U-Vratislav Holub I-Apple yaziqhenya ngesizukulwane sokuqala sama-headphones angenawaya emuva ngo-2016, lapho yethulwa eceleni kwe-iPhone 7. Kwakuyinto emisha eyisisekelo ngenhloso yokubeka umkhuba omusha. Kodwa indida ukuthi ngokushesha ngemva kokwethulwa kwabo, inkampani yama-apula ayizange ithole ukudunyiswa okuningi, kunalokho. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, isixhumi se-jack engu-3,5 mm, esibalulekile kuze kube yileso sikhathi, sasuswa, futhi abasebenzisi abaningi banqabe wonke umqondo wamahedfoni angenantambo. Isibonelo, kube nokukhathazeka mayelana nokulahlekelwa ama-headphones ngabanye nokunye okunjalo.
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Pavel Jelic Kodwa uma sidlulela esikhathini samanje, eminyakeni engu-6 ngemva kokwethulwa kwemodeli yokuqala evela ku-workshop ye-giant Cupertino, sithola ukuthi umphakathi ubheka ama-AirPods ngendlela ehluke ngokuphelele. Namuhla ingenye yama-headphone aziwa kakhulu, nawo aqinisekiswa izinhlolovo ezihlukahlukene. Isibonelo, ngonyaka ka-2021, Isabelo sika-Apple emakethe yama-headphone yase-US u-34,4% omkhulu, okubabeke endaweni ecacile engcono kakhulu. Endaweni yesibili kube neBeats by Dr. Dre (ephethwe yi-Apple) enesabelo esingu-15,3% kwathi i-BOSE isendaweni yesithathu ngesabelo esingu-12,5%. Ngokusho kweCanalys, i-Apple ingumholi womhlaba wonke emakethe yomsindo wasekhaya ehlakaniphile. I-Apple (kuhlanganise ne-Beats kaDkt. Dre) kulesi simo ithatha isabelo se-26,5%. Ilandelwa i-Samsung (kuhlanganise no-Harman) enesabelo "kuphela" esingu-8,1% futhi indawo yesithathu iya ku-Xiaomi ngesabelo esingu-5,7%.
Ukuduma kwama-AirPods
Kodwa manje into ebaluleke kakhulu. Kungani ama-Apple AirPods ethandwa kangaka futhi yini ewabeka endaweni enenzuzo kangaka? Empeleni kuyaxaka. I-Apple isesimweni esingesihle emakethe yamaselula namakhompyutha. Endabeni yokusebenzisa amasistimu wokusebenza, ihanjiswa yi-Android (Google) neWindows (Microsoft). Kodwa-ke, ingaphambi kwejika kulokhu, okungenza kubonakale sengathi cishe wonke umuntu ungumnikazi futhi usebenzisa ama-AirPods. Yilokhu kanye okusebenza esivunweni sika-Apple. Umdondoshiya we-Cupertino ubeke kahle isikhathi ukwethulwa kwalo mkhiqizo. Uma uthi nhlá, ama-headphone abonakala njengomkhiqizo oguquguqukayo, nakuba amahedfoni angenantambo kade ekhona.
Ama-AirPods (Pro)
Kodwa isizathu sangempela siza nayo kanye ifilosofi ye-Apple, esekelwe ekululameni okuphelele nokuthi imikhiqizo yayo imane isebenze. Ngemuva kwakho konke, ama-AirPods akufeza lokhu ngokuphelele. Umdondoshiya we-Cupertino washaya uphawu nge-design minimalist ngokwayo, hhayi kuphela ngama-headphone ngokwawo, kodwa futhi nekesi lokushaja. Ngakho-ke, ungafihla ngokudlala ama-AirPods ephaketheni lakho, ngokwesibonelo, futhi uwagcine ephephile ngenxa yecala. Nokho, ukusebenza kanye nokuxhumana okuphelele nayo yonke i-apula ecosystem kusemqoka kakhulu. Lena i-alpha ne-omega ephelele yalo mugqa womkhiqizo. Lokhu kuchazwa kangcono ngesibonelo. Isibonelo, uma unocingo olungenayo futhi ufuna ukuludlulisela kuma-headphone akho, mane ubeke ama-AirPods ezindlebeni zakho. I-iPhone bese ithola ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuxhumeka kwabo futhi ngokushesha ishintshe ucingo ngokwayo. Lokhu futhi kuhlobene nokumiswa okwesikhashana kokudlala lapho ama-headphone ekhishwa ezindlebeni nokunye okunjalo. Ngokufika kwe-AirPods Pro, lawa mathuba anwetshwa nangokwengeziwe - i-Apple ilethe ukucindezela komsindo osebenzayo + imodi yokungena kubasebenzisi bayo.
Yize ama-AirPods engewona ashibhile, asabusa ngokusobala imakethe yama-headphone angenantambo. I-Apple iphinde yazama ukusizakala ngalo mkhuba, yingakho iphinde yaqhamuka nenguqulo ye-headphone ye-AirPods Max. Bekufanele kube ama-headphone we-Apple aphezulu kakhulu kubalaleli abafuna kakhulu. Kodwa njengoba kwavela, le modeli ayisadonsi kangako, ngokuphambene nalokho. Uzizwa kanjani ngama-AirPods? Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi bafanelwe indawo yokuqala, noma ukhetha ukuthembela kuzixazululo zokuncintisana?
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Eqinisweni, nginesizukulwane sesibili engisifelayo nje. Ngemva konyaka, i-earphone eyodwa i-KO ehoreni enye idlala elinye ihora, ngezinye izikhathi abafuni ukuxhuma ku-iPad futhi kufanele ngiwafake ebhokisini ngiwakhiphe. Selokhu ngashintsha i-iPhone yami nge-Fold 3, ngivame ukusebenzisa ama-headphone amadala avela ku-Philips ekhanda lami ngoba impilo yebhethri emfushane iyangikhathaza. Ivolumu ephansi. Anginawo ama-earplugs, kodwa amabhola ngoba ama-earplugs azo zonke izinhlobo zemikhiqizo aphuma ezindlebeni zami futhi kuyangikhathaza ukuthi ngiyakwazi ukuzwa izingxoxo endaweni. Amahedfoni e-Philips enginawo aseneminyaka emi-4 ubudala futhi asasebenza ngokuqhathaniswa nama-Airpod abiza izikhathi ezi-3 ngaphezulu futhi agugile ngokuphawulekayo yize ngingawasebenzisanga kakhulu. Angifuni ama-Airpod kuphela, kodwa awekho ama-headphone amancane. Akukhona ngaphezu kwama-headphones akudala ukuthi angidingi ukucindezelwa umsindo ukuze ngigweme ukuzwa abantu nomsindo.