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SigmundWellwood
08/16/09

In reply to Klipsch Image S4i Review
It's not that these headphones won't work with anything else– only that the remote and mic won't work.

Apple's been adding the remote compatible headphone jack to all of their products lately– I think it even works with the newer macbooks.

It doesn't break "listening" compatibility and adds cool functionality if you happen to be using an Apple product.

I use my Apple remote headphones all the time with standard 3.5mm headphone jacks all the time, the remote is so small you hardly notice it and it's nice to have it built in when something is compatible.
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John Herrman
08/16/09

@SigmundWellwood: No, it doesn't break listening compatibility, but volume and simple play/pause function doesn't work on a lot of products you'd expect it to. Not a dealbreaker, since they're still nice headphones, but still a notable drawback.

And yeah, it does work with the newer unibody MacBooks.
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Kaiser-Machead
08/16/09

@John Herrman: Not working with the unibody Macs turns me off completely to these, as I've grown fond of using my current iPod mic for my MBP.

It's a pity, but I guess I will get those premium Apple buds after all if that's the case.
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Hi, I'm God
08/16/09

@Kaiser-Machead: He said that they do work with the Unibody Macs...
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Kaiser-Machead
08/16/09

@Hi, I'm God: Yeah, I went back and saw my mistake just after i could make the edit. Well, I'll just eat this hearty dose of fail and be done with it.
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frigg
01/02/09

In reply to Garmin Nuvi 880 Voice-Controlled GPS Lightning Review
I have a Nuvi and I love it, although there's parts of it that seem anachronistically meh, like a touchscreen that's flabby and irresponsive, and directions that sometimes send you in nonsensical trajectories. On the other hand, sometimes it figures out amazing shortcuts that make me want to throw it up in the air and kiss it when it comes back down.

Voice control would be awesome as long as it's easy to take the remote off the wheel so it doesn't advertise a stowed GPS in your dashboard when parked, and easy to replace, so you don't have to feel anxious about loosing it.

Also, it would be awesome if you could verbally prompt it in real time rather than communicate with it solely by driving in opposition to its directions and having it scold you "recalculating... recalculating..." It's like, you know it's directing you wrong, you know you're going to reject its suggestions, it would be better just to tell it your preferences ("avoid Hamster Avenue, go up Maple") than to ignore it and wait for it to catch up.

But yea, Nuvi's are awesome. It's like getting opposable thumbs and wondering how you got along without them. One thing though is that their 5000 different models are kind of confusing, and they should make an upgrade path - beyond a feature here, a feature there - clearer to customers.
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
01/02/09

In reply to Garmin Nuvi 880 Voice-Controlled GPS Lightning Review
I have seen them going for $500 online. And TomTom sucks arse.
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MadCrazy
01/02/09

In reply to Garmin Nuvi 880 Voice-Controlled GPS Lightning Review
Wonder what happens when yea tell it to go to hell...hmm
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frigg
01/02/09

@MadCrazy: It gives you turn by turn directions.
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1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle
01/02/09

In reply to Garmin Nuvi 880 Voice-Controlled GPS Lightning Review
Garmin is pure shit.

Tomtom is the best gps that you can buy
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jonaswan2
01/02/09

@Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: Wow, there actually crazy GPS fanboys. That's amazing.

What will they fanboy next?
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
01/02/09

@jonaswan2: condoms
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strider_mt2k
01/02/09

@Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: Ford/Chevy-isms demean us all.
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