If we celebrated the 9th anniversary of the Mac Pro yesterday, we are doing the same today with the first generation AirPods, undoubtedly one of Apple’s most successful devices.

The original AirPods were introduced by the company alongside the iPhone 7 series and were released within the day. December 19, 2016 after the initial release date was pulled back.

The company with the bitten apple logo introduced its AirPods as follows: little magic device It can connect to all Apple devices seamlessly and easily. Of course, they weren’t the first wireless earbuds on the market, but they helped make wearables in this class popular around the world.

This is a marketing strategy that Apple tends to use on a regular basis. The Cupertino company is waiting for its moment and by hosting the product in its ecosystem, it revolutionizes ideas already conceived by other brands.

Happy 6th anniversary of AirPods!

AirPods 1: Apple’s promotional image

The first generation AirPods were released with very interesting functions. they were one-touch pairing with Apple devices, ear detection for autoplay and siri activation with a double tap.

Its battery offered an autonomy. 5 hours of audio playback -not bad for the first generation- and the charge state reached 24 hours of audio playback.

Finally, a first-generation AirPods chip W1 this provided sound quality far superior to EarPods.

Phil SchillerAbout the first generation AirPods in 2016:

“AirPods are simple and magical to use, contain no switches or buttons, automatically connect to all your Apple devices in a simple and seamless way, and give you access to Siri with just a double tap. We look forward to users trying them out for the iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 took it off.”

The audio experience provided by the first generation AirPods was absolutely fantastic back then. So much so that the Cupertino company did not release the second generation AirPods until 2019. Today, the latest generation AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max offer high-end features. on foot Such as Spatial Audio, Adaptive Transparency, ambient sound mode, adaptive equalization or Active Noise Cancellation. It’s amazing how such a small device can accommodate so much technology.