AirFly's wireless headphone dongle adds a screen to guide pairing

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwelve South has made a dongle that needs a screen to explain how to use the dongle.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's called the Airfly View, it costs seventy-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents, The Verge reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBefore, you had to decode flashing colored lights.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNow a display walks you through each step, in twenty-four languages. That's twenty-four new ways to say we heard your feedback.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDr. Byte reviewed it. Pro one?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDr. Byte's pro one: the battery lasts up to sixteen hours, per the company.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a full transatlantic flight and a long layover, and she hates that she checked.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCon one: the screen is there because the lights weren't clear.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the fix needed a fix.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPro two: it dims and turns itself off when you're not using it.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCon two: a zippered hard-shell case and an airline adapter. The adapter now has luggage.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPro three: black or coastal blue. Con three: coastal blue.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHer rating is three stars out of five.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd her dark suspicion is the screen is listening, because it lights up exactly when she complains.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorKenji wants one anyway, so he can finally pair something.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree stars. The screen should have told her in twenty-four languages.