"IPhone bonus" that does not have to buy headset for telework is useful: Read quickly!Telework

The ITMEDIA NEWS editorial departments who are challenging telework at home to prevent the new colon virus infection.Here are some of the troubles and things that reporters have faced in an unfamiliar work at home.

　Before entering the Golden Week, the extension of telework and WFH (Work from Home) has been decided, and many companies have expanded their applicable staff and occupations.Communication that connects remote areas should require some equipment, but the shortage of goods continues.

　The lead is a web cam and a headset.It is used in remote conference services such as ZOOM, Skype, and Teams.If you are a laptop user, the front camera is built -in and there are many cases where web cams are not required, so it is probably the headset that is widely needed.And this headset is also short.Products with good cospa are sold out everywhere.Recently, it seems to be popular up to gaming headsets.The manufacturer is in a hurry to respond, but it is difficult to get it.

　But there is a solution.Use Apple's "EarPods".

　The headset often assumes a style that combines the headphone and the microphone protruding to the mouth, but the earphone that comes standard with the iPhone, EARPODS, is a very good headset.

　AirPods Pro is a True Wireless earphone, and the microphone using beam forming has a reputation for high quality.However, even in comparison with that, Earpods clearly has better sound quality.

　This is a simple story, because the Bluetooth standard will drop the microphone input on the AirPods Pro (as well as AirPods) to 16kHz.There are many 8kHz ones, so it's better than that, but 44.It is not an audio quality such as 1kHz or 48kHz.The output and input are asymmetric.

　The video below verifies the remote communication opinion, Youtuber's Drikin, the built -in microphone of MacBook, AirPods Pro, and Earpods microphone recording.

　If you use a headset, you will not be connected to Bluetooth unless there is a good situation.That is the trick to increase audio quality.

　In that respect, Apple Earpods has been bundled on the iPhone all the time and has good quality.It is a wired connection.If you're an iPhone user from the previous model, it's not Lightning 3.5mm audio jack version (product name is "Earpods with 3).5 mm headphone plug may be rolling over.You can pull it out and connect it to a PC (preferably MacBook).Mac is always supported, but in the case of Windows PC, it may not be compatible (it may be a USB audio conversion connector).

　If you are connected to a remote conference service on your iPhone or iPad, of course, Lightning is fine.

　The best thing is that if you go to Seven-Eleven, you can get 2800 yen (excluding tax) anywhere in the country.3.The 5mm version is sold together with Lightning.

　Be careful only one point.EARPODS may make a rustic noise when cables come into contact with hair and clothing.You should be careful about the posture you are using.It may be good to keep it on your shoulders with tape or pin.

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