

Pissflaps posted:

do you think that wireless earphones are an inherently flawed idea? why?

because if one of them falls out of your ear like earbuds always do, it will fall straight to the ground and be stepped on instantly, and then you'll have to buy a complete new set

and because wired headphones can be swapped between devices and wired-headphone devices can be swapped between wired headphones effortlessly and the same process would be a huge pain with any wireless tech

Juul-Whip
Mar 10, 2008

when earbuds fall out it's usually because the cable got snagged on something

most normal people don't have a plethora of devices that they need to hot-swap their headphones and other peripherals

Pissflaps
Oct 20, 2002

by VideoGames
you can drop and break and lose anything my earphones aren't constantly dropping out of my ears and I use them exclusively with my iPhone

Phoenixan
Jan 16, 2010

Just Keep Cool-idge

Perplx posted:

not really, swiping was going away anyways and i'm pretty sure you can still connect a usb card reader to the camera kit and have it detected as keyboard for your ghetto card reader needs
don't know about the others but square lets you just tap in the number & security code if you don't have the swiper plugged in

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
DISPROVES SOFT G GOD
YOU ARE EDUCATED STUPID

Phoenixan posted:

don't know about the others but square lets you just tap in the number & security code if you don't have the swiper plugged in

I hope there's a food truck courageous enough to key in every single cc for the day

loquacius
Oct 21, 2008

THC posted:

when earbuds fall out it's usually because the cable got snagged on something

most normal people don't have a plethora of devices that they need to hot-swap their headphones and other peripherals

earbuds kind of suck and fall out of people's ears all the time

and yes most people have more than one device in their house and only one or two pairs of headphones

like, phone and laptop, that's two devices right there already

ArmedZombie
Jun 6, 2004

YA BOY ETHAN COUCH posted:



really makes you think

i can't believe i hadn't thought of this before

Asymmetric POSTer
Aug 17, 2005

maniacdevnull posted:

I hope there's a food truck courageous enough to key in every single cc for the day

lol yeah

card not present entry with just the cc number and the cvv2 is like the highest fraud potential form of credit card processing and most people charge you out the rear end for that if you aren't capturing additional info (billing address, etc)

kitten emergency
Jan 13, 2008

get meow this wack-ass crystal prison

ArmZ posted:

i can't believe i hadn't thought of this before

you hadn't thought of something that doesn't make any sense? well, i never

Shaggar
Apr 26, 2006

There Will Be Penalty posted:

http://gizmodo.com/fix-apples-wireless-airpods-with-this-10-wire-1786545401




another thing to carry around that you will surely never lose

lmao

courage

this is good because it means they can be stolen in pairs

Juul-Whip
Mar 10, 2008

loquacius posted:

earbuds kind of suck and fall out of people's ears all the time

yeah, they get pulled out by the cable you ding-dong

The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?
lots of people really reaching for things to be angry about

Sniep
Mar 28, 2004

All I needed was that fatty blunt...



King of Breakfast

The Management posted:

lots of people really reaching for things to be angry about

agreed x1092352154

neonbregna
Aug 20, 2007

The Management posted:

lots of people really reaching for things to be angry about

welcome to the apple thread

loquacius
Oct 21, 2008

I continue to be astounded that Apple could literally take the headphone jack off their phone and have people falling over themselves to defend it

logikv9
Mar 5, 2009


Ham Wrangler
courage

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

loquacius posted:

I continue to be astounded that Apple could literally take the headphone jack off their phone and have people falling over themselves to defend it

not even pleasure kevin liked it

My Linux Rig
Mar 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 6 years!

Phoenixan posted:

i had someone at work who did, and they'd at times randomly disconnect and their iphone would start blaring country music for 3-4 seconds

the future

My Linux Rig
Mar 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 6 years!

YA BOY ETHAN COUCH posted:



really makes you think

well I'm sure they can make a device that goes over the lightning port

... right?

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

My Linux Rig posted:

well I'm sure they can make a device that goes over the lightning port

... right?

for $4/device sold iirc

kitten emergency
Jan 13, 2008

get meow this wack-ass crystal prison
or they can use the dongle

kitten emergency
Jan 13, 2008

get meow this wack-ass crystal prison
or bluetooth. quelle horreure, merchants may have to pay a couple bucks to accept credit cards

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
DISPROVES SOFT G GOD
YOU ARE EDUCATED STUPID

Or just use any number of other devices which would still work just fine. It's a non issue.

Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012

Wireless headphones aren't going to kill anyone, but they're dumb extra egg 66 hasslee.

bff heck kill 777'm r Brent full look l

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Asymmetric POSTer
Aug 17, 2005

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