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Title: AirPods Pro 3 offer live translation and heart rate monitoring

Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:10:18 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/audio/headphones/air...

Today's Apple event isn't just about iPhones and smartwatches. The company
also announced the long-anticipated refresh of the AirPods Pro earbuds. The
AirPods Pro 3 arrive a full three years after the company released the second-
gen earbuds.

This is a serious upgrade with updated audio drivers and plenty of high-tech
bells whistles, like active ANC and the ability to play spatial audio. Apple
says these earbuds offer the best ANC of any in-ear headphones.

There's a heart-rate sensor built right into the earbuds, which is pretty
nifty for workouts. I'm loving this effort to stuff health sensors into
earbuds.

There's also a new live language translation feature, which is something that
Pixel Buds have been doing for a while. Here's hoping this eventually shows
up in Apple's lower-priced earbuds. As for the physical design, everything
looks mostly the same, though they are a bit smaller to accomodate more ear
canals.

This is a developing story.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/audio/headphones/air...
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