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Apple's Updated AirPods Max Add USB-C and New Colors

Apple has detailed its update to its high-end AirPods Max.

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The updated AirPods Max will be available on September 20.

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Apple has debuted an update to its high-end headphones, the AirPods Max, which now includes USB-C charging at its Glowtime event.

The headphones will now include the new midnight, blue, purple, orange and starlight colors, plus personalized spatial audio and the same $549 (£549, AU$899) price tag. While the new AirPods 4 now use the H2 chip, the updated Max seems to keep the same internal components as before.

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The Apple AirPods Max have become ubiquitous in the four years since they were released, and its design and head-tracking features helped inform models like the $449 Sonos Ace and the $400 Sony WH-1000XM5.

The updated headphones will be available from Sept. 20.

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