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Apple is currently working on updates for its entry-level AirPods and AirPods Pro, which could debut in 2021, Bloomberg reported Monday.
The story also sheds light on the reason for Apple delaying release of its over-the-ear AirPods Studio headphones.
Amazon is offering its biggest discounts yet on AirPods and AirPods Pro as part of its huge Prime Day sale. You can save up to $50 on the latest models for a limited time, with prices starting at just $114.99.
Get yours before they sell out!
Devialet, an audio firm backed by superstar rapper Jay-Z, debuted its Gemini wireless earbuds, a rival to Apple’s mega-successful AirPods Pro, on Friday.
The premium $299 earbuds (making them $50 more than the $249 AirPods Pro) aim to appeal to the same high end of the market wowed by Devialet’s speakers, which can cost up to $3,000.
Comply Foam Tips 2.0 replace Apple’s standard silicon AirPods Pro tips with memory foam ones. These are designed to do a better job of blocking out ambient noise, while also giving the in-ear headphones a more comfortable and secure fit.
Enjoy one of Amazon’s biggest discounts yet on the newest AirPods with a Wireless Charging Case. You can get yours, brand-new, for just $151. That’s $48 off the usual price for a limited time only.
Apple recently gave AirPods and AirPods Pro the ability to automatically switch between different devices depending on what you’re doing. Sometimes the feature is useful, but other times it’s really frustrating.
You may have noticed it after updating to iOS 14 on your iPhone or iPadOS 14 on your iPad. The good news is, it’s possible to disable the feature and take care of switching yourself.
We’ll show you how.
Amazon has increased its discounts on AirPods and AirPods Pro for a limited time only. Bag yours today to enjoy up to $44.02 off the usual price — or check out even bigger savings on Beats headphones.
Verizon’s big discount on AirPods Pro is back. Pick up Apple’s best, most magical wireless buds for just $219.99 — the lowest price yet for brand-new models — for a limited time only.
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Best Buy is offering certified refurbished AirPods Pro units for just $194.99 today only. That’s $55 off the regular selling price, with free shipping and a 90-day Best Buy warranty.
Get yours before they’re all gone!
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AirPods with an official Wireless Charging Case are now available at their lowest price to date, thanks to a rare $59.02 discount from Amazon. Bag yours before the price returns to normal.
Want a pair of AirPods-style earbuds that won’t break the bank? Check out the SoundPeats TrueCapsule wireless earbuds instead. They’re highly rated by Amazon customers, and now on sale for a mere $18.89.
Amazon is slashing prices on a bunch of the hottest Beats headphones for a limited time only. You can save up to $129.96, with Solo3, Solo Pro, Powerbeats Pro, and new Powerbeats headphones all on sale.
Bag yours before the discounts disappear.
People waiting to get their hands on next-generation AirPods will be waiting until 2021, a report published by Digitimes on Wednesday suggests.
It claims that Apple will launch its third-gen AirPods in the first half of 2021, before introducing the next-gen AirPods Pro in the second part of the year. Apple last updated its regular AirPods line in March 2019, while the AirPods Pro were released in October 2019.
B&H Photo this week kicked off its Back to School sale on Apple products, offering customers big discounts on iPad, Mac, and more.
You can save up to $500 on last year’s 13-inch MacBook Pro, up to $300 on a 16-inch MacBook Pro, and up to $535 on a 2018 iPad Pro. There are also some sweet discounts on Apple Watch and AirPods.
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Elago’s wonderful AW6 case, which makes your AirPods look like an iPod Classic, is now available for AirPods Pro. It keeps your buds free from scratches and comes in white or black (with a red click wheel).
It’s a great time to treat yourself to Apple’s newest AirPods, with Amazon now offering brand-new units for just $129.98. That’s $29.02 off the usual price and one of Amazon’s biggest discounts to date.
You can also save $19.05 on AirPods Pro.
The price of AirPods Pro continues to fall this week as Woot offers up brand-new units for just $214.99 — the lowest price yet. The sale is good for today only and stock is selling fast, so don’t miss out.
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Now is the time to treat yourself to AirPods Pro! Amazon is offering renewed models that look and work as good as new for just $202 — the lowest price we’ve seen so far on Apple’s best wireless buds.
Bag yours before they’re all gone.
Apple just rolled out an AirPods Pro update that makes noise cancellation even better, and soon, its tiny buds will get another upgrade that adds amazing spatial sound. Don’t already have your own? Change that today.
Pick up AirPods Pro on Amazon and enjoy $19.01 off the usual price — one of the biggest discounts yet — or opt for a renewed pair and save $39.05.
Apple updated AirPods Pro to firmware version 2D27 on Tuesday. Users of these truly wireless headphones have since had a chance to install it, but there’s no consensus about whether it makes active noise cancellation as good as it was when this product first launched.
Listening to music on AirPods at too high a volume can damage your hearing. As a reminder of this, iOS 14 offers an optional icon in the Control Center to show just how loudly the song is playing on a connected pair of AirPods or earbuds at that moment. And it measure the sound pressure down to the exact decibel.
Apple’s brilliant battery-saving feature for iPhone, which recently made its way to Mac, is also coming to AirPods and AirPods Pro in iOS 14. It should help your beloved buds last a little longer in between replacements.
Apple rose to the challenge of holding a keynote for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in an empty auditorium Monday. A range of executives took the wraps off operating system upgrades for Mac, iPhone, iPad … the whole swath of Cupertino’s devices.
The presentation went surprisingly well, considering that the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the presence of the usual odd mix of highly enthusiastic Apple employees and professionally skeptical journalists.
AirPods got some impressive-sounding (no pun intended) features announced at WWDC, including an upcoming “Spatial Audio” feature that will provide better 3D sound for its AirPods Pro wireless earpods.
The feature will use motion tracking to replicate a surround sound, movie theater-style listening experience, making it sound like the audio you’re listening to is coming from around the wearer. It will work by using the device’s in-built accelerometer to track the motion of users’ heads. It will then remap the sound field constantly as your head moves around.