The AirPods they are very close to taking the Apple iPhone 4 trophy “boot coat, take coat”. Initially, Ma announced the wireless headphones for the end of October; on the deadline, he warned that the accessory was not ready and would be delayed, without estimating a new launch date. A little later, contradictory rumors said that AirPods would be delivered only for 2017 or they would still be launched by the end of the year.
Now, an Apple reseller in Germany may have released information that reinforces this second thesis and, even better, points to the launch of the headphones for next week.

According to the German (Google Translate) blog Apfelpage, a reader contacted local dealer Conrad for news about the AirPods' launch forecast and received a concrete response from a seller.
I spoke to a Conrad Online Store employee just now, as I ordered a pair of AirPods there on 10/14 and would like to cancel the order today. According to the employee, the store will receive stocks on 11/17 and I will receive them between 18 and 19.
Of course, considering that we are dealing with “extra-extra-unofficial” information, we must see all of this with one foot behind. The employee may be mistaken, or even the reader's tip may be incorrect. Anyway, it may be an indication that the arrival of the polemic headphones is closer than we imagined, which is even understandable, imagining that Apple will not want to lose the impulse of the holiday shopping.
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In other news related to our beautiful ears, two products from the Beats line won special editions (PRODUCT) RED, as part of the humanitarian campaign led by Bono (from U2) that paints popular products red and passes on part of the profits from sales to the foundation dedicated to research and elimination of HIV virus in Africa.
Of the two products, only one currently sold in Brazil (Update: our fault, the Beats Pill + is also sold here. Thanks for the touch, AgstCsr!): The Beats Solo3 Wireless, which comes out in this special edition for its usual scary price of R $ 1,799. The other model that won the red paint the speaker Beats Pill +, which costs R $ 1,399. Both are listed as coming "soon", not yet available for purchase.
(via The Next Web, MacRumors)