Apple AirPods 2 review: Still the best wireless earbuds you can buy

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Apple AirPods (second-generation)
$159 or $199 (with wireless charging case)
The Good

Slightly longer battery life (for talk time) • Hands-free

The Bad

No sound quality improvements • Wireless charging case version costs an extra $40 • No improvements to battery life for music

The Bottom Line

Apple’s second-generation AirPods are still the wireless earbuds to beat.

⚡ Mashable Score
4.25
😎 Cool Factor
4.0
📘Learning Curve
5.0
💪Performance
4.0
💵 Bang for the Buck
4.0

People love Apple’s AirPods. I know this because I can’t walk down the street or ride the subway or go anywhere without spotting the striking white “stems” poking out of peoples’ ears. They are everywhere the same way EarPods were everywhere during the height of the iPod. Read more…

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Apple AirPods, iPad Pro, Osprey travel gear, Apple MacBook Air, and more deals for March 27

Calling all Apple fans, do we have news for you. If you don’t fancy paying full price for the new generation Apple AirPods, then you can get your hands on the first generation Apple AirPods for only $150 on Amazon instead. You can also get $80 off th…

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Believe it: Amazon has AirPods on sale for $9 off

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This deal rarely happens. The Apple AirPods are back in stock and on sale for $149.99 on Amazon — that’s only $9 off but we’ll take it.

Compatible with the iPhone 7 and up (and even a few Android smartphones like the Google Pixel 3 and the Samsung Galaxy S10 via Bluetooth), the Apple AirPods are one of the most popular products from Apple. 

Thanks to Apple’s W1 chip, these sleek and stylish true wireless earbuds automatically sync to your iPhone once you take them out of their handy magnetic charging case, which can give the AirPods an extra 19 hours of battery life. The chip is also responsible for their increased Bluetooth range and improved battery charge, while it even helps stop your music when you remove one AirPod from your ear. Your music will then resume once you place it back in your ear. (Like magic!) Read more…

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Believe it: Amazon has AirPods on sale for $9 off

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This deal rarely happens. The Apple AirPods are back in stock and on sale for $149.99 on Amazon — that’s only $9 off but we’ll take it.

Compatible with the iPhone 7 and up (and even a few Android smartphones like the Google Pixel 3 and the Samsung Galaxy S10 via Bluetooth), the Apple AirPods are one of the most popular products from Apple. 

Thanks to Apple’s W1 chip, these sleek and stylish true wireless earbuds automatically sync to your iPhone once you take them out of their handy magnetic charging case, which can give the AirPods an extra 19 hours of battery life. The chip is also responsible for their increased Bluetooth range and improved battery charge, while it even helps stop your music when you remove one AirPod from your ear. Your music will then resume once you place it back in your ear. (Like magic!) Read more…

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The damage of defaults

Apple popped out a new pair of AirPods this week. The design looks exactly like the old pair of AirPods. Which means I’m never going to use them because Apple’s bulbous earbuds don’t fit my ears. Think square peg, round hole. The only way I could rock AirPods would be to walk around with hands […]

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Apple might finally release AirPower soon. No, seriously, here’s the evidence.

Apple made some unusual plays this week. Ahead of Monday’s “it’s show time” event, where the iPhone maker is expected to announce subscription-based video and news services, it hastily unveiled a new iPad mini and iPad Air, iMacs with faster performa…

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Apple announces new AirPods with longer talk time, hands-free Siri, and wireless charging case

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New AirPods are here at last.

On Wednesday, Apple announced its second-generation AirPods. The new wireless earbuds look identical to the old model, but come with a new H1 chip to achieve up to 50 percent longer talk time on a given charge, and enable hands-free “Hey Siri” voice controls.

The new AirPods cost the same as the old model, too: $159 with a regular “standard” charging case. They’re also available with a Wireless Charging Case for $199. The wireless charging case can also be picked up separately for $79 — good for if you want to add wireless charging later. Read more…

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Nobody showed up to the NYC AirPod Owners Meetup, and it only made the meme better

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A Facebook event for an “AirPod Owners Meetup” on Saturday in New York’s Union Square had over 500 people slated to attend. That’s not what happened.

I was in Union Square during the hours the meetup was supposed to happen and it remained nearly empty. The people who were passing through definitely weren’t there to discuss their headphones. 

The meetup that didn’t actually occur is part of a larger series of independently organized Facebook events for AirPods owners. The original, which was slated to happen in Boston on January 19 but most likely didn’t attract a real crowd, drew more than 8,000 “interested” or “going” responses on Facebook — mostly from people who do not actually live in Boston. Read more…

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