Apple is kicking off the brand new 12 months with a enjoyable, limited-edition pair of AirPods, however you’ll most likely have bother getting your fingers on them. As noticed by MacRumors on Friday, Apple is promoting 12 months of the Snake Particular Version AirPods 4 with Energetic Noise Cancellation in celebration of the Lunar New 12 months (or Spring Competition) on January 29, 2025.
For now, the themed AirPods 4 are solely obtainable in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore, so you’ll be able to’t purchase them immediately from Apple wherever in North America or Europe.
Within the territories the place these AirPods can be found, they price the identical as the usual mannequin. In addition they supply all the identical options — the one distinction is an engraving of a snake on the AirPods 4 wi-fi charging case (and a pink snake on the packaging).
Aside from that, these are the very same AirPods 4 that we awarded 4.5 stars to in our assessment final 12 months. As we mentioned on the time, there’s loads of competitors on this value vary in relation to wi-fi headphones, however the AirPods 4 are “a significant improve over the bottom AirPods 4, contemplating the addition of wi-fi charging and ANC.”
MacRumors explains that releasing particular version AirPods is a practice for Apple. The corporate has beforehand launched AirPods to have a good time the 12 months of the Dragon, 12 months of the Ox, 12 months of the Tiger, and 12 months of the Rabbit, however they had been all AirPods Professional.
Apple’s 12 months of the Snake AirPods 4 are on sale now and start delivery on January 8.