Rumors: AirPods 2 W/ Special Coating, Heart Rate Monitoring, Black Color, And AirPower To Launch This Spring

The highly-anticipated Apple AirPower wireless charging mat will be officially launched this spring, while the second-generation AirPods wil...

The highly-anticipated Apple AirPower wireless charging mat will be officially launched this spring, while the second-generation AirPods will feature a special matte coating for easy grip and improved sound quality, comes in black and white colors, to include heart-rate monitoring feature, and a $200 price tag, according to rumor site MySmartPrice, who quoted a "Trusted source"

Speaks on AirPower, MySmartPrice's source suggests that due to its new 8-7-7 coil configuration, the wireless chagring mat will be thicker than originally planned. The source also mentioned that some of the exclusive features will not be activated until iOS 13 comes out, and it will carry a $149 price tag, which we have reported last year that's how much Apple will price the accessory at.

Meanwhile, Taiwanese media DigiTimes is out with a similar report claiming that Apple will release the new-generation of AirPods in the first half of this year and expect the AirPods shipment to grow further following the launch of the accessory. DigiTimes also believes that TSMC will remain to be the sole supplier of Apple’s A-series chips, with the A13 chip continue to be made on the 7-nanometer process.