Apple Inc said on Wednesday that its wireless AirPod headphones, which were suppose to hit the market this month, will be delayed. The company did not specify the reason for the delay. “We don’t believe in shipping a product before it’s ready, and we need a little more time before AirPod are ready for our customers,” Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said in an email to Reuters.
Apple AirPods
Apple unveiled the AirPod at the launch of the latest iPhone last month. The new iPhones come without the analog headphone jack. The AirPod plugs into the same port as the recharging cord, making it incompatible with most wired headphones without an adaptor. Apple includes the adapter.
Image Credits: Samsung
Samsung Gear IconX. Image Credits: Samsung
The AirPods are a part of a wave of smart hearables, wireless earphones with embedded sensors that takes over some of the tasks of fitness trackers, smartwatches and smartphones. These include the Samsung Gear IconX that released earlier this year and the Bragi Dash with IBM Watson integration for use in workplaces.
Bragi Dash Wireless Headphones Charger
Bragi Dash. Image: Bragi.
Apple miscalculated the demand for its latest iPhone 7 and the conservative estimates means that the demand may be more than the supply. The miscalculation could hurt the profits made by Apple over the critical Christmas shopping rush.
With Inputs from Reuters