Beats Studio Buds: has LeBron James revealed the rumored wireless earbuds?
LeBron might have dropped the ball on this one
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The past few weeks have seen in a number ofBeats Studio Budsleaks, with thewireless earbudscropping up inApple’s latest beta software for tvOS and iOS – and now, basketball star LeBron James appears to have stepped out wearing the rumored Apple buds.
In photos posted to his Instagram, James is wearing what looks suspiciously like the Studio Buds animations that were revealed byMacRumorsand9to5Mac– the rounded housings with a prominent ridge are a dead giveaway:
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As James is a Beats endorser – and asEngadgetpoints out, he bought the entire 2008 Olympic men’s basketball team pairs ofBeats headphones– it wouldn’t be unusual for him to get a first look at the upcomingearbudsbefore the rest of the world.
When will the Beats Studio Buds be released?
It’s been a while since Beats launched a pair of true wireless earbuds. ThePowerbeats Prooffered a sports-friendly design and Apple-friendly connectivity features, and we thought it likely that the company would release a follow-up in the near future.
The so-calledPowerbeats Pro 2haven’t materialized, however – and it now looks like the Beats Studio Buds will be the next model to join theAirPodsand theAirPods Proin Apple’s lineup of wireless earbuds.
Apple is yet to confirm the existence of the Studio Buds, but based on the leaks and a new appearance of the Buds in a recent FCC filing discovered byMacRumors, it’s looking pretty certain that the Studio Buds will be arriving sooner rather than later.
Unless Apple decides to drop the earbuds via an email as it did with its announcement thatApple Music will offer hi-res audio at no extra cost, the next feasible release date is atWWDC 2021on June 7.
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And, now that we’ve seen what looks like the Studio Buds in the flesh for the first time, a June release date is looking even more likely.
Olivia was previously TechRadar’s Senior Editor - Home Entertainment, covering everything from headphones to TVs. Based in London, she’s a popular music graduate who worked in the music industry before finding her calling in journalism. She’s previously been interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live on the subject of multi-room audio, chaired panel discussions on diversity in music festival lineups, and her bylines include T3, Stereoboard, What to Watch, Top Ten Reviews, Creative Bloq, and Croco Magazine. Olivia now has a career in PR.
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