I bet the colours are coming as a refresh to the original, ‘cheaper’ AirPods. They are rumoured to be refreshed too, and Apple have a history of selling the cheaper products in the line up in different colours (iPod mini/nano/shuffle, iPhone 5C/XR/11). It allows the more expensive model to be marketed as premium, while the cheaper product appeals to its own market. In this case, they could get a second (or third) breath of life out of the original AirPods.
Seriously though, if they offered the classic AirPods in the iPhone XR and 11 colours, just before the holiday season, they would sell LIKE CRAZY.
Apple refreshed the "regular" AirPods earlier this year (announced in March). It included the H1 chip that allows "Hey Siri", a very slight design change and material change, and shipped with the wireless charging case option. These of course are only available in white.
Has anyone mentioned the free engraving if you buy directly from Apple? I don't remember seeing that for an Apple product since the early iPods. Nice touch.
Not for NYC to LA, or international flights... you would have to take the charger and charge them mid-flight... Sony, Bose and Plantronics wins in that ball park.
Uh guy? That’s how you carry them, in the charging case. Do you pee? Ready to go by the time you get up, get to the head, wait in line, pee, get back to to your seat and buckled in.
I'm getting so tired of Apple's "hip" product commercials. They feel like Apple is trying too hard to be cool. That video did nothing for me, and just felt like one made by one of their competitors.
Apple, get back to your roots. Don't try too hard to be cool. If they truly are "Pro" ear buds, show us that. Show us them being used in professional environments.
You should know by now that on Apple marketing parlance “pro” usually means “premium”. These consumer buds are not replacing studio monitors.
Has anyone mentioned the free engraving if you buy directly from Apple? I don't remember seeing that for an Apple product since the early iPods. Nice touch.
I got my iPad Air 3 engraved earlier this year when ordered directly from Apple. Don't quote me but I think you can get it on AirPods (non-Pro) too.
Does anyone know if it is possible to keep two sets of headphones connected the the same phone? So, if you already had a gen 2 set, but also bought a gen 3 set, could you listen to music with the gen 2 set, put them back into the case and 5 minutes later crack open the gen 3s?
You know all these people complaining about the lack of colors but honestly if you search Amazon for AirPod skins you will find a boat load of cool skins for your Airpods. It will only be a matter of time before they are available for these Pro models. I've never used them myself but if the pictures are any indications...they will make your Airpod look amazing. They are not even all that expensive.
Yea, White is fine with me. If I want to change it up for whatever reason, options exist. Perhaps Apple knows this. Why bother having someone spend $250.00 on something and then later regret they don't like the color and wish they had another one. So much better to use replaceable skins instead.
Has anyone mentioned the free engraving if you buy directly from Apple? I don't remember seeing that for an Apple product since the early iPods. Nice touch.
I think I will put my Phone Number engraved on it. If it gets lost or misplaced...then someone has a way to contact me. Maybe this is a good idea or maybe it is not...but seems like a good thing for me to do. Yes, a nice touch I agree.
Has anyone mentioned the free engraving if you buy directly from Apple? I don't remember seeing that for an Apple product since the early iPods. Nice touch.
There is free engraving on these, but it will add a couple extra days to the delivery. Without engraving, the AirPod Pro will deliver on Oct 30th. With engraving they deliver the 5th - 7th, or expedited to the 1st - 5th for an additional $8.
I engraved my last pair, but that is going to make passing them down to my kids a bit tedious. Suppose the engraving can be covered by a sticker or case.
Having only just dropped A$319 on the AirPods 2 earlier this year (when they launched) I'm hesitant to buy these ones, but the active noise cancelling is something I've been after. Plus I have to wait and see what else is coming later this year. You know, like MacBooks, etc.
I'm getting so tired of Apple's "hip" product commercials. They feel like Apple is trying too hard to be cool. That video did nothing for me, and just felt like one made by one of their competitors.
Apple, get back to your roots. Don't try too hard to be cool. If they truly are "Pro" ear buds, show us that. Show us them being used in professional environments.
I mean "pro" itself after "AirPods" is a stretch. They act like people are gonna use these for sound design, audio recording monitoring and movie production. Not sure what commercial you expected?
Yeah, I didn't look closely at the article thumbnail and thought I saw black buds. I'm definitely not the only sucker who would drop an extra hundred for black.
You can already do that. Sure they’ll add the Pros ASAP.
Has anyone mentioned the free engraving if you buy directly from Apple? I don't remember seeing that for an Apple product since the early iPods. Nice touch.
Apple does this for products bought directly from their online store. The old AirPods had the option and I believe iPhones do too.
So I have question about transparency mode, what does that mean for deaf people? Can outside sound be amplified also to help hear 👂 better?
There’s ready an assistive hearing function on the current AirPods using the mics on your iPhone. I’d be surprised if they didn’t extend this further with the built in mics if it’s possible.
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Yea, White is fine with me. If I want to change it up for whatever reason, options exist. Perhaps Apple knows this. Why bother having someone spend $250.00 on something and then later regret they don't like the color and wish they had another one. So much better to use replaceable skins instead.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Airpod+Skins&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
I think I will put my Phone Number engraved on it. If it gets lost or misplaced...then someone has a way to contact me. Maybe this is a good idea or maybe it is not...but seems like a good thing for me to do. Yes, a nice touch I agree.
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There is free engraving on these, but it will add a couple extra days to the delivery. Without engraving, the AirPod Pro will deliver on Oct 30th. With engraving they deliver the 5th - 7th, or expedited to the 1st - 5th for an additional $8.
I engraved my last pair, but that is going to make passing them down to my kids a bit tedious. Suppose the engraving can be covered by a sticker or case.
Man I wish we had an October event.
I mean "pro" itself after "AirPods" is a stretch. They act like people are gonna use these for sound design, audio recording monitoring and movie production. Not sure what commercial you expected?
Exactly what I've been thinking. AirPods have so much potential from replacing hearing aids, being used for security, news reporters etc. etc.
... and i love the design much better than the previous ones !
Apple does this for products bought directly from their online store. The old AirPods had the option and I believe iPhones do too.