Announced in 2016 and launched in early 2017, the
AirPods wireless headphones immediately met with great success with
users, which led to a shortage of headphones during the
first months following marketing, and here is only a second version
points the tip of his nose.
According to the sources of the well-informed journalist Mark Gurman of Bloomberg,
Apple would have plannedMore premium AirPodsand others
audio accessoriespournext year.
Apple would be working on a high-end version and thereforeplus
dearAirPods which would offer a function ofreduction of
ambient noiseand onewater resistancein order to
be able to use them when it rains or when a user sweats for
a sports session.
The Apple firm would also evaluate the possibility of addingof the
health monitoring sensorsin a future version of AirPods, like
the Apple Watch's heart rate sensor.
While waiting for this high-end version of AirPods, Mark Gurman says
that the Cupertino company will release a slightly improved version
This yearwith anew bluetooth chip
and the possibilityto use Siri without having to tapon the
headphones.
Apple will increase the production capacity of AirPods by entrusting a
part of this production to its long-time partner Foxconn, which
should avoid production problems for the next versions of the
AirPods.
Apple is also reportedly planning to release awireless headset covering
the earsand which would not be part of the Beats range, this one
should not see the light of day beforenext year.
Finally, Mark Gurman affirms that the Apple firm is working on a
new version of the HomePod speakerwhich could come out as soon as
next year, and would entrust part of the production of HomePod to its
subcontractor Foxconn.
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