If you're going to release headphones that cost $549 — five hundred and forty-nine U.S. dollars — you've got to expect some jokes.
Apple's new AirPods Max headphones — which retail for roughly the price of the average monthly rent of a studio apartment in Albuquerque, New Mexico — are over-ear, come with lots of cool features, and look pretty slick. But yeah, that price-tag is wild.
Folks, of course, rushed to make jokes. I mean, how could you not, considering lots of other really nice headphones sell for much less.
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The case for the new the headphones. Well, it's kind of odd looking. So, yep, the jokes about the case were widespread as well. Here are a few.
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If you have a spare $549 to drop, the new over-ear headphones from Apple go on sale today, and will start shipping on Dec. 15.
Topics Apple