At any Apple event, new AirPods are never a given. The earbuds have been around nearly as long as the Apple Watch, but the company has only released three

Apple is launching a new version of AirPods called the AirPods 4, with a refined new shape that Apple says is its “most comfortable AirPods ever.” It keeps an open-air design, has a “massive improvement” in audio quality, and includes support for personalized spatial audio.

While the fourth-generation AirPods feature the same open design as their predecessor, they have a refined new look and are powered by Apple's H2 chip. They come in two new models, one with active noise canceling.