Apple may have the new AirPods 3 ready for 2021. After a year spent trapped in my house and trying to get work done, AirPods have become a practically essential tool. Lots of other excellent Bluetooth earbuds exist, but AirPods are still impressively instant and have really good microphones. Plus, being able to swap from one ear to another has helped me extend battery life by one-earing my way through long meetings.
The second-gen AirPods are a year and a half old, while AirPods Pro are a year old, and have continued to evolve. Apple added spatial audio earlier this year, and the massively expensive AirPods Max arrived with a different proposition (I prefer small earbuds, not big headphones), so what will AirPods 3 bring? And what do I even want? For me, it’s mostly about better connection.
