Malcolm Owen
After almost four years, Apple has finally brought out a new pair of AirPods Max at its "Glowtime" event, this time updating it with USB-C.
A long-awaited update for Apple's premium personal audio option, the AirPods Max made an appearance during the September event. The second-generation headphones, surfacing almost four years after the original's launch, offers relatively few changes to the design.
Still a large pair of earphones with an aluminum and stainless steel construction, the new model is practically identical to the previous version.
Of the few changes made to the headphones, the Lightning connector has disappeared from the device. As part of Apple's continuing shift, the AirPods Max now relies on USB-C for physical data connections and recharging.
As part of the update, Apple's also introducing a range of new color options to the headset.
The refreshed AirPods Max will ship from September 20, and will cost consumers $549.
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WHAT is going on in Cupertino? Apple Watch Ultra abandoned without the chip or feature updates of Watch 10. And now Airpods Max is abandoned with 4-year-old technology and no update other than USB-C and additional colors... but no decrease in price, even though they're amortizing the hell out of APM. If the mission is to NOT sell new products, mission accomplished!
What a snooze fest! Could’ve saved us 2 hours and did a press announcement!
This rather sad upgrade doesn’t bother me. I will never buy these because they are an extremely expensive, yet poor competition for their Sony and Bose rivals.