Apple ‘StudioPods’ over-ear headphones could launch TODAY as WWDC 2019 event begins
APPLE could be set to release a pair of long awaited over-ear headphones today.
Rumours suggest that the headphones will take on Dre Beats and could be launched at the tech giant's WWDC 2019 event later this afternoon.
According to a report by , the Apple headphones with studio-quality sound are likely to arrive this year.
This studio-quality rumour is leading some to refer to the headphones as StudioPods.
As Apple already owns Dre Beats, it is likely that the design of the new headphones could be quite similar to them.
Apple has never released a pair of high end over-ear headphones, preferring to sell EarPods and AirPods and leaving the headphones market to Beats.
So far there has been no official confirmation that the headphones even exist, just a lot of rumours and excitement surrounding them.
In February 2018, a well regarded source that Apple was working on “own-brand, high-end over-ear headphones with an all-new design”.
If the headphones do exist, the are likely to be the high end, wireless, noise cancelling kind that focus on providing top sound quality.
What is WWDC 2019?
WWDC is Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, which happens every year in San Jose, California.
The event is used by the company to showcase its latest software and technologies to software developers.
WWDC is one of Apple's most major media events.
You will be able to watch the event from the UK at 6pm.
What to expect from WWDC 2019
Here's everything we know and what's been rumoured so far...
- Apple is expected to announce a variety of new updates to its operating systems for all its devices today
- The tech giant should also be further explaining how and why it is going to kill off iTunes after 18 years and break it down into smaller apps
- The star of the show is likely to be the upcoming iOS 13, which is said to have lots of new features including a new Dark Mode
- Updates for the Apple Watch are also anticipated including the possible announcement of a Watch specific App Store
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