alt Hacker NewsApple of late is a mystery. Their software and hardware product quality is wildly inconsistent and, yet, with the most simplest of hardware like AirTags and AirPods, they're like magic. iPhones, I could hardly care less about. These new airtags? Insta buy!
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>Their software and hardware product quality is wildly inconsistent
Their hardware has been exceptional in recent years.
How are Airtags or Airpods simple?
Cramming lots of tech into a small footprint is an extremely complex affair.
I've started to dislike the narrative that "Apple never leads the pack, but it waits to release the best product."
But that hasn't been true for a decade. Most improvements have been marginal, and they totally missed the boat on LLMs.
I can see it in AirTags, but, haven't used AirPods myself, what is so "magical" about them?
Also, my understanding is that AirTags are only usable if you have an iPhone, am I wrong?
Apple is a big company. I’d be more surprised if they were completely consistent.
I'm not convinced AirPods are that "simple" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB_8dGKh9JI