AirPods 5 arrive on Friday, September 18 at $129, or $149 with the Wireless Charging Case, and they bring four features that need a minute of setup: pairing, head-gesture replies, Adaptive Audio and Live Translation. Apple’s press release says hands-free Siri AI also needs iOS 27 and an Apple Intelligence iPhone. AirPods 5 cost $129,…
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Apple Event Live Blog: iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and Everything Announced
Apple’s “Surprise and shine” event kicks off today, September 9, at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. BST, 10:30 p.m. IST) from Apple Park
Siri AI Arrives on iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods: Where It Works on September 14 and What Needs an Upgrade
Apple’s new Siri AI reaches three product lines on Monday, September 14, when iOS 27 and watchOS 27 ship as free updates. It launches in beta in English, with French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish following in October, and it runs on-device and through Private Cloud Compute as part of Apple Intelligence. The catch is…
September 18 Is Apple's Biggest Launch Day: iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5, Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 All Arrive
Every hardware product Apple announced today, apart from the iPhone Duo, goes on sale on the same day. The iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 all reach stores on Friday, September 18, nine days after the “Surprise and shine” keynote. Five products on…
The Full Apple Fall Bundle: What iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5 and Apple Watch Series 12 Cost Together
Buying the three headline products from today’s Apple event at their US starting prices costs $1,727: $1,199 for the iPhone 18 Pro, $129 for AirPods 5 and $399 for Apple Watch Series 12. Choosing the top option in each category, the iPhone 18 Pro Max at $1,299, AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case at $149…
AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12, and Ultra 4 went up for pre-order September 9
Three of the four hardware products Apple announced today can be ordered right now. AirPods 5 from $129, Apple Watch Series 12 from $399 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799 all opened for pre-order on September 9, while the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max do not go on sale until Saturday,…
AirPods Price History: How AirPods 5 at $129 Compares With AirPods 4 and Earlier Models
AirPods 5 launch at $129, the same starting price as AirPods 4 two years ago, but this time Active Noise Cancellation is included rather than reserved for a $179 model. The wireless-charging tier is $149, $30 less than the equivalent AirPods 4 with ANC configuration cost at launch. Apple’s earbud prices have held at $129…
Every AirPods Model Apple Sells Now: AirPods 5, AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 3 Compared
Apple’s AirPods earbud range now spans $129 to $249 across five products: AirPods 5 and AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case, both new today, alongside AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with ANC and AirPods Pro 3. Every one of them except the base AirPods 4 has Active Noise Cancellation. That is the biggest change to the…
iPhone 18 Pro Bluetooth 6: What Changes for AirPods and Accessories
The iPhone 18 Pro supports Bluetooth 6 through Apple’s N1 wireless chip, the same chip that handles Wi-Fi 7 and Thread. Apple confirmed the version number in its press release and said nothing more about it. The new Bluetooth version arrived on the same day as AirPods 5, which start at $129, but Apple’s AirPods…
AirPods 5 vs AirPods Pro 3: $129 or $249, Which Noise-Cancelling AirPods Should You Buy?
AirPods 5 cost $129, or $149 with the Wireless Charging Case, and AirPods Pro 3 cost $249. Both now have Active Noise Cancellation, which makes the $120 gap between Apple’s cheapest and most expensive earbuds harder to read than it was a year ago. Until today, ANC on an open-ear AirPods model meant the $179…
Everything Apple Announced That You Can Buy Before October
Of everything Apple announced on September 9, most of it reaches customers before the end of the month: the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max from $1,199, AirPods 5 from $129, Apple Watch Series 12 from $399, Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799, and the free iOS 27 and watchOS 27 updates. The iPhone Duo…
Apple Event 2026 by the Numbers: Every Price, Date and Spec in One Table
Apple’s September 9 event produced two iPhone 18 Pro models from $1,199, two AirPods 5 models from $129, an iPhone Duo from $1,999, an Apple Watch Series 12 from $399 and an Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799. Here is every number Apple has put on the record, in one place. The figures below come…
AirPods 5 Multiport Acoustic Architecture: The AirPods Pro 3 Idea Behind the New Noise Cancellation
AirPods 5 introduce a multiport acoustic architecture, a design Apple says was inspired by AirPods Pro 3, and Apple credits it, together with improved computational audio, for Active Noise Cancellation that removes up to 50 percent more noise than AirPods 4 with ANC. The earbuds cost $129, or $149 with the Wireless Charging Case. Open-ear…
AirPods 5 Hands-Free Siri AI: What It Can Do and Which iPhone You Need
AirPods 5 support hands-free Siri AI, Apple’s new Siri, but the feature carries two requirements: iOS 27 and an Apple Intelligence iPhone. iOS 27 arrives Monday, September 14 as a free update, four days before the $129 earbuds reach stores on September 18. Siri AI launches in beta, and in English only at first. That…
AirPods 5 Force Sensor: How Swipe Volume Works, and Why Only One Model Gets It
AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case add a force sensor with swipe volume control, which Apple calls a first for its open-ear earbuds. The feature is exclusive to the $149 model; the $129 AirPods 5 do not get it. Volume adjustment has been the gap in the standard AirPods control scheme, with wearers reaching for…
AirPods 5 Personalized Spatial Audio and Adaptive EQ: What Changed in the Sound
AirPods 5 arrive with next-generation Adaptive EQ and Personalized Spatial Audio, two sound features Apple listed alongside Active Noise Cancellation in its September 9 press release. The earbuds start at $129, or $149 with the Wireless Charging Case, and reach stores on Friday, September 18. Most of the attention has gone to the noise cancellation,…
AirPods 5 Adaptive Audio, Transparency and Conversation Awareness Explained
AirPods 5 bring Adaptive Audio, Transparency mode and Conversation Awareness to Apple’s open-ear earbuds alongside the headline Active Noise Cancellation, according to Apple’s press release. The three listening modes ship on both the $129 AirPods 5 and the $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case, in stores on Friday, September 18. The reason these modes…
AirPods 5 Water Resistance: What Apple's Improved Dust, Sweat and Water Protection Means for Workouts
AirPods 5 have improved dust, sweat and water resistance, Apple said in its press release today, and Apple’s AirPods 5 spec page rates them IP57. The $129 AirPods 5 and $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case pre-order today, September 9, and reach stores on Friday, September 18. The wording matters. The release itself gives…
AirPods 5 Wireless Charging Case: Apple Watch Charger, Qi and USB-C Explained, Plus Swipe Volume
The $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case charges from three kinds of power source: Apple Watch chargers, Qi wireless chargers and a USB-C cable, according to Apple’s press release. The case also carries a force sensor with swipe volume control, which Apple calls a first for the open-ear form factor. That combination is what…
AirPods 5 Head Gestures: Nod to Answer, Shake to Decline, and the Siri AI Connection
AirPods 5 let you reply to a prompt with a nod or a shake of the head, Apple confirmed in today’s press release. The head-gesture feature arrives on both the $129 AirPods 5 and the $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case, which pre-order today and reach stores on Friday, September 18. The gestures sit…
AirPods 5 Live Translation: How It Works and What You Need to Use It
AirPods 5 support Live Translation, Apple confirmed in its press release today, placing the feature alongside hands-free Siri AI and head-gesture replies as the software additions on its $129 and $149 open-ear earbuds. Pre-orders opened today, September 9, with stores stocking the earbuds on Friday, September 18. Live Translation was one of the features pre-event…
AirPods 5 Battery Life: 5 Hours With Noise Cancellation, 22 With the Case, and What Changed
Apple says AirPods 5 last up to five hours on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation switched on, and up to 22 hours in total once you count the charging case. The five-hour figure is one hour more than AirPods 4 with ANC, according to Apple’s press release. The extra hour matters because AirPods…
Apple Event Recap: Everything Announced at 'Surprise and Shine' (iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Duo, AirPods 5, Watch)
Apple’s Surprise and Shine event brought the $1,199 iPhone 18 Pro, $129 AirPods 5, iOS 27 on September 14, and, per the keynote, a $2,000 iPhone Duo.
AirPods 5 or AirPods 5 With Wireless Charging Case: The $20 Difference Explained
Apple sells AirPods 5 in two versions: AirPods 5 at $129 and AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case at $149. The $20 gap covers two things, wireless charging and a force sensor for swipe volume control, and the earbuds themselves are identical in every spec Apple has published. That makes the choice a question of…