All statements about AirPods

35 statements about AirPods in 11 sources, by upload date.

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2020

2020-03-28 · iPad Pro 2020 Review - Overkill — Ali sees little need for a studio-quality microphone in an iPad: for video calls on his iPad he has always used his AirPods' built-in microphone. — 00:05:15
2020-04-17 · Answering your Questions — Ali: If he could keep only one, Ali would keep the AirPods over the Apple Watch any day: he calls the AirPods a life-changing piece of tech and the Apple Watch not. — 00:17:46
2020-04-17 · Answering your Questions — Ali: The AirPods make it much less friction to listen to audiobooks and podcasts, Ali says, so in about three years with them he has listened to far more audio than he otherwise would have. — 00:18:12
2020-06-07 · My Favorite Mechanical Keyboard - IQUnix F96 Coral — Ali judges a keyboard's price by use: $500 is where it must be very compelling, but $250 is fine since his AirPods cost that and he uses his keyboard ten times as often. — 00:12:53
2020-07-24 · My INSANELY Productive Morning Routine — Ali: Usually running late, Ali leaves with his AirPods in and listens to an audiobook on Audible at 2.5x speed. — 00:03:16

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2019

2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali calls the Apple AirPods his favourite headphones and one of the pieces of tech that has added the most value to his life over the past two years. — 00:00:00
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali says the AirPods' most important selling point is convenience: their small case lives in a pocket, and you just open it and put them in. — 00:00:29
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali: Taking one AirPod out automatically pauses what is playing, and putting it back resumes it; Ali uses this at least once every day. — 00:01:00
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali finds the AirPods' sound only average, like Apple's EarPods and nowhere near proper headphones: convenience, not sound quality, is the reason to buy them. — 00:01:30
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali says fit varies by person, but his AirPods practically never fall out at the gym, cycling or running in rain and wind; only ducking a squash ball has knocked one out. — 00:01:30
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali puts the price of the AirPods at about 160 pounds. (hedged) — 00:02:26
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali: The AirPods come close to that magic ability, Ali says: their friction is so low that for two years he has used them practically every day during chores around the house, and so listened to many more podcasts and audiobooks. — 00:05:05
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali: Putting in his AirPods and pressing play on his Apple Watch takes Ali about three to four seconds; a double tap on an AirPod opens Siri to resume Spotify or Overcast. — 00:05:05
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali thinks the AirPods are worth their 160 pounds: over the just under two years he has had them that is about £6.50 a month, which he would pay in a heartbeat for listening to anything at any time. — 00:06:33
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — recommendation: Ali says anyone with an iPhone or another Apple device who listens to a lot of podcasts or audiobooks should definitely get the AirPods. — 00:06:33
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali: During a month when he thought he had lost his AirPods (they were behind the sofa), Ali used his Beats earphones only on his 10 to 15 minute skateboard ride to work, never for chores, because the wire tangled and the friction was too high. — 00:08:03
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — Ali says even earphones designed for the Apple ecosystem come nowhere close to the AirPods' convenience. — 00:08:32
2019-02-07 · THE BEST EARPHONES - Apple AirPods Review — recommendation: Ali advises against waiting for the AirPods 2: if the AirPods could add value to your life, just buy the current ones. — 00:10:06
2019-03-26 · Recommended Tech for Students 🎧📱 — Ali calls the noise cancelling of his Bose QC35 headphones amazing; they are a bit expensive, but cheap pairs exist too. — 00:07:45
2019-06-05 · My 7 Favourite iPad OS Features - Apple WWDC 2019 — announcement: Ali says iPadOS and the new iOS will apparently let two pairs of AirPods connect to one device to watch the same thing. (hedged) — 00:04:12
2019-06-05 · My 7 Favourite iPad OS Features - Apple WWDC 2019 — Ali jokes that AirPods sharing is no use to him yet, but perhaps one day, once married, he and his future wife will have date nights watching an iPad on the sofa. (playful, hedged) — 00:04:42
2019-09-06 · Life Advice Q&A with my Brother — Ali: When listening to a podcast while driving, Ali taps his AirPods and has Siri record a voice note; for a really big point he stops the car and makes notes in Evernote or Notion, whichever app he is using that week. — 00:06:41
2019-10-31 · AirPods Pro Unboxing! — Ali calls his original AirPods probably the third most valuable piece of tech he owns, after the camera that helped him start his YouTube channel and the Kindle that has let him read hundreds of books. (hedged) — 00:00:00
2019-10-31 · AirPods Pro Unboxing! — Ali finds the AirPods Pro case, engraved with his name, a little bigger than the original AirPods case and a little more flimsy. — 00:00:29
2019-10-31 · AirPods Pro Unboxing! — Ali says the AirPods Pro might become his new favourite headphones: the original AirPods always felt a little flimsy in his ear, while the new ones have so much noise cancellation. (hedged) — 00:01:42
2019-10-31 · AirPods Pro Unboxing! — Ali normally uses his AirPods for Audible; he is listening to The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan. — 00:01:42
2019-10-31 · AirPods Pro Unboxing! — Ali: To his untrained, non-audiophile ears, Ali finds the AirPods Pro sound similar to the original AirPods but very slightly more tinny, which he puts down to the noise cancellation. — 00:03:22
2019-10-31 · AirPods Pro Unboxing! — Ali: Since he mainly uses AirPods at the gym or out and about for audiobooks and podcasts, Ali thinks the AirPods Pro would be absolutely perfect for that. — 00:03:45
2019-10-31 · AirPods Pro Unboxing! — recommendation: Ali is not really sure there is much point in upgrading from the original AirPods to the AirPods Pro unless you really value noise cancellation or just love the new ones. (hedged) — 00:04:23
2019-10-31 · AirPods Pro Unboxing! — Ali ranks AirPods among his most valuable tech because they massively reduce the friction to listening to podcasts and audiobooks: he puts them in even to wash the dishes, so he listens to far more than he would with proper or wired headphones. — 00:04:44
2019-10-31 · AirPods Pro Unboxing! — recommendation: Ali calls the original AirPods at £159 totally worth it, but for now thinks the AirPods Pro's extra £100 for noise cancellation and slightly reduced sound quality is probably not worth it unless you really value noise cancellation. (hedged) — 00:05:35

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2018

2018-08-30 · Monthly Favourites #6 - Ali Abdaal — Ali, who prefers the AirPods he used for a year, lost them at a wedding in Manchester a few weeks earlier; his Powerbeats3 came free with a new MacBook Pro through the education discount. — 00:10:35
2018-08-30 · Monthly Favourites #6 - Ali Abdaal — Ali: Wireless earphones range from cheap £20 pairs on Amazon to £150 AirPods; Ali thinks the Powerbeats3 cost about £120 but come free with the education discount. (hedged) — 00:11:53
2018-08-30 · Monthly Favourites #6 - Ali Abdaal — recommendation: Ali: For anyone with an iPhone and the budget, Ali's pick among wireless earphones is the AirPods, because their link with the iPhone is incredibly convenient. — 00:12:51
2018-12-03 · What's in my Bag - Junior Doctor Everyday Carry — recommendation: Ali always has his Apple AirPods with him at work and ranks them high on his list of tech he would recommend for everyone. — 00:01:30

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