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$99 for AirPods will be great
It will be great for buying during the holidays as that means you'll be able to get them from a retailer that's not Apple for what they should really be priced at ($70 or less), just like this past holiday season.
 
Kuo did not offer any additional details about the new AirPods Max. Apple's premium over-ear noise canceling headphones were first released in December 2020 for $549, and we've previously outlined new features that would make sense for the next-generation pair, such as a USB-C port instead of Lightning, improved noise cancelation, longer battery life, new color options, a U1 chip for Precision Finding in the Find My app, and more.
Wonder if that Bra smart case will be replaced for the 2nd gen model?
 
Well, this sucks for me. I purposely didn't buy the Airpods Max when they were on that crazy good sale because I thought they wouldn't wait more than months to bring the H2 chip to it. Now I read it'll be years.
They’ll be on that pretty good crazy sale again later. Its the only way they can move them.
 
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GOAT.


for me. They are. Now if I could just figure how to clean the ear pads easily. They are getting rather. Gross on my pair.
I use a bit of laundry detergent to make some soap water. I don’t use too much. I clean it for about three days. I also have two pairs of ear cushions so I can rotate. Been doing this since day one that the AirPods Max were available.
 
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Blackjackj: New iPhone due in H2 2023 & 2024. AR Headset due sometime 2023. New Macs due in 2023 & 2024. Revised products due over the next 2 years. Possible announcement between now and March. Announcement due H2.

Bonus: WWDC to be held mid 2023.
 
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Rumours for one to two years away? You've got to be joking. Either Apple has no idea what they're going to do and is leaking info to see if people will buy it or these leakers know nothing and make things up that are so far into the future that it won't matter when it doesn't happen. Stop wasting our time with these BS articles about nothing.
 
Unfortunately, I think it more reflective that Apple isn't confident about the U.S. economy in 2023. 😬
Spot on the comment! 👏🏻👏🏻

I have a feeling Apple isn't confident as well. Unsure of the economy. Thus, they are saving money by not innovating much in 2023 already. (It's still too early to call Apple out, Time will tell).

Everything is pretty much lined up for 2024/2025. Think about it, After long 21 years (2 decades) later Apple broke its own tradition.

 
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Yeah no kidding. This year seems like it is going to be a snooze fest. I blame the AR/VR headset 🙁
The AR/VR headset is so annoying and getting on my nerves. It's already taking a long time and shifting Apple's primary focus on innovating its existing product lineup.

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I’m actually excited for a quiet hardware year from Apple. Hopefully they’ll use the time to refine their software, because the hardware is mostly great—at least for my needs. I have zero complaints about APM’s I bought this year. maybe one of m favorite Apple products I’ve ever owned. please wait until BT can deliver lossless so I don’t have to buy the next model immediately.
 
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