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Amazon has launched its Prime Day sale, featuring discounts on the latest Apple AirPods Pro 3. The earbuds are praised for their sound quality, noise cancellation, and new health and translation features, making them a recommended buy for iPhone users. The sale is part of a curated selection of tech deals tested by WIRED Reviews.
Amazon has discounted Apple's AirPods Pro 3 to $179 shipped, down from their $249 list price, ahead of the official Prime Big Deal Days sale. The price matches one of the lowest ever tracked for the earbuds, which have only been offered that low once before. The deal comes weeks after Apple added new software features to the AirPods Pro 3 via iOS 27, including Custom EQ, updated Adaptive Audio controls, and improved Find My integration.
Translation earbuds, such as Apple's AirPods Pro paired with the Translate app, let users hear real-time spoken translations by connecting to a phone, selecting languages and activating a live translation mode. Some designs require sharing an earbud with the other speaker instead. Behind this simple interface, the devices run three technical stages: speech recognition, machine translation, and text-to-speech synthesis.
Sennheiser's new Momentum 5 headphones, priced at $399.99, were tested over several weeks for sound quality, noise cancellation, comfort and battery life. The company doubled the microphone count to eight for active noise cancellation and rates the battery at up to 57 hours, a figure the reviewer says held up in testing. The headphones also support Dolby Atmos and are positioned below rivals like the Sony WH-1000XM6 and Apple AirPods Max 2 in price.
Apple has released the Beats 360, a new $349.99 over-ear headphone that sits between Beats Studio Pro and AirPods Max in price. The headphones use custom Beats silicon but now support automatic device switching tied to a user's Apple Account, Hey Siri, and Find My integration, alongside stronger noise cancellation, louder output, IPX4 water resistance, and longer battery life than Studio Pro. Apple simultaneously cut the price of Beats Studio Pro to $299.99, though the new 360 model drops wired connectivity entirely.
Apple has started taking preorders for its new AirPods 5 earbuds ahead of a September 18th launch, the same day as the Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4, and iPhone 18 Pro lineup. The lineup includes a $129 standard model that now includes active noise cancellation, a feature previously reserved for pricier variants, and a $149 upgraded version with wireless charging, longer battery life, and stem-based touch controls for volume.
Apple unveiled the AirPods 5 at its 'Surprise and shine' event, offering two versions with active noise cancellation now 50% more effective than the AirPods 4. The base model costs $129 without wireless charging, while the $149 step-up version adds wireless charging, longer battery life, and stem volume controls. Both use the existing H2 chip and look identical to last year's AirPods 4, but feature upgraded internal acoustics for slightly better sound.
Apple has released a new generation of AirPods that improves active noise cancellation but leaves out the camera-equipped design that had been rumored ahead of launch. The earbuds focus on incremental audio and performance upgrades rather than new hardware features like built-in cameras.
Amazon's Labor Day sale has dropped the 2026 Apple Studio Display with Nano-Texture Glass and Tilt-Adjustable Stand to $1,684.88 via an on-page coupon, a $214 cut from its $1,899 list price and a new all-time low. The same sale also brings AirPods Pro 3 down to $199, a $50 discount, plus deals on iPad Air, AirTag 2, and new Anker and Powerbeats Pro 2 accessories.
Anker used IFA 2026 to reveal its first over-the-counter hearing aids, a receiver-in-canal design built on the company's Thus audio chip previously used in its Soundcore earbuds. The devices use four beam-forming microphones to isolate speech from a person facing the wearer, offer up to 12 hours of battery life (36 with the charging case), and can gain two hours of use from a five-minute fast charge. Anker has not yet disclosed specific models, US pricing, or availability, saying more details will come later this year.
Amazon's 2026 Labor Day sale is now live with steep discounts across Apple products, including AirPods Pro 3 back down to $199, AirTag 2 as low as $20, and Apple Watch SE 3 hitting a $200 all-time low. Renewed iPhone 17 Pro units are discounted up to $290, while the newly launched M6 Mac mini and refurbished M5 MacBook Air configurations also see modest price cuts.
A wave of Labor Day weekend discounts is hitting Apple products, including a record-low price on the official MagSafe Battery Pack, $50 off AirPods Pro 3, and AirTag 2 down to $20 each. Amazon is also offering its best-ever prices on iPhone 17 Pro renewed units (up to $290 off) and the first-ever discounts on Apple's new M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini models.