Ukusukela ukuba iApple yamkele ukutshaja ngaphandle kwamacingo ngokusungulwa kwe-iPhone X, i-iPhone 8 kunye ne-iPhone 8 Plus, abasebenzisi abaninzi balinde ukuhlawulisa ityala le-AirPod ngaphandle kwamacingo, ibhokisi leyo ngokungathanga ngqo kubhengezwe ngokutyhilwa kwesiseko sokutshaja esingafakwanga kwi-AirPower, Isiseko sokutshaja esingacacanga ncam ekugqibeleni siya kufikelela kwintengiso.
Ngelixa kuyinyani ukuba ii-AirPods zezona zikhetho zibalaseleyo ngokwee-headphone zeBluetooth ezinesiseko sokutshaja esifakiwe, ayisiyiyo kuphela emarikeni. Ukusuka e-China sinezinto ezininzi esinokukhetha kuzo, nangona kungekho nanye kuzo esondela kumgangatho kunye nokuzimela okusinika yona, into esinika yona I-Bang & Olufsen Beoplay E8, ii-headphone esele sizihlalutye kuzo Actualidad iPhone.
Ngelixa iApple ingasazisi isiseko sokutshaja ngaphandle kwamacingo, inkampani iBang & Olufsen isandula ukwazisa Isizukulwana sesibini iBeoplay E8, Ii-headphone ezisinika izinto ezifanayo nezokuqala, kodwa eli xesha libandakanya inkqubo yokutshaja ngaphandle kwamacingo kwimeko, esivumela ukuba sibabize nakwesiphi na isiseko sokutshaja esihambelanayo.
Ixabiso lesi sizukulwana sesibini lenyukile, kuba isukile kwi-299 euro ukuya kwi-350 euro. Ukuba sele unesizukulwane sokuqala, awunyanzelekanga ukuba uthenge imodeli entsha ukonwabela ukutshaja ngaphandle kwamacingo, kuba iyasivumela ukuba sithenge kuphela ityala elitsha, nangona ixabiso lalo liphezulu kakhulu: i-euro ezingama-200. I-Bang kunye ne-Olufsen iya kuphehlelela isiseko sokutshaja ngaphandle kwamacingo ukutshatisa imibala eyahlukileyo esi sizukulwana sesibini siya kuba kuyo, kodwa okwangoku ayichazanga xabiso. Okwangoku kuya kufuneka silinde de kube ngu-14 kuFebruwari ukuze bathengise.