What’s happened? The AirPods Pro 3 might not be as reparable as users expect them to be. A recent iFixit teardown of the wireless headphone reveals the disappointing verdict, with the buds earning a score of 0. Yep, zero.
Why is this important? The AirPods Pro 3 are marketed as the most advanced in-ear noise cancellation device from Apple. While they might live up to the hype in terms of audio performance, for the price you pay, you’ll need to take very good care of them.
Why should I care? For $249, you might expect a product that is durable and repairable. While the AirPods Pro 3 failed to provide any repairability assurance, they did score points for durability.
Okay, what’s next? Many wireless earbuds struggle to provide solid repairability. With Apple pushing environmental messaging each year, users can only hope future AirPods models will be more repairable.
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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