We have several weeks of rumors that end in the official release, which then comes with the disclaimers. Jon Prosser's tweets are the order of the day, with announcements that Apple has stock of new products that it wants to introduce from time to time. One of those products was new AirPodsbut it seems that in the end they will run out of time.
This is what they have published at least in the Nikkei Asia Review and they have shown it on MacRumors. The leak indicates that it is the cheapest version of AirPods Pro with no active noise cancellation. In addition, the source also notes that AirPods production is moving to Vietnam to pull off the effects of the coronavirus epidemic. It fills in what some media had speculated at the end of last year.
More models, more sales
When we join all the rumors that the future of AirPods we are left with the following agenda:
- Third-generation AirPods: production during the first half of 2021
- Second Generation AirPods Pro – Production for the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022
- Headbands: producing "mid-year" opportunities for presentation to WwDC
- AirPods X: production during the second half of 2020
That Apple wants to introduce many new models of headphones makes all the sense in the world: the company's service division continues to grow and analysts estimate that more than 100 million headphones will be sold by 2020. From Comertino they want to take advantage of the rock.
