Apple introduces Airpods Pro 3, featuring real-time language translation in real time
Apple has unveiled the latest addition to its popular AirPods line, the AirPods Pro 3. The new earphones offer a range of improvements, including enhanced fitness durability, increased sustainability, and expanded hearing health features.
Fitness Durability and Sweat Resistance
The AirPods Pro 3 boast an IP57 rating for sweat and water resistance, making them ideal for workout enthusiasts. This rating means the earphones can withstand immersion in water up to 1 meter deep for 30 minutes, ensuring they can handle even the most intense workouts.
Sustainable Manufacturing
Apple is committed to reducing its environmental impact, and the AirPods Pro 3 reflect this commitment. The earphones are manufactured with 40% recycled content and 40% renewable electricity across the supply chain.
Hearing Health Features
The AirPods Pro 3 extend Apple's hearing health features, providing Hearing Protection for EU and UK users, a scientifically validated Hearing Test, and automatic Conversation Boost for hearing aid users in loud environments.
Live Translation Feature
One of the standout features of the AirPods Pro 3 is the live translation capability for face-to-face conversations across nine languages: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (simplified). However, due to the EU's strict digital rules, this feature is not available for users in the EU.
Availability and Pricing
Customers in the US and more than 50 other countries and regions can pre-order the AirPods Pro 3 now, with availability in stores beginning September 19. The earphones are priced at US$249.
Battery Life and Design
The AirPods Pro 3 offer extended battery life, with up to eight hours of music playback with active noise cancellation enabled, a 33% increase over the previous generation. The earphones also feature a redesigned fit based on over 10,000 ear scans and over 100,000 hours of user research.
In Transparency mode, battery life reaches up to 10 hours, representing a 67% improvement. The earphones also come with five ear tip sizes, including a new XXS option, for a better fit.
Active Noise Cancellation
The AirPods Pro 3 deliver "the world's best Active Noise Cancellation of any in-ear wireless headphones," removing up to twice as much noise as the previous AirPods Pro generation and four times more than the original AirPods Pro. When both users wear AirPods with Live Translation enabled, the active noise cancellation lowers the volume of the other person speaking to help focus on the translation.
Live Transcription for Conversations
For conversations where only one person has AirPods, live transcription can be displayed on the iPhone screen in the other person's preferred language.
By the end of the year, Apple plans to add support for Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese languages for the Live Translation feature on AirPods Pro 3. However, this support will not be available for users in European Union countries due to regulatory restrictions.
Apple has blocked people in the European Union from accessing the live translation tool on AirPods due to the EU's strict digital rules. The live translation feature works hands-free and is powered by computational audio and Apple Intelligence.
In summary, the AirPods Pro 3 offer a significant upgrade in terms of fitness durability, sustainability, and hearing health features. The live translation capability, while not available in the EU, promises to revolutionise face-to-face conversations across nine languages. With extended battery life and a redesigned fit, the AirPods Pro 3 are set to become a popular choice for Apple users worldwide.
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