Headphones

Android Headlines published renders of the unannounced Pixel Buds 2A in a light purple color that Google will apparently call “Iris.” I like it. A pair of gray buds showed up in a recent Evan Blass leak, but Android Headlines reports that those are actually a new color for the Pixel Buds Pro 2.

ChatAI will help other headphone brands quickly add wake words or button shortcuts to talk to an OpenAI-powered assistant.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Google’s Pixel 10 range has leaked. This time Evan Blass did the honors, sharing images of the 10 Pro and Pro XL, the Watch 4, and our first look at the Buds 2A.

It’s not hard to improve upon the case Apple includes with its AirPods Max, but WaterField Designs’ has upgraded its protective Shield Case from early 2021 with a magnetic closure instead of a zipper.

That’s when the company’s first over-ear headphones are launching, on July 1st at 1PM ET, the same time it plans to launch the flagship Phone 3.

In addition to better ANC and the return to a folding design, Sony quietly improved access to the battery in its recently-launched WH-1000XM6 wireless headphones.

And... that’s all we know about them. The company is following up its now extensive range of earbuds with bigger headphones coming this summer. “I think they’re better than AirPods Max,” says Nothing designer Tom Ridley as he and the design team tease what to expect while critiquing the competition, but we’ll have to wait to learn more than that.

The next generation of Sony’s noise canceling headphones is almost here. Sony has a placeholder YouTube stream counting down to the WH-1000XM6 launch on Thursday at noon ET, which will finally flesh out the real information after some recent leaks.

After yesterday’s leak, Sony has announced a date for what’s certainly the successor to its flagship WH-1000XM5 noise cancelling headphones. That’s noon ET on May 15th for those of you who don’t speak Australian.