Apple unveils its highly anticipated Air Pods 3 that feature a new contour design for $179

Apple hosted its second event within a month to reveal new products, including the highly anticipated Air Pods 3.

The wireless earbuds feature a new contour design and Adaptive EQ, allowing users to hear the music as it was recorded regardless the same of their inner ear.

Air Pods 3 is also water and sweat resistant and now boasts a six-hour battery life – nearly 40 minutes longer than its predecessor – and the charging case provides up to 30 hours of power.

The new earbuds cost $179, $50 more than the 2nd generation, with pre-orders opening today and shipping starts next week.

Apple hosted its second event within a month to reveal new products, including the highly anticipated Air Pods 3

Apple held its ‘Unleashed’ event today, which was held virtually due to the lingering coronavirus pandemic.

However, the virus is not stopping the tech giant from showing off its latest and greatest products.

The Air Pods 3 are the first version to feature a new design since the technology was first launched in 2016.

The pair is equip with force sensor like the AirPods Pro, but now includes a new low-distortion driver for powerful bass and crisp high frequencies. 

Air Pods 3 is also water and sweat resistant and now boasts a six-hour battery life – nearly 40 minutes longer than its predecessor – and the charging case provides up to 30 hours of power

AirPods will now support spatial audio to ‘create something truly multi-dimensional’, offering ‘a whole new way to experience music’.

AirPods will now support spatial audio to ‘create something truly multi-dimensional’, offering ‘a whole new way to experience music’. 

Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketingy, said during the event: ‘ We are excited to introduce the next generation of AirPods, featuring unrivaled sound through Adaptive EQ and spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, along with seamless interaction between Apple devices — making the world’s best-selling headphones even better.’

The new design of AirPods is lightweight and contoured, sitting at just the right angle for comfort and to direct audio into the ear. For a more subtle appearance, the stem is shorter than the previous generation and features the same intuitive force sensor as AirPods Pro for media control. 

‘The new AirPods are resistant to both sweat and water, with an IPX4 rating for both the earbuds and the charging case.’

The virtual event started with the revealing of new Home Pod mini colors, along with a new Apple Music subscription.