The Apple AirPods Pro are on sale at Best Buy for $220, down $30 from the regular $250. Unlike most of the nation’s other retailers, Best Buy has them in stock. The catch? The AirPods Pro it’s offering have been refurbished. This shouldn’t be a dealbreaker, though: As we’ve said before, hardware that has been under the knife is often subjected to stricter testing than brand-new models, so consider this your chance to take home some of the best true wireless earbuds in the business for a fraction of their usual cost.
Unfortunately, the offer won’t be around for long. Best Buy has told Digital Trends that it will run from March 5 through March 6. This means time can’t be wasted hemming and hawing over whether to buy a refurbished model or not. There’s absolutely no harm in doing so. For most, it’s the only way they can take home the latest hardware the leading manufacturers have to offer. This particular model has been welcomed with open arms, with many customers describing the device as indistinguishable from a factory-sealed pair.
So, what’s new with the AirPods Pro? Quite a lot, actually. They’re a lot smaller and shorter than the AirPods 2 with Wireless Charging Case. They’re also sweat-resistant, making them the ideal companion for a long workout, and are armed with Active Noise-Canceling (ANC). They also come with interchangeable silicone ear tips that A) ensure the AirPods Pro stay fixed in the ear during intense exercise, B) make them more comfortable to wear for extended durations, and C) create a seal for ANC to work its magic.
Apple has made a number of changes under the hood to improve the all-important sound quality as well, headlined by the addition of what it calls Adaptive EQ — an innovative software tweak that tunes the low- and mid-frequencies of the music to the shape of the listener’s ear. It’s all of this combined that makes the AirPods Pro the most advanced AirPods the fruit-named company has released to date, and it’s no wonder they’re still out of stock everywhere, five months after they first hit the shelves.
Still on the fence about buying refurbished? Here’s what one customer had to say:
Ordered because they were out of stock everywhere. They came on time and included box charger and ear tips. They looked just as they would if I had brought them brand new. I am very happy with this purchase.
After something a bit cheaper? There are several other fantastic AirPods deals out there, the best of which see the AirPods with Charging Case on sale for $139 and the AirPods 2 with Wireless Charging Case discounted to $169.
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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