Apple unveils its highly anticipated Air Pods 3 that feature a new contour design and up to six hours of battery life for $179
- Apple hosted a product event Monday, which revealed its AirPods 3
- The wireless earbuds feature a new contour design that improves sound quality
- Users will now get 6 hours of battery life and up to 30 hours of power from the charging case
- Air Pods 3 cost $179 and are available for pre-order today and ship next week
Apple hosted its second event within a month to reveal new products, including the highly anticipated Air Pods 3.
The wireless earbuds feature a new contour design and Adaptive EQ, allowing users to hear the music as it was recorded regardless the same of their inner ear.
Air Pods 3 is also water and sweat resistant and now boasts a six-hour battery life – nearly 40 minutes longer than its predecessor – and the charging case provides up to 30 hours of power.
The new earbuds cost $179, $50 more than the 2nd generation, with pre-orders opening today and shipping starts next week.
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Apple hosted its second event within a month to reveal new products, including the highly anticipated Air Pods 3
Apple held its ‘Unleashed’ event today, which was held virtually due to the lingering coronavirus pandemic.
The Air Pods 3 are the first version to feature a new design since the technology was first launched in 2016.
The pair is equipped with force sensor like the AirPods Pro, but now includes a new low-distortion driver for powerful bass and crisp high frequencies.
AirPods will now support spatial audio to ‘create something truly multi-dimensional’, offering ‘a whole new way to experience music’.
Air Pods 3 is also water and sweat resistant and now boasts a six-hour battery life – nearly 40 minutes longer than its predecessor – and the charging case provides up to 30 hours of power
AirPods will now support spatial audio to ‘create something truly multi-dimensional’, offering ‘a whole new way to experience music’.
Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketingy, said during the event: ‘ We are excited to introduce the next generation of AirPods, featuring unrivaled sound through Adaptive EQ and spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, along with seamless interaction between Apple devices — making the world’s best-selling headphones even better.’
The new design of AirPods is lightweight and contoured to fit the ear, and features a shorter shorter stem than the previous generation.
Air Pods 3 is also water and sweat resistant
The microphone is now covered by an acoustic mesh to help reduce the sound of wind, so the speaker’s voice comes across distinctly on calls.
And the AirPods 3 feature a new skin-detect sensor that lets the device know when it is in each ear.
‘The new AirPods are resistant to both sweat and water, with an IPX4 rating for both the earbuds and the charging case.’
The virtual event started with the revealing of new Home Pod mini colors, along with a new Apple Music subscription.
Users can now choose between fun colors like yellow, blue and orange, along with the previously available hues of space gray, black and white
The tech giant is also giving Siri more power in Apple Music, by letting customers access the entire music library with their voice
Users can now choose between fun colors like yellow, blue and orange, along with the previously available hues of space gray, black and white.
The tech giant is also giving Siri more power in Apple Music, by letting customers access the entire music library with their voice.
The new Voice Plan runs for just $4.99 a month, half the cost of the personal membership, and will be available in 17 countries later this year.
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