It’s a rumor, but it might bear some fruit.
As of February, KGI Securities analyst and overall guru Ming-Chi Kuo stated that Apple is working on a set of high-end, over-the-ear headphones.
Kuo has stated that Primax and SZS will be the primary suppliers and assemblers of these new headphones, and that they should cost more than the AirPods, which are currently priced at $159. They’re expected to ship in the fourth quarter of Apple’s 2018 fiscal year at the earliest, placing their arrival around July or later.
Current reports state that the headphones “as early as the end of this year” according to sources close to the story. The project itself has been said to have started and stopped a few times over the past few years and the headphones may be redesigned again, or the project scrapped could be altogether.
The headphones are said to feature noise-cancelling technology and similar ease-of-use features to AirPods. The pairing and setup procedure would be similar, if not identical, to that used for new Apple TVs, HomePod, and AirPods.
As always, stay tuned for additional details as they become available.