If Apple’s strategy this week is to build excitement for next week’s “Show time” event, then it’s doing a bang-up job. Following Monday’s iPads and Tuesday’s iMacs, Apple updated another popular product today with the launch of the second-generation AirPods that bring a new chip, new features, a new case, and more convenience.
The new AirPods look exactly like the first-generation model, but include several key enhancements. The biggest is the addition of a new H1 chip, which Apple says was “developed specifically for headphones, delivers performance efficiencies, faster connect times, more talk time and the convenience of hands-free ‘Hey Siri.’” That means you no longer need to tap your ear to get Siri’s attention.
