Okwamanje, Ama-AirPods ngokwawo awumugqa omangalisayo webhizinisi ngaphakathi kwe-Apple. Kokubili ezingeni lezinombolo kanye nezinga lomkhiqizo, ikhwalithi kanye nomkhiqizo wakho. I-Apple inamamodeli amane ahlukene e-AirPods athengiswayo (isizukulwane sesibili nesesithathu, i-Pro ne-Max) futhi, naphezu kwalokhu, awawona ama-headphone angenantambo "ashibhile". Nakuba sesiyazi ukuthi kwa-Apple kuyisiko. Ngokusho komhlaziyi uJeff Pu, I-Apple izobe isebenzela ukukhulisa ulayini we-AirPods ngemodeli ye- "Lite" encintisana ngentengo namanye amamodeli wokungena aqhudelanayo.
Ngaphandle kokuduma nokwanda kokuthengiswa kwe- "Accessories," lapho i-Apple ihlanganisa ama-AirPods, uJeff Pu ubika ukuthi, ngokusekelwe emithonjeni yemboni, isidingo sama-AirPods sizokwehla ngo-2023. Ize ifinyelele ezibalweni ezithile, lapho ukuthunyelwa kwama-AirPods kuzokwehla kusuka kumayunithi ayizigidi ezingama-73 (noma amapheya wamayunithi) ngo-2022 kuya ezigidini ezingama-63 obekulindeleke ngo-2023. Usola lokhu ngesidingo "esiphansi" se-AirPods 3 kakade i-Apple izokwenza. hhayi ukwethula amamodeli amasha kulo nyaka omusha. Yize sonke silindele inguqulo entsha, okungenani, ye-Max.
UJeff Pu uthi inkampani yeCupertino ibisebenza kuma-AirPods “Lite”. Naphezu kwalokhu, akucaci ukuthi bazobukeka kanjani ngempela ukuthi bazoba naziphi izici, kodwa U-Pu uwuchaza "njengomkhiqizo onenani eliphansi" ukuncintisana nama-headphone angewona awe-Apple.
Ngokwethulwa kwe-AirPods 3 ngo-2021, i-Apple igcine isizukulwane sangaphambilini i-AirPods 2 itholakala ezitolo ngentengo yamanje yama-euro ayi-159, kuyilapho i-AirPods 3 ibiza ama-euro angama-209 ngohlobo lwayo olushibhe kakhulu. Uma kunjalo, sicabanga ukuthi lawa ma-AirPod "Lite" azobiza ngaphansi kwama-euro ayi-159. Enye inketho (futhi engeyona kude kakhulu) ye-Apple kungaba ukumane wehlise intengo yama-AirPods esizukulwane sesibili ngisho nangaphezulu, mhlawumbe iye ku-€99, intengo ye-HomePod Mini.
Ngo-2022, i-Apple yethule isizukulwane sesibili se-AirPods Pro ngentuthuko ephawulekayo, okuhlanganisa ukukhansela okungcono komsindo nekesi elisha lokushaja eline-chip ye-U1 ukuze kutholakale idivayisi kalula. Kodwa-ke, awekho amahlebezi amaningi mayelana nokuthi i-Apple ihlela ukuyivuselela nini i-AirPods Max naphezu kwakho konke okukhomba kulo 2023.. Ingabe bazofika benezici ezintsha nemibala njengoba bekulindelekile?