Apple has announced the AirPods Max 2, finally updating its premium headphones with the improved H2 chip that enables better noise cancelling, audio quality and voice isolation when you’re talking on a call or recording audio. The news certainly grabbed my attention, because my 5-year-old original AirPods Max have been mysteriously failing lately.
But until the new model ships — preorders for the $549 headphones begin March 25 and they’re expected to start arriving in early April — I discovered an unlikely trick to extend the life of older pairs: put them in the freezer. Really.
The three amber lights of death
I bought my AirPods Max in 2021 and have used them nearly every day since. After becoming increasingly frustrated with other Bluetooth headphones that required manual connection to different devices, I felt justified in spending $500 on headphones that, for the most part, work as intended. Plus, the over-ear design is more
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