AirPods Pro 3 Arrive With Heart-Rate Sensing, Live Translation Using Apple Intelligence (techcrunch.com)
(Tuesday September 09, 2025 @05:25PM (BeauHD)
from the new-and-shiny dept.)
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- News link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/09/09/2043237/airpods-pro-3-arrive-with-heart-rate-sensing-live-translation-using-apple-intelligence
- Source link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/09/airpods-pro-3-arrive-with-heart-rate-sensing-and-live-translation-using-apple-intelligence/
Apple has [1]unveiled the AirPods Pro 3 with heart-rate sensing, improved noise cancellation, a more compact case, and [2]upcoming live translation features powered by Apple Intelligence . They'll be available for preorder today at a price of $249. TechCrunch reports:
> One of the standout features of the AirPods Pro 3 is its heart-rate sensing capability, a first for the AirPods line. This addition will operate similarly to the Powerbeats Pro 2, using LED sensors to provide precise measurements. The collected data will sync with Apple's Fitness app. The active noise cancellation, which reduces external noise, has been significantly improved. Apple says it removes twice the noise compared to Pro 2.
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> A noteworthy upcoming feature is a live translation capability, thanks to Apple's iOS 26 software update. This lets you have conversations in different languages, using your iPhone to translate while the phone plays one language and the AirPods handle the other. Other notable updates include smaller, more comfortable earbuds. Apple now offers foam ear tips in five different sizes, and the company claims it's "the best-fitting AirPods."
[1] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/09/introducing-airpods-pro-3-the-ultimate-audio-experience/
[2] https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/09/airpods-pro-3-arrive-with-heart-rate-sensing-and-live-translation-using-apple-intelligence/
> One of the standout features of the AirPods Pro 3 is its heart-rate sensing capability, a first for the AirPods line. This addition will operate similarly to the Powerbeats Pro 2, using LED sensors to provide precise measurements. The collected data will sync with Apple's Fitness app. The active noise cancellation, which reduces external noise, has been significantly improved. Apple says it removes twice the noise compared to Pro 2.
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> A noteworthy upcoming feature is a live translation capability, thanks to Apple's iOS 26 software update. This lets you have conversations in different languages, using your iPhone to translate while the phone plays one language and the AirPods handle the other. Other notable updates include smaller, more comfortable earbuds. Apple now offers foam ear tips in five different sizes, and the company claims it's "the best-fitting AirPods."
[1] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/09/introducing-airpods-pro-3-the-ultimate-audio-experience/
[2] https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/09/airpods-pro-3-arrive-with-heart-rate-sensing-and-live-translation-using-apple-intelligence/
Don't hold your breath (Score:2)
by ThumpBzztZoom ( 6976422 )
"Upcoming" AI live translation should be as believable as all their "upcoming" AI features they advertised as available during the last iPhone release which still don't exist.
Live Translation Using Apple Intelligence (Score:3)
by 93 Escort Wagon ( 326346 )
My hovercraft is full of eels!
Hopefully not... (Score:2)
by Kyogreex ( 2700775 )
> This addition will operate similarly to the Powerbeats Pro 2
AFAIK heart rate sensing on the Powerbeats Pro 2 doesn't work while music is being played. That's a pretty big weakness, so hopefully that's not true of the AirPods Pro 3.
Missing the obvious (Score:2)
Apple fans already have a heartrate sensor on their wrist, they don't need one from the ear. The Apple watch is only capable of night average body temperature. The ear canal is a perfect place to measure temperature (which is how it's done in hospitals). They should put that sensor into the things, not replicate a functionality from another gadget.
Re: (Score:2)
I suspect that the customer base for their ear pods is vastly larger than that for their watches. I've wanted an excuse to get a smartwatch for a while now, but no company has ever really sold me on one. However, a pit of earbuds are something that I do want and having a neat feature that would otherwise require a more expensive watch could sway me to pick up a pair of these. Of course price is a bigger factor. The $5 gas station wired ear pods do most of what I want for a hell of a lot less money. Much har
Re: (Score:3)
The $5 gas station wired ear pods do most of what I want for a hell of a lot less money.
Except Apple users have no way to connect this.