Apple Announces AirPods Pro
- Paul Thurrott
- Oct 28, 2019
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Apple said today that the long-rumored AirPods Pro will ship October 30 and will cost $250. They are now available for preorder.
“With AirPods Pro, we’re taking the magic even further,” Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller said in a prepared statement. “The new in-ear AirPods Pro sound amazing with Adaptive EQ, fit comfortably with flexible ear tips and have innovative Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode. We think customers are going to love this new addition to the AirPods family.”
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AirPods Pro appears to solve many of the problems with previous AirPods, most notably their tinny sound quality. The Pro version supports Adaptive EQ for superior sound quality (a low bar) and Active Noise Cancellation, and it comes with three different sizes of silicone ear tips for a more comfortable fit. AirPods Pro also uses a vent system to equalize pressure, minimizing the discomfort common in other in-ear designs, Apple says. They are also sweat- and water-resistant.
AirPods Pro also provides a Transparency mode so that you can hear the world around you, which will be important for dodging busses and other objects while commuting. You can switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency modes using a new force sensor on the stem of the Pods.
You can learn more about AirPods Pro from the Apple website.
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BrianEricFord
<blockquote><em><a href="#484092">In reply to bbennett40:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>Hahaha. Wait. Why are we laughing?</p>
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Stooks
<blockquote><em><a href="#484092">In reply to bbennett40:</a></em></blockquote><p>Apple’s next BILLION dollar making device. Lol!</p>
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Thom77
<p>Airpods Pro: Where the magic goes to 11</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>I still dont know how these things stay in people ears. I guess they are magical after all.</p>
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BrianEricFord
<blockquote><em><a href="#484138">In reply to Thom77:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>I don’t know either, but they do.</p><p><br></p><p>My theory is that 99% of the time wired headphones (and most to the point previous wired buds from Apple) pop out is due to the wire catching.</p><p><br></p><p>No wire solves that issue.</p>
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BrianEricFord
<blockquote><em><a href="#484203">In reply to Andi:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>1) Gene Munster is a moron analyst with an abysmal track record and 2) if you say so. </p><p><br></p><p>In reality, millions of people use them every day at the gym with no problems. That they sometimes fall out isn’t surprising or limited to AirPods. </p><p><br></p><p>Anecdotally, mine fall out less than my wired buds did. Scouring the data, millions and millions of people seem to have decided they fit just fine.</p>
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Stooks
<blockquote><em><a href="#484203">In reply to Andi:</a></em></blockquote><p>In my Family of 5 no one has lost them yet. </p>
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dontbeevil
<p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">LOL the surface earphone were expensive for 250…now suddenly the APPLE airpods PRO are not expensive anymore</span></p>
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dontbeevil
<blockquote><em><a href="#484194">In reply to puggsly:</a></em></blockquote><p>Funny that in this case you talk about features and price… In most of other cases apple provide less features and higher price</p>
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Stooks
<p>If you have an iOS device that you use a any type of ear buds with the originals were just fantastic. I can only imagine these will be even better. </p><p><br></p><p>Pairing that just works and works fast compared to any other BT device I have ever used. Switch from iPhone to iPad in seconds. Battery charge indication second to none. The charging case is great. The features like pulling one out and it pausing or it working with the Apple TV as well.</p>
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BrianEricFord
<blockquote><em><a href="#484206">In reply to Andi:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>Why must that be mentioned? Outside of Apple they work pretty much as any other Bluetooth headset would work and inside Apple they work better than that.</p>
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Stooks
<blockquote><em><a href="#484206">In reply to Andi:</a></em></blockquote><p>That is the point really. Air Pods with say a Samsung phone are NORMAL BT headphones. With an Apple device they so much more. </p><p><br></p><p>I can’t see why anyone would buy them to use with a non Apple device. </p>
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wocowboy
Premium Member<p>Just having soft rubber tips will provide a large degree of noise isolation, making these better for sidewalk listening while still being able to hear things you need to hear for safety. Full noise cancellation will be great on plane flights and more sedentary listening. I don't consider that they look "dumb" any more at all. The market has spoken on that front with the sheer numbers of AirPods you see every day. The sticks coming out of your ears were unusual at first, but they contribute to much better voice pickup by getting the microphones closer to your mouth, and every millimeter helps in that department. I will definitely be checking these out to see how they sound.</p>