Apple to Release AirPods With New Coating and Black Color in the Spring

[Music Ambulance]

Ok at this point literally every day the story changes Spring, Fall, now back to Spring.......I guess we'll see.

International website referencing the seasons of one country (again). Any of the four seasons are wrong where I am.

 

[JPSaltzman]

The Darth Vader Model.

 

[Music Ambulance]

It’s really difficult to take your opinion seriously, especially when you’re referring to the AirPods as you do. Let me tell you, I’m in the gym five days a week, I live in a fairly large city, and I see the AirPods _all_ the time in public, and they don’t look anything like you’re describing them as, and I think generally, consumers don’t care what some Else chooses to wear for earbuds.

I agree with the other guy. White things in your ear looks douchey. No one ever wore white earrings. Skin colour would look like a hearing aid. Black or space grey are the only options, aside from gradually shrinking the device. I’m sure there are douchey gyms across the globe, but this doesn’t affect my opinion.

 

[itsmilo]

how about matte black, that'd be nice. white just sticks out like a sore thumb.

I think that is kind of the point. You can just TELL when someone is wearing airpods on the streets. Free marketing

 

[EM2013]

That’s what the rumor is based on, clearly there could potentially be more features/capabilities than when what was discussed. That said, what else are you expecting? I think the first Gen AirPods were executes so well, second Gen AirPods really Don’t need major improvements, water resistance would be a nice add-on.

Better sound would be something I’d want. It’s rumored to have some sort of health features, which I couldn’t care less about. I’d rather have better sound.

 

[Kabeyun]

I think a price increase is a certainty with new technologies and coating techniques. The current price is an absolute bargain versus the competition, so Apple has a lot of room for price growth while continuing to have the market leading product. $199 would still be very cheap. I wouldn't be surprised if it's nearer to $249.

The black will be the same price.
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Not sure what one has to do with the other, but okay...

I think his/her idea is that if they sell out now they don’t need to expand the appeal.

 

[DVNIEL]

No thanks. Will stick to my Louis Vuitton earphones.... has USB-C, zero lag for videos, connects upon opening, pauses when removed.

 

[redneckitengineer]

Take my money! Black AirPods to replace my dying day 1 old ones FTW.

 

[cliffster82]

This rumor comes as I literally plan to buy AirPods this weekend. Good grief. I bet they will be matte like the 2nd gen Pencil. Makes sense. If it comes in black mine will be up on eBay the same day.

 

[Spizike9]

Will buy

 

[Silverjerk]

No it’s not. That’s wannabe’s talk.

This is true. As a designer and artist who studied color theory for years, black is seen as only slightly more masculine by men. Darker neutral tones, blues and reds are what are considered "masculine."

 

[jingbugle]

Would love if its black matte airpods 2

 

[hortod1]

Unfortunately for me, the ear pods fall off from my ears. I tried every gimmick including attaching after market pod covers, band aid etc., to increase size of the pod.

Same problem. Not clear if the pods themselves will have the enhanced grip or just the case. I’ve read articles elsewhere (sorry M/R) that it’s just the case with the new coating

 

[Kabeyun]

how about matte black, that'd be nice. white just sticks out like a sore thumb.

not a fan of the black, but space gray... maybe

Loving my matte black ones. Not painted by Apple, natch, but the color is fantastic.

 

[cmaier]

Same problem. Not clear if the pods themselves will have the enhanced grip or just the case. I’ve read articles elsewhere (sorry M/R) that it’s just the case with the new coating

Doubt enhanced grip will solve that. I have the same problem and have tried all the aftermarket solutions. They need to either be bigger or to support replaceable silicone tips.

 

[x-evil-x]

at least in black it doesnt look like tampons hanging out of your ears. I just cant

 

[MacKyle]

wow.. in black? Such innovative concept! Can we get noise cancellation like Sony or Bose? Really is this news worthy?

 

[rp2011]

Black colour would be great - more masculine.

Less obvious or douchey

 

[unobtainium]

No thanks. Will stick to my Louis Vuitton earphones.... has USB-C, zero lag for videos, connects upon opening, pauses when removed.

AirPods do all of those things except USB-C and cost way less.

 

[AngerDanger]

… I think people are entirely too hung up on the appearance of these things. As @AngerDanger illustrated in the before times, the Airpods basically look exactly like EarPods with the wire removed.

Feel free to embed this whenever necessary.

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[jomsjoms]

Is this the Airpod 2 or the same old Airpod 1?

 

[baller1308]

surprised it's black, and not space gray

 

[shyam09]

Which means that black AirPods will be an insane grab. Time to start practicing my ordering skills.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Has hell frozen over? Apple very rarely releases stuff in black, although they have done more recently (like the Mac mini and iMac Pro)

Black MacBooks, black iPods, black iPhones. Not sure how you missed those.

 

[Dave-Z]

of course I'm taking into account the fact, that AirPods only work with multiple devices in Apple's ecosystem)

Umm, I regularly use my AirPods on my iPad and Windows 10 laptop. They seamlessly connect to either and work great.

I have a lot of complaints with Apple as of late, but these things are not one of them; they really are a great product.