The next pair of AirPods wireless earbuds just mightalert its wearer that it is incorrectly installedin the ear canal, thanks to a system using ultrasound. If the user does not react, then the music played by the accessories could even be automatically redirected to another audio device.
It is difficult, however, to understand the usefulness of such a solution. Indeed, headphones that are about to fall or whose speaker does not play sound correctly are already uncomfortable. We then naturally put them back in place, with a simple gesture of the hand. But then, what is Apple looking for in abrevetdescribing this concept and filed recently?
A smoother experience
As is often the case, the Apple firm could in fact seek to improve the daily lives of its users thanks to these ultrasounds, themselves coupled with aproximity sensor. For example, we can imagine that AirPods Pro about to give up after a rather hectic sports session choose to switch to a HomePod mini when arriving home.
However, we can bet that personalization parameters will also be included if such an option sees the light of day. Indeed, it is not uncommon for Apple headphones to move sound directly to an iPad or iPhone without warning but in potentially annoying situations. The example of arriving in a coworking space by removing your earbuds is probably the most telling.
Apple's flagship accessory
In a few years, Bluetooth headphones from Cupertino have become thereferenceuncontested in a booming market. Today, no manufacturer comes close to matching them,as the latest studies on this subject seem to prove. The manufacturer, for its part, does not precisely detail the sales figures for these products.
Now with three variations and two generations for the classic version, AirPods are the companion of choice for iPhones for listening to Spotify or Apple Music. What's more withThe versionStudio, at more than 600 euros.
