Apple introduces AirPods 5, featuring best-in-class open‑ear Active Noise CancellationApple has unveiled the AirPods 5, showcasing unmatched active noise cancellation in a comfortable open-ear design. These earbuds enhance sound fidelity and feature an advanced Transparency mode, allowing for a more authentic listening experience. Additionally, they include hands-free Siri integration and Live Translation features. Priced at INR 14,900, a wireless charging case option is also available. Customers can place pre-orders immediately, with retail availability beginning on September 18.Apple’s AirPods 5 bring industry-leading Active Noise Cancellation to an open-ear design, along with improved sound, hands-free Siri AI, Live Translation and better durabilityWith industry-leading ANC in an open-ear design, improved sound quality, hands-free access to Siri AI, and Live Translation, AirPods 5 deliver the best audio experience Apple has ever offered in this style of AirPods, at an incredible priceCUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced AirPods 5, delivering the industry’s best Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) in an open-ear design and even better sound quality, at an outstanding value.1 AirPods 5 feature an all-new multiport acoustic architecture and next-generation Adaptive EQ for even more immersive sound. Their breakthrough open-ear ANC removes up to 50 percent more external noise compared to AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, alongside a more natural Transparency mode. Combined with Siri AI and iPhone, AirPods enable users to draw on their personal context and get answers with broad world knowledge, entirely hands-free.2 Users can also respond to Siri using head gestures, or use Live Translation to help connect across languages.About The AuthorAt heart, I am a storyteller drawn to the watershed moments that bend the technology landscape. I braid narrative with data, humanise statistics, and trace the arc from first spark to world-changing impact. My reportage, features and reviews are witty, sardonic, visual and vivid, using anecdote to illuminate rather than eviscerate.