Apple’s very first AirPods were easy to snicker at: They sounded okay and paired easily, but were best known for looking like you had broken off some Q-tips in your ears.

In the near-decade since, AirPods have changed a lot. They have become hearing aids, tools for safeguarding our ears, and now — with the release of the $249 AirPods Pro 3 — wearable translators and fitness trackers.

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