Akunandaba ukuthi kungaba ngubani, i-Apple AirPods isibe amahedfoni amahle kakhulu e-bluetooth emakethe, Ama-headphone wohlobo lwe-True Wireless, hhayi kuphela ngenxa yokusebenza esikunikezwa yi-chip yayo, kodwa futhi nangenxa yebhethri nentengo esingayithola ngayo emakethe: ama-euro ayi-179.
Noma yisiphi isixazululo esifanayo, kufaka phakathi leso se-Google, i-Samsung, i-Sony noma i-Bragi sidlula ama-euro angama-200 futhi asinikezi ukuzimela okufanayo, noma sisondele. Isizukulwane sokuqala se-AirPods sangena emakethe ngoDisemba 2016 futhi sesibe ama-headphone angenantambo athengiswa kakhulu. Ngokusho kukaBloomberg, I-Apple isivele isebenza esizukulwaneni sesibili ezokhishwa kuwo wonke lo nyaka.
Njengamanje, ama-AirPods asivumela ukuthi sime kancane noma sidlale umculo, sinxuse uSiri, seqe amathrekhi ngaphezu kokuphendula izingcingo. Isizukulwane sesibili sama-AirPods, ngokusho kukaBloomberg, izokwazi ukumelana namanzi, ngokukhethekile ukujulukela bonke labo basebenzisi abafuna ukuyisebenzisa ngenkathi benza ezemidlalo noma beya ejimini. Kodwa futhi kuzosivumela ukuthi sincenge uSiri ngaphandle kokuhlangana nabo ngokomzimba, njengoba singenza kusuka kuma-iPhone 6s ngomyalo "Oyer, Siri".
Kodwa-ke, enye yezinto abasebenzisi abaningi abazifunayo kusukela yethulwa, ikhono lokulawula ivolumu Ukudlala akubonakali kuwumsebenzi omusha wesizukulwane sesibili sama-AirPods, ngakho-ke abasebenzisi asebevele benama-AirPods ngeke babe nesizathu esizwakalayo sokuthethelela ukuthengwa kwalesi sizukulwane sesibili, ngaphandle kwalapho sifuna ukusisebenzisela ezemidlalo.
Ngenkathi i-Apple yethula lesi sizukulwane esisha, i-Apple ngaphambilini ilivuselele ibhokisi eliqukethe ungeza ukushaja okungenantambo, Ibhokisi elingathengwa ngokuzimela ngaphandle kokuthenga ama-AirPod futhi ngaphansi kwama-euro angama-80, kepha okwamanje, asazi ukuthi lihlela nini ukwethula, yize kungenzeka ukuthi lizoba ngoMashi kule nyanga lapho kuhlelwa khona ukufika kwesisekelo sokushaja okungenantambo kwe-AirPower ku-Apple Stores, lapho singashaja khona ngokuhlanganyela i-iPhone 8, 8 Plus noma i-X, i-Apple Watch nebhokisi elisha le-AirdPods.