[HN Gopher] Google Pixel Buds Pro 2
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       Google Pixel Buds Pro 2
        
       Author : kaycebasques
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2024-08-14 19:35 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (store.google.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (store.google.com)
        
       | jrflowers wrote:
       | > the Tensor A1 chip runs 90 times faster than the speed of sound
       | 
       | Finally, a chip that runs at thirty one thousand meters per
       | second
        
         | beardyw wrote:
         | Yes, I wondered what that was supposed to convey! I thought
         | perhaps it was 90 times the sampling rate (96000 per sec), but
         | that would be about 8mhz, which is not fast at all, or maybe it
         | is for an ear bud?
        
         | tonetegeatinst wrote:
         | Lmk when we have FTL capible earbuds
        
       | skhunted wrote:
       | I've had 3 pairs of Apple Airpods. All three of them eventually
       | had problems with charging. One bud would be full charge and the
       | other empty. Sometimes I'd put them in the case and the light
       | indicates they are charging but come back later and they didn't
       | charge at all.
       | 
       | Does Google's pods suffer the same issue?
        
         | Fauntleroy wrote:
         | I haven't had this issue with my Pixel Buds Pro over the last 2
         | years. They hold their charge surprisingly well.
        
         | filoleg wrote:
         | Is this common? Asking because I went through multiple pairs of
         | airpods (due to upgrades and just straight up losing a pair),
         | and I've never encountered such an issue (and none of my
         | friends encountered it either).
         | 
         | I had a problem occur like once every year or two where one
         | airpod just refuses to work, but a quick unpair/pair cycle
         | solves it.
        
       | jauntywundrkind wrote:
       | I bought a pair. Price is decent.
       | 
       | I'm interested to see what this Tensor A1 can do. If it can
       | provide significantly better call quality to those listening to
       | me while I'm in noisey environments, I'm happy to upgrade. This
       | seems like a place where there should be some very good machine
       | learning wins possible, and I think Google has people who could
       | pull it off.
       | 
       | It also advertises as having Bluetooth LE (which I take to be
       | equivalent to marketing speak name BT Auracast), which I hope
       | starts to arrive soon. Im more interested in its use on speakers,
       | but I love the idea of ambient listening experiences all around
       | us that we can tune into or share ourselves.
        
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