According to some sources close to the production lines, the Taiwanese supplier ASE Technology has begun mass manufacturing the optical sensors for the next generation AirPods that would be referred to and rumored as the AirPods 3.
It seems that these AirPods are resisting a bit in being launched and it is that many of us expected that Apple would do it during this month of March, along with the iPad and other products but everything came to nothing. Neither AirPods nor iPad and the presentation as such did not arrive so we will have to wait to see what finally happens with these AirPods.
According to the report leaked by DigiTimes, the supplier would have Apple's new AirPods ready by the third quarter of this year. In this case, it is the period from July to September, so it would coincide with the reports previously released by well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
On the design of these new AirPods 3 there are also quite similar opinions between rumors and leaks. The design of the new Apple headphones would be similar to the one that the AirPods Pro currently have, yes, with some changes in terms of the rubber or silicones that are introduced into the ear and in principle they will bequeath without noise cancellation and no charging box. wireless ... All this is just rumors and it is clear that the exact day of its arrival on the market is unknown.
Rumors indicate that the price of these AirPods 3 would be similar to that of the current second generation AirPods, but this is another piece of information that also escapes our hands since there are no official confirmations in this regard. The safest thing is that it will be so, although nothing can be confirmed at the moment.