The funky wireless AirPods got all the attention when Apple unveiled it alongside the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus on September 7, but it was only part of the company's new headphones lineup. It also showcased three new wireless headphones from its Beats brand: the PowerBeats Wireless 3, the Solo3 Wireless and the BeatsX.
But only the BeatsX ($150, £130, AU$200) is a truly new headphone and the first one designed with the help of Apple's design and engineering teams. (The PowerBeats Wireless 3 and Solo3 Wireless just updated the previous models in their respective lines with a new wireless chip.) You probably won't see it in stores until November, but I got an early listen, and was impressed with both the fit and sound of Beats' first neckband-style headphone.
The band itself, which Beats calls a Flex-Form cable, has two wires running through it that are made ofnickel titanium alloy or nitinol, which was developed by the US Navy in the late 1950s and is very malleable, durable and lightweight. The key to it here is that it gives the band just enough rigidity and allows you to roll up the headphone so it fits it in an included compact carrying case. You can't do that with an LG Tone headset.
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