Apple AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for $199 at Amazon. That's a 20% discount on list price. Apple discounts are something we never skip over at Mashable, especially deals on AirPods. A new pair doesn't have to break the bank,

The AirPods Max stand out because of their their unique combination of Apple-designed hardware and attractive packaging/framing. They have a custom dynamic driver that delivers high-fidelity audio and are powered by Apple’s H1 chip.

But after a couple of years of work, xMEMS has arrived at the next generation — ultrasound through a solid-state speaker. This tiny, 1mm-thin speaker is called Cypress, and after listening to it at CES 2025, this company has completely changed the way I think about earbud sound quality.

The Beats Fit Pro and second-gen AirPods are both a few years old, but that doesn't mean they're long in the tooth — here's how each pair performed