September 9, 2024
PRESS RELEASE
Apple introduces AirPods 4 and the world’s first all-in-one listening to well being expertise with AirPods Professional 2
The brand new AirPods lineup features a brand-new design for AirPods 4, a brand new array of colours for AirPods Max, and revolutionary Listening to Safety, Listening to Check, and Listening to Assist options for AirPods Professional 2
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple immediately introduced a groundbreaking new lineup of AirPods fashions and options. The brand new AirPods 4 are probably the most superior and comfy headphones Apple has ever created with an open-ear design, and immediately, clients can select between two distinct fashions: AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with Lively Noise Cancellation (ANC). AirPods Max now are available midnight, starlight, blue, purple, and orange, and supply USB-C charging for extra comfort. This fall, AirPods Professional 2 will introduce the world’s first end-to-end listening to well being expertise, delivering energetic Listening to Safety,1 a scientifically validated Listening to Check, and a clinical-grade Listening to Assist characteristic.2
AirPods 4 and AirPods Max shall be out there to pre-order beginning immediately, with availability in shops starting Friday, September 20. New listening to well being options shall be out there this fall for AirPods Professional 2 customers in additional than 100 international locations and areas.
“With AirPods 4, clients can get pleasure from Lively Noise Cancellation and probably the most superior audio expertise ever in an open-ear design,” mentioned John Ternus, Apple’s senior vp of {Hardware} Engineering. “And with a revolutionary replace to the world’s best-selling headphones, AirPods Professional will ship groundbreaking new capabilities — together with Listening to Check and Listening to Assist options — to assist greater than a billion individuals affected by listening to loss.”
AirPods 4 Unveil an Business-Defining Design
With unbelievable sound high quality, as much as 24-hour battery life with the charging case, and an iconic design, the unique AirPods supplied wi-fi comfort and seamless pairing with the Apple ecosystem of merchandise. That have will get even higher with AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with ANC, providing a brand-new match and an array of highly effective options and capabilities.
AirPods 4 are the perfect headphones Apple has ever created with an open-ear design, setting a wholly new benchmark for match and luxury. The brand new design is constructed with an unparalleled knowledge set that makes use of superior modeling instruments, like 3D photogrammetry and laser topography, to exactly map and analyze 1000’s of ear shapes and over 50 million particular person knowledge factors in whole. This course of helped refine the design to ship probably the most snug AirPods ever with one form that naturally suits much more customers world wide.
Delivering a large enchancment in sound high quality, AirPods 4 characteristic a wholly new acoustic structure, low-distortion driver, and excessive dynamic vary amplifier, and add Customized Spatial Audio with dynamic head monitoring for probably the most immersive media expertise. With the H2 chip, AirPods 4 unlock clever audio experiences solely Apple silicon can ship, corresponding to Voice Isolation, enabling clearer name high quality regardless of the environmental situations, and Siri Interactions, permitting customers to easily nod their head sure or gently shake their head no to reply to Siri bulletins. For much more management, AirPods 4 additionally characteristic a brand new drive sensor on the stem to play or pause media and mute or finish calls with a fast press. Because of the H2 chip, AirPods 4 are additionally nice for gaming, delivering low wi-fi audio latency and glorious voice high quality when chatting with teammates and different gamers, together with help for 16-bit, 48kHz audio.
For extra comfort, the charging case now provides USB-C charging and is greater than 10 % smaller in quantity than its predecessor — all whereas nonetheless delivering as much as 30 hours of battery life.3 Along with a USB-C charging cable, clients that select AirPods 4 with ANC can cost utilizing an Apple Watch charger or Qi-certified charger, and at simply 50mm broad, the charging case is the smallest within the trade with wi-fi charging capabilities.
AirPods 4 Deliver ANC to an Open-Ear Match
For the primary time, AirPods 4 carry ANC to an open-ear design with a further mannequin. With upgraded microphones, the ability of the H2 chip, and superior computational audio, AirPods 4 with ANC assist to cut back environmental noise like airplane engines, metropolis visitors, and extra. Working throughout {hardware} and software program to ship probably the most pure listening expertise, AirPods 4 with ANC additionally introduce clever options like Transparency mode to maintain customers conscious of their atmosphere; Adaptive Audio, which dynamically blends Transparency mode and ANC primarily based on the situations of a person’s atmosphere; and Dialog Consciousness, which lowers the person’s media quantity once they begin chatting with somebody close by.
AirPods Max Get 5 New Colours
AirPods Max can be found in 5 stunning new colours, together with midnight, starlight, blue, orange, and purple, and supply complementary finishes alongside different Apple merchandise like Mac and iPad. Moreover, AirPods Max now characteristic USB-C charging capabilities, making them extra handy than ever to cost at dwelling or on the go.
AirPods Professional 2 Introduce the World’s First All-in-One Listening to Well being Expertise
Roughly 1.5 billion individuals world wide live with listening to loss, in line with the World Well being Group. Constructing on years of labor in listening to well being — together with the Noise app on Apple Watch, headphone audio ranges with iPhone, listening to accessibility options, and the Apple Listening to Examine — Apple is introducing an end-to-end expertise centered on prevention, consciousness, and help.
Prevention
In line with the Apple Listening to Examine, one in three persons are usually uncovered to loud environmental noise ranges that may affect their listening to. That may embrace widespread eventualities like taking the subway whereas commuting, mowing the garden at dwelling, attending a sporting occasion, and lots of extra. With a view to assist customers stop publicity to loud environmental noise whereas preserving the sound signature of what they’re listening to, Listening to Safety involves AirPods Professional. The ear ideas assist to offer passive noise discount, whereas the H2 chip helps to actively scale back louder, extra intermittent noise at 48,000 instances per second. On by default throughout all listening modes, Listening to Safety is useful in quite a lot of loud settings. Plus, with an all-new multiband excessive dynamic vary algorithm, sounds at dwell occasions like live shows stay pure and vibrant so customers don’t miss a beat.
Consciousness
Apple can also be introducing a scientifically validated Listening to Check characteristic with AirPods Professional and a suitable iPhone or iPad, increasing the power for customers to shortly test their listening to from the consolation of their dwelling in minutes. The check is straightforward to take, makes use of a regular medical method known as pure-tone audiometry, leverages superior acoustic science, and offers customers with an interactive expertise. When a person completes the check, they may see an easy-to-understand abstract of their ends in a customized listening to profile for AirPods Professional, which is saved privately and securely of their Well being app. Customers may share these outcomes with their healthcare suppliers for extra knowledgeable conversations.
Help
“Listening to well being is an important a part of our general wellbeing, but it might probably usually be ignored — in reality, in line with the Apple Listening to Examine, a staggering 75 % of individuals identified with listening to loss go untreated,” mentioned Sumbul Desai, M.D., Apple’s vp of Well being. “We’re thrilled to offer breakthrough software program options with AirPods Professional that put customers’ listening to well being entrance and heart, bringing new methods to assist check for and obtain help for listening to loss.”
AirPods Professional additionally add an revolutionary, over-the-counter Listening to Assist functionality for customers with gentle to average listening to loss. Utilizing the customized listening to profile from the Listening to Check, this new characteristic seamlessly transforms AirPods Professional right into a clinical-grade listening to assist. After setup, the characteristic allows customized dynamic changes so customers have the sounds round them boosted in actual time. This helps customers higher interact in dialog and retains them linked to the individuals and atmosphere round them. With the unbelievable audio high quality of AirPods Professional, the person’s customized listening to profile is mechanically utilized to music, motion pictures, video games, and telephone calls throughout their gadgets without having to regulate any settings. This primary-of-its-kind software-based Listening to Assist characteristic brings customers the power to fine-tune their expertise at any time, making entry to listening to help simpler than ever at an approachable value level. Customers may arrange the Listening to Assist characteristic with an audiogram created by a listening to well being skilled. Each the Listening to Check and Listening to Assist options are grounded in science and had been validated by means of rigorous scientific research. The Listening to Check and Listening to Assist options are anticipated to obtain advertising authorization from international well being authorities quickly, and shall be out there this fall in additional than 100 international locations and areas, together with the USA, Germany, and Japan.
After taking the Listening to Check, customers may use their listening to profile to personalize the AirPods Professional listening expertise. This advantages much more individuals, together with these with little to no listening to loss, who can make the most of particular changes at particular person frequencies. To assist present the perfect listening expertise, Media Help is an all-new characteristic that helps enhance sure elements of speech on a telephone name or devices inside a soundtrack to assist a fair broader inhabitants.
Higher for the Setting
AirPods are designed to reduce their affect on the atmosphere. The brand new AirPods 4 design contains using 100% recycled uncommon earth parts in all magnets and 100% recycled gold within the plating of a number of printed circuit boards. The case additionally makes use of 100% recycled tin within the solder of the primary logic board and 100% recycled aluminum within the hinge. AirPods 4 are free of probably dangerous substances corresponding to mercury, BFRs, and PVC. In a primary for AirPods, 100% of the packaging is made utilizing fiber-based supplies, bringing Apple nearer to its objective of utterly eradicating plastic from all packaging by 2025. Moreover, Apple diminished the packaging quantity by greater than 30 % in comparison with the earlier technology, which helps lower emissions from transport and transfer nearer to Apple’s dedication of changing into carbon impartial by 2030.
Pricing and Availability
- Clients can now pre-order AirPods 4 for $129 (U.S.) from apple.com/retailer and within the Apple Retailer app within the U.S. and greater than 58 different international locations and areas, with availability starting Friday, September 20.
- Clients can now pre-order AirPods 4 with Lively Noise Cancellation for $179 (U.S.) from apple.com/retailer and within the Apple Retailer app within the U.S. and greater than 58 different international locations and areas, with availability starting Friday, September 20.
- New listening to well being options shall be out there this fall for AirPods Professional 2 clients in a free software program replace when paired with iPhone or iPad working iOS 18 or iPadOS 18.
- AirPods Professional 2 can be found for $249 (U.S.) from apple.com/retailer and within the Apple Retailer app immediately.
- Clients can now pre-order AirPods Max with USB-C charging for $549 (U.S.) from apple.com/retailer and within the Apple Retailer app within the U.S. and greater than 60 different international locations and areas, with availability starting Friday, September 20.
- New subscribers can get Apple Music free for 3 months with the acquisition of any AirPods, AirPods Professional, or AirPods Max. See apple.com/promo for particulars.
- For full characteristic performance, use AirPods 4, AirPods Professional 2, and AirPods Max paired with an Apple gadget working the newest working system software program.
- AppleCare+ for Headphones offers unparalleled service and help. This contains limitless incidents of unintended injury, battery service protection, and precedence help from the individuals who know AirPods finest.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private expertise with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. In the present day, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional. Apple’s six software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple gadgets and empower individuals with breakthrough providers together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV+. Apple’s greater than 150,000 workers are devoted to creating the perfect merchandise on earth and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
- The Listening to Safety characteristic works with AirPods Professional 2 with the newest firmware when paired with a suitable iPhone, iPad, or Mac working the newest working system software program. The characteristic shall be out there within the U.S. and Canada. See help.apple.com/120850 for whole attenuation and extra data.
- The Listening to Check and Listening to Assist options are anticipated to be out there fall 2024. The Listening to Assist characteristic is pending advertising authorization from international well being authorities. The Listening to Check and Listening to Assist options shall be supported on AirPods Professional 2 with the newest firmware paired with a suitable iPhone or iPad with iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 and later, and are meant for individuals 18 years or older. The Listening to Assist characteristic is meant for individuals with perceived gentle to average listening to loss.
- Battery life varies by use. See apple.com/batteries for particulars.
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