Apple AirPod Pros outweigh the cons
obviously, is that the AirPods Pro sound great. Music is the most important thing, and I have no complaints there.
Although I cannot honestly claim to be an audiophile, the bass is deep and punchy and I can hear everything all the way up the scale clearly and without distortion, even at high volumes.
Calls come through well, too.
Each AirPod has a little flat section on the front of its stem, a button with which to control various elements of playback – actually, it’s not really a button, but when you press it you hear a little click.
Pressing it allows you to answer calls, pause music, skip tracks, or go back a track. If you press and hold you can set up Siri.
BEAUTIFUL ISOLATION
THE active noise cancellation mode is very impressive indeed. Once you have a good fit in your ear, with it turned on, silence descends – almost all continuous ambient sounds are filtered out.
You can still hear isolated loud noises, but even these are muffled – and it works even when not listening to music, so you might stick them in just to get a bit of peace and quiet on the bus.
Switch to Transparency mode, and outside noise is let in, a setting that is perhaps wise when negotiating a busy street…
So there you have it… all the best things about the AirPods Pro which make them worth their somewhat eye-watering price.
BABYLON is causing waves in the world of healthcare. Its selling points include the ability to make a video or voice call appointment with a GP, monitor your health via connected devices, and use an artificial intelligence advisor that will quiz you about symptoms.
The video calling appointments are with NHS GPs and on average you have to wait only a couple of hours to be seen. Of course, they can’t
diagnose everything over video call. For that reason Babylon is setting up clinics for examinations – but they’re only in Birmingham and London at the moment.
Details of your appointment, can be sent on to your own GP. The Babylon GP can diagnose, write sick notes, prescribe medicine, and refer you for further investigation.
You can have “test kits”, sent to you for samples, which are then tested. The results are reviewed by a doctor before being sent back to you. These tests cost from £29-£49 each.
The “healthcheck” section takes you through a series of questions to get a picture of your overall health.
Some clinicians have raised concerns about possible disruption to NHS services, but the app certainly heralds a potential sea-change in the way we access healthcare.