Apple AirPods review: Wireless, but at what cost?
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Apple AirPods have finally hit shelves. These wireless headphones were first announced at the 2016 iPhone launch event in a likely attempt to paint traditional audio jacks as things of the past. Are the tiny untethered buds capable replacements for our favorite headphones? Read on for New Atlas' review.
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