For the first time ever, the entry-level AirPods have active noise cancellation (ANC). Apple unveiled the new AirPods 4 on Sept. 9 at the "Glowtime" event where the Cupertino-based tech giant debuted the new line with two variants: one with ANC and one without ANC.

Apple offers useful ANC while keeping your ears open on the AirPods 4. but the non-ANC model is much improved as well.

I can’t recall another consumer electronics product category becoming a commodity as quickly as Bluetooth earbuds. Apple’s AirPods played a key role in

The AirPods 4 with ANC went through a lot behind the scenes before it landed in our ears. Credit: / Mashable Before it got into your hands, it’s highly likely that engineers were hard at work, pulling their hair out and yelling obscenities,

There's no feeling quite like the anticipation of a new tech product that promises to do something pretty wildly different, and then having that anticipation paid off by the product actually delivering the goods.