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by rince 3568 days ago
Looking at the last slide "Automatic setup. Seamless switching."

What exactly is the W1? Can it work with an older MacBook, or would you need a not-yet-announced MacBook?
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TD-Linux 3568 days ago
The footnote says that it requires an iCloud account.

Are these even Bluetooth? Maybe they always remain connected to your iPhone, and the other devices stream to the iPhone first.

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rince 3567 days ago
Looks like these are indeed Bluetooth http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEF2AM/A/airpods

Connections AirPods: Bluetooth

And then further down Compatibility: iPhone 5 and up

iPhone 5 has Bluetooth 4.0 So I'm guessing the pairing information is shared via iCloud

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