Report: Two new AirPods in the works


Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has two new AirPods models in the works. An improved second generation model with "hey Siri" support and another is expected to have improved water resistance.

The model coming as early as this year will let people summon Apple’s Siri digital assistant without physically tapping the headphones by saying "Hey Siri." The function will work similarly to how a user activates Siri on an iPhone or a HomePod speaker hands-free. The headphones, internally known as B288, will include an upgraded Apple-designed wireless chip for managing Bluetooth connections. The first AirPods include a chip known as the W1, and Apple released the W2 with the Apple Watch last year.

Bloomberg reports the second generation model could ship later this year and the water-resistant model is planned for next year.

It seems possible these could be second and third generation devices with the third-gen model striving to be better around, but not in, water. Since this is the first we're hearing about an upgrade, a guess is we'll probably see something this fall the holidays.