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AirPods are one of Apple's most warmly received new products in years.
The tiny wireless earbuds have become more consistently visible in urban areas like New York and San Francisco since they first went on sale in December 2016.
"We're thrilled to see so many customers enjoying AirPods," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in July. "It reminds me of the early days of iPod when I started noticing white earbuds everywhere I went."
That also means it might soon be time for Apple to release a new version of AirPods — let's call them AirPods 2.
Here's what to expect from the new AirPods, based on rumors:
Apple has already announced a new AirPods case that will be able to charge without being plugged in, using wireless charging.Maurizio Pesce/FlickrCurrently, the AirPods case needs to be plugged in to charge.
Apple has said it will sell the charging case separately, and that it will launch in 2018. The biggest physical difference is a tiny LED.Apple
But that's not the only AirPods rumor that has surfaced. Reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has discussed "second-generation AirPods" with changed components.Reuters/Beck Diefenbach
Source: MacRumors
This second-generation model, which could come out this year, could have the ability to summon the voice assistant Siri without pressing a button.Getty
Source: Bloomberg
There's also another rumor, via Japan, that you might be able to charge your phone from your AirPods case.Hollis Johnson/Business Insider
Source: Nikkei
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