“Apple headphones get neck detection to pause music” | NOW

Apple would recommend a wireless over-earheadphones work with ‘neck detection’, writes 9to5Mac on the basis of insiders. The headphones reportedly recognize the difference between being worn on the head and being worn around the neck.

The headphones would be called AirPods Studio. Sensors would recognize when the headphones are hanging around the neck and then pause the music. How that works exactly is not clear.

The regular AirPods have the same kind of function to pause music. This happens when the wearer takes off one of the earplugs.

According to the sources of 9to5Mac the headphones also get a sensor that can distinguish the left and right ear. That means users don’t have to pay attention to how they put the headphones on their heads.

Rumors about the AirPods Studio have been around for a long time. Apple would announce the device later this year. The headphones are said to get noise cancellation and are said to have interchangeable parts so that users can wear different colors, for example.

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