New AirPods or Revamps Apple iPod Nano?

Aside the usual iPhones and Macbook series, the AirPods have been among the most popular products of Apple. Bases on a recent report, the US brand is now playing around with a new design for its wireless inears. In detals, the new AirPods are coming with an interactive touchscreen display on the case. You can now see which song is playing and other applications that you are currently connecting to.

However, does this design remind you of something? That’s right, the old iPod Nano. This patent has been filed by Apple back in 2021; which means that they have been working on it for a long time. Moreover, Apple stated that they are in the search for good wireless earbud case to satisfy many requirements. First, it can let users controls the audio levels. Furthermore, it can also let users enjoy the new AirPods experience.

While this is a new design for Apply, many smartphone unsers must haven seen the same patent before. Brands like JBL has launched a very similar pair at the last CES event. While it has not reached the global market yet, the release date of the JBL Tour Pro 2 is set for later this year.

New features

Looking at the image above, we can see that Apple plans to add many controls for the new display. You can switch the music, play videos and even access the setting quickly. Do you think Apple will launch this product by this year? Or it might take a while for this vision to come true?