As we speak at its massive occasion Apple has unveiled 5 new colours for the AirPods Max over-the-ear headphones, which now are available Midnight, Starlight, blue, purple, and orange. It is also lastly given them a USB-C port. There aren’t any additional updates. The brand new AirPods Max are nonetheless $549, and can go on pre-order at this time. They are going to be launched on September 20.
The AirPods Professional 2 are getting a giant replace – however not in {hardware}. As an alternative, they’re receiving a variety of hearing-related options “this fall”. You’ll get listening to safety by way of machine studying, and that is on by default to guard you from loud environmental noises whereas preserving the sound signature of what you are listening to. The H2 chip helps scale back loud intermittent noises 48,000 occasions per second. At concert events, you’ll be able to put on your AirPods Professional 2 understanding they’re going to shield your listening to whereas retaining the music sounding pure and vibrant.
There’s additionally a personalised listening to check (which you’ll share along with your physician) that can assist energy a built-in listening to assist mode.
The AirPods Professional 2 will use the outcomes of your listening to check to make changes that can assist you to higher hear the voices and sounds round you. The AirPods Professional 2 may also make changes serving to you hear media higher. The listening to assist function might be arrange with an audiogram created by a listening to well being skilled as properly.
All of this shall be out there quickly in additional than 100 international locations and areas (together with the US, Germany, and Japan), following advertising and marketing authorization from world well being authorities, which Apple expects to obtain “quickly”.
To get the brand new listening to well being options, the iPhone that is paired to your AirPods Professional 2 will have to be on iOS 18.
