Maybe waiting until Dec. 23 to make your last Christmas buys wasn’t the best idea, but thanks to Amazon you can still grab the Apple AirPods Pro 2 for 24% off — just $190 — and have them in time for the big day.

Apple is working on the next generation of AirPods Pro, and they may have some new health features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman – although it’s a rumor we heard before, back in 2021. The company has reportedly started testing features like temperature sensing and heart rate monitoring for the earbuds.

Apple is working on a variety of health features for future AirPods, including heart rate monitoring and temperature sensing, according

Apple has "healthier" plans for its AirPods. While the tech major has already made clear that they are not just an audio device (the second-generation AirPods can be used as hearing aids), it is planning to integrate more health features into them.

So how good are the AirPods Pro 2 as OTC hearing aids? To find out, I looked at two key performance criteria: the accuracy of Apple’s software-driven hearing test, and their ability to provide speech enhancement.

But while the iPod has been relegated to the dustbin of history, the AirPods have kept getting better, leading to the just-released AirPods Pro 2. Reviewers and happy buyers alike are saying the AirPods Pro 2 are the best version yet of Apple’s earbuds,

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 have some added hearing-aid capabilities. How well do they work in practice? I asked my grandmother, who is in her eighties, to try them for a week.

Apple AirPods Pro 3 is likely to come with new health features. In recent years, Apple has been focused on integrating health features into its iPhones and wearables. According to Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman, the company is working on adding heart rate monitoring and temperature sensing to the next-generation AirPods Pro.

In the latest edition of the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman laid out a couple updates on Apple’s