Apple’s last surprise of 2020: Meet AirPods Max

[Chris Smith]

• Apple unveiled the AirPods Max wireless headphones on Tuesday, a highly anticipated new addition to the AirPods family.
• AirPods Max is available for preorder for $549 and will ship to buyers on December 15th, right in time for Christmas.
• The wireless headphones pack much of the technology available in other AirPods versions, with a few extra tricks made possible by the over-ear form factor.

When Apple “killed” the headphone jack with the iPhone 7, it also unveiled what was to become one of the best and most sought-after Apple products, the AirPods. Since then, Apple released second-generation AirPods with a case that recharges wirelessly, as well as an AirPods Pro model that supports noise cancellation and other new features. But Apple never made over-ear wireless AirPods, which is the kind of product some would prefer over earphones. Instead, all of Apple's over-ear headphones wear Beats branding... until now.

Rumors have been swirling for most of 2020 that Apple planned to launch "AirPods Studio," the first wireless over-ear headphones in the AirPods family. Now, Apple has finally confirmed them — but they’re called AirPods Max instead of AirPods Studio, and they'll be available to buyers for $549 starting December 15th.

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