Apple AirPods Max

Apple has not stopped trying to take our money this year - the new iPhone 12, M1 chip in the new Macbooks, Homepod mini - yet they can’t fix the lighting charging cables and batteries. Why must I buy a whole new phone every year that costs a kidney and my rent? They have recently launched the Apple AirPods Max headphones. Listen (pun intended), I have never owned AirPods, I have no desire to purchase AirPods. Sure, I’ll use them if I got gifted them, but my regular headphones work just fine. I do however wear big Sony headphones, which have noise cancellation, Bluetooth, and other fun bells and whistles, but only when I travel. These Airpod Max headsets have peaked my interest though. There’s nothing like listening to Beyoncé’s "End Of Time” blasting into your ears, or testing the bass with a Timbaland song.

The product film gives you an illusion of immersive sound, which blocks out the world. They come in silver, space grey, sky blue, pink and green.

It has “active” noise cancellation, I don’t even know what that means, three microphones to pick up voice. You have all the basic controls; play, stop, previous track, next track and you can bark commands to Siri, if you use her. Google Assistant is waaay better. They start at a whopping $549! Look, if think it’s a step in the right direction for Apple, but we all know - don’t buy the first generation of anything Apple. Next year they will have they Airpods Max Pro SE 75…wait for the dummy consumers to fork out their money now and wait for the reviews and the feedback from the techies. I ain’t rushing to get this, but if it is under my Christmas tree, I ain’t complaining.

AirPods Max are available to order starting today for $549 (US) from apple.com and in the Apple Store app in the US and more than 25 other countries and regions. AirPods Max will begin shipping on Tuesday, December 15.