Apple Launches Beats Studio 3 Wireless Headphones

 Apple has introduced limited-edition Beats Studio 3 wireless headphones that are designed in partnership with the fashion brand A-COLD-WALL owned by British designer Samuel Ross. Called Beats Studio 3 Wireless — A-COLD-WALL Limited Edition, the headphones feature a slate colour palette that features a “speckled cement” application covering both build and ear cushions. Apart from the fresh design, the new Beats Studio 3 are identical to the existing headphones that Apple first launched back in September 2017. The headphones come with Beats' proprietary Pure Active Noise Cancelling (Pure ANC) technology and are powered by the Apple W1 chip.

Beats Studio 3 Wireless — A-COLD-WALL Limited Edition price, availability

The Beats Studio 3 Wireless — A-COLD-WALL Limited Edition come with a price tag of $349.95 (roughly Rs. 25,900). The headphones are initially limited to Apple's online store in the US, with a “coming soon” tag. Details about the global pricing and availability of the new Beats Studio 3 headphones are yet to be revealed. The listing for the new Beats Studio 3 headphones was initially spotted by Macotakara.

In 2020, the Beats Studio 3 Wireless launched at the same price of $349.95 and came in Blue, Matte Black, Porcelain Rose, Red, Shadow Gray, and White shades.

Beats Studio 3 Wireless — A-COLD-WALL Limited Edition specifications

The Beats Studio 3 Wireless — A-COLD-WALL Limited Edition feature a slate colour palette with a “speckled cement” application to deliver a distinct design. The headphones also carry an ACW bracket logo and onyx stroke on each side. Further, the inner band of the limited-edition Beats Studio 3 come in a clay colour.

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Apple has wrapped the new headphones in a packaging made of wood fibre. This is claimed to be either recycled or sourced from responsibly managed forests. The exterior box and debossed band are also claimed to be made using recycled fibre content.

In terms of hardware, the Beats Studio 3 Wireless — A-COLD-WALL Limited Edition are the same as the regular Beats Studio 3 headphones. They'll include the Pure ANC technology that is claimed to actively block external noise and use real-time audio calibration to preserve clarity, range, and emotion. There are also soft, over-ear cushions that help reduce ambient noise. Under the hood, the new Beats Studio 3 headphones include the Apple W1 chip to enable seamless setup and switching between Apple device users. The chip also includes Class 1 Bluetooth (Bluetooth v4.0) connectivity.

The new Beats Studio 3 headphones are claimed to deliver up to 22 hours of music playback on a single charge. The battery can be extended to up to 40 hours by turning off the Pure ANC feature. There is also a Fast Fuel technology that helps deliver faster charging support — three hours of playback time in just 10 minutes of charge.

Apple has bundled the Beats Studio 3 Wireless — A-COLD-WALL Limited Edition with a 3.5mm Remote Talk cable, USB-A to USB Micro-B charging cable, and a carrying case. The headphones weigh 260 grams.

There’s an environmental cost to all the tech products that we buy and consume, but House of Marley wants to help change that. The House of Marley Rebel earbuds are, according to the company, built from sustainable materials — meaning that you don’t have to feel quite as guilty for buying these over others.

But just being built from sustainable materials isn’t enough. If the Rebel earbuds aren’t actually good, then people won’t want to buy them. That means that the impact on the environment will be minimal. Are the House of Marley Rebel earbuds worth buying? I’ve been using them to find out.

The first thing to notice about the House of Marley Rebel earbuds is their design, and the headphones are a combination of unique features, and more of the same.

First, the “more of the same.” The headphones are shaped very similarly to the AirPods Pro, meaning that they have a somewhat large bud with an angled stem that protrudes from the bottom. It’s not necessarily a huge deal that they’re similar to the AirPods Pro — I actually quite like that design. The design isn’t exactly the same though, and that does play into comfort a little.

But some things are different, too. The earbuds are designed with a more “natural” look in mind. As such, you’ll get a black design with a wooden face. It’s not a bad look, by any means — and sets these headphones apart from some of the competition. The headphones are also available in white instead of black, though I generally prefer the black model. Call me boring.

That design generally carries over to the charging case too. The case is built from a black composite type material, with wood highlights. It has LED lights on the front to indicate battery, and it has a USB-C port on the bottom for charging. It supports wireless charging too, which is nice.

The earbuds have on-ear controls, but they’re a little limited. You can use them to control volume, fast forward, and rewind, but not to play and pause. Instead, to pause your audio you’ll take a bud out of your ear, and to play, you’ll put it back in. This is a feature that I use on headphones like the AirPods, but many don’t like how this works, and honestly, it should be possible to play and pause another way too anyway.