Once upon a time that may have been true but Apple devices - as far as I
know - are using the newer Bluetooth 4.x standards which cut down on
power usage.
On 9/09/2016 1:53 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
Hi!
Hmm, i thought it was Bluetooth that was was a power hog not Airplay.
But i may have heard wrong.
/A
On 8 Sep 2016, at 02:58, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote:
Hmm, interesting.
I have seen AirPlay devices that are around which are in perfect sync with
Airplay - that is to say there’s no delay between source and target when
streaming - so I thought Apple may have perhaps used that method.
Then again AirPlay streaming does take a fair amount of power so perhaps that’s
why Apple chose Bluetooth.
On 8 Sep 2016, at 10:53 AM, Tim Noonan <t...@timnoonan.com.au> wrote:
The Airpots are still using Bluetooth, but wrapped in all sorts of Apple secret
sauce.
Probably some aspects from the now announced BT 5.0 spec.
Here is a fuller description of the justification for removing the headphone
jack and the Airpod tech and design.
Inside iPhone 7: Why Apple Killed The Headphone Jack - BuzzFeed News
https://t.co/TV2Kps3Mvz
On 8 Sep 2016, at 9:15 AM, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah not much was said but it sounds like they are more wireless than blue
tooth. They talked trach about blue tooth. I mean just to say that they didn't
seem keen to use it. So I guess it's some kind of wireless like wireless
headphones and keyboards use. Which for distance is much better. Leo Laporte
and Andy Anatco were pissed about the jack. They kept insisting that they could
have kept it. But that would mean the phone would have to be wider at best.
Right? AAlso I agree with Shiller time to cut the cord. Cords always tangle
especially the cheep spegetty cord like Apple themselves use for the ear pods.
Or you could axidentally step on them and break something like I've done to my
Bose OE2I head phone kable. Stuff like that. I agree it's not fare for those
that have bought mad expensive stuff that is corded but oh well se la vi. At
least they give ya an adaptor.
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Subject: So the new iPhone 7 has been announced
Indeed it has and no real surprises.
The headphones socket has gone to make way for another speaker - thus stereo
speakers which should dramatically improve the sound of the phone - and that
can only be a plus.
According to the blurb I read the iPhone comes with two very nice additions, a
lightning dock to 3.5MM headphones adapter and a set of Airbuds, interesting to
know whether these use AirPlay, Bluetooth or yet another standard? I wasn’t
presented with much information on them.
No mention of atpX unfortunately, at least we have the dock where we can plug
in DAC’s if better sound is what we’re after or we have AirPlay.
I’ll still be holding onto my iPhone 6 having spent a small fortune on the Arcam DAC
<smile>.
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