Apple’s AirPods 4 are right down to the bottom worth ever on Amazon, Walmart, and Greatest Purchase, the place you may decide them up beginning at $99.99. That’s about 22 p.c off the $129 record worth.
These are the most recent model of Apple’s base AirPods, launched in September with the iPhone 16. They assist spatial audio with dynamic head monitoring, which is a bizarre impact that makes it sound like audio is popping out of the machine you’re listening to as an alternative of simply pumping stereo sound into your ear drums. I often flip it off.
I just like the open design of the AirPods 4, although, which typically feels extra comfy than the silicone tips about my second-gen AirPods Professional. I additionally dig the compact case and strong battery life. Professional tip, although: if you wish to splurge just a bit bit, you must in all probability get the AirPods 4 with Lively Noise Cancellation. They’re on sale at Amazon and Walmart for $148.99 (17 p.c off), which is about $10 shy of their all-time low. The upper-end mannequin additionally provides Adaptive Audio and a transparency mode, together with a case that juices up through an Apple Watch puck or any Qi-compatible charger.
Are they value the additional $50? Possibly. I feel the lively noise cancellation is an efficient choice when you end up on a rowdy NJ transit prepare heading to a NY Jets recreation. Simply kidding, no one does that.
