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Apple AirPods (2019)

e confess to having had no immediate love for Apple’s AirPods when they first arrived — they looked daft, didn’t sound great, and didn’t create a seal against environmental noise. But they’re Apple, and Apple rarely gets such things entirely wrong, and soon the bus commute was awash with AirPod users drawn in by their magical design, cutting-edge tech and brand affinity.

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