<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
are	O
wireless	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
over-ear	O
headphones	B-Device
designed	O
by	O
Apple	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
Apple	O
’s	O
highest-end	O
option	O
in	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
lineup	O
,	O
sold	O
alongside	O
the	O
base	O
model	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
and	O
mid-range	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
changes	O
of	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
over	O
the	O
mid-range	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
are	O
the	O
over-ear	O
design	O
with	O
larger	O
speakers	O
,	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
Digital	B-Device
Crown	I-Device
(	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
)	O
,	O
more	O
color	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
longer	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
via	O
a	O
website	O
refresh	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
them	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
features	O
an	O
over-ear	O
headphone	B-Device
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
have	O
an	O
H1	O
chip	O
in	O
each	O
ear	O
cup	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
second-generation	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
and	O
first-generation	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
,	O
like	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
come	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
Active	O
Noise	O
Cancellation	O
technology	O
for	O
blocking	O
outside	O
noise	O
,	O
and	O
Transparency	O
mode	O
for	O
listening	O
to	O
sounds	O
around	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Digital	B-Device
Crown	I-Device
"	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
or	O
pause	O
audio	O
,	O
control	O
volume	O
,	O
skip	O
tracks	O
,	O
control	O
phone	O
calls	O
,	O
and	O
activate	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proximity	B-Device
sensors	I-Device
automatically	O
detect	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
head	O
and	O
play	O
or	O
pause	O
audio	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spatial	O
audio	O
uses	O
built-in	O
gyroscopes	B-Application
and	O
accelerometers	O
to	O
track	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
head	O
and	O
provide	O
what	O
Apple	O
describes	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
theater-like	O
"	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
are	O
charged	O
via	O
the	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
port	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
port	I-Architecture
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
line-in	O
audio	O
,	O
with	O
Apple	O
selling	O
cables	O
with	O
USB-A	B-Protocol
,	O
USB-C	O
and	O
3.5mm	B-Device
headphone	I-Device
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
Smart	O
Case	O
for	O
storing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Smart	O
Case	O
includes	O
magnets	O
that	O
switch	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
to	O
low-power	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
in	O
five	O
colors	O
:	O
Space	O
Gray	O
,	O
Silver	O
,	O
Sky	O
Blue	O
,	O
Green	O
,	O
and	O
Pink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
any	O
device	O
that	O
supports	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
devices	O
,	O
although	O
certain	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Siri	B-Application
require	O
an	O
Apple	O
device	O
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14.3	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14.3	I-Operating_System
,	O
watchOS	O
7.2	O
,	O
tvOS	O
14	O
or	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
Smart	O
Case	O
's	O
design	O
has	O
been	O
mocked	O
by	O
technology	O
reviewers	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
users	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
for	O
its	O
resemblance	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
bra	O
or	O
purse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reporter	O
Daniel	O
Piper	O
of	O
Creative	O
Bloq	O
states	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
we	O
're	O
not	O
entirely	O
convinced	O
by	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
themselves	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
utterly	O
baffled	O
by	O
that	O
of	O
their	O
charging	O
'	O
Smart	O
Case	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
people	O
have	O
reported	O
that	O
condensation	O
can	O
build	O
up	O
near	O
the	O
drivers	B-Device
of	O
the	O
closed-back	O
headphones	B-Device
after	O
prolonged	O
use	O
under	O
the	O
removable	O
ear	O
cups	O
.	O
</s>
