Music to your ears? Apple will release next-generation AirPods by end of the month and they will cost $260 – $60 more than the current pair
- The new earbuds would be part part of the company’s ‘Pro’ line of products
- The AirPods Pro was first revealed earlier this month in an iOS 13 update
- The revision will mark Apple’s third iteration on its wireless earbuds
Apple is going to update its AirPods this fall, introducing new noise cancelling technology and a price point that’s $60 higher than the previous version.
The new model of the wireless earbuds could arrive as soon as the end of the month, and will be branded as AirPods Pro.
The Pro version of the earbuds will retail for $260, while the current non-Pro version of will continue to sell for $199.
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The new AirPods Pro model (pictured above) are expected to sell for $260
According to Cnet, the addition would leave Apple selling two different noise-cancelling headphones this fall, following on the announcement of Beats Solo Pro earlier this week.
The new AirPods were first discovered by Guilherme Rambo of 9to5Mac as he was looking for secrets in the code of the recent iOS 13.2 update.
AirPods Pro will also have different listening modes, with or without noise cancelling, which is being called ‘focus mode’ in the system and will be water resistant.
The AirPods Pro are rumored to come with a new charging case (pictured above)
The market for smart earbuds has been growing quickly in recent months.
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced Surface Earbuds, a unique pair of wireless, noise-cancelling earbuds that have a wide touch interface.
In September, Amazon announced its own brand of earbuds, Echo Buds, which will come with a version of the company’s virtual assistant Alexa on them.
Echo Buds will also give users the option of using Siri or Google Assistant via a tap command.
Samsung has released its own wireless earbuds, Galaxy Buds, which offer six hours of battery life and can sync with both Android and iOS devices as well as Bluetooth enabled computers.
