Apple has officially announced the second generation of their popular AirPods, which will include a wireless charging case and a new H1 chip. Apple claims the new chip offers improved battery life specifically, an extra hour of talk time, which Apple says is a 50 percent increase. Connection times are also twice as fast when switching between devices and “Hey, Siri” support has been added to trigger the virtual assistant without pressing a button. Otherwise, these new AirPods look virtually identical to the original model, except for a small LED light on the wireless charging case to indicate battery life. Apple will be selling the new AirPods in two options: with the wireless charging case for $199 or with the standard case for the same $159 price as the previous generation. The company will also sell the wireless charging case separately for existing AirPod owners for $79.

// via Instagram Apple has officially announced the second generation of their popular AirPods, which will include a wireless charging case and a new H1 chip. Apple claims the new chip offers improved battery life specifically, an extra hour of talk time, which Apple says is a 50 percent increase. Connection times are also twice as fast when switching between devices and “Hey, Siri” support has been added to trigger the virtual assistant without pressing a button. Otherwise, these new AirPods look virtually identical to the original model, except for a small LED light on the wireless charging case to indicate battery life. Apple will be selling the new AirPods in two options: with the wireless charging case for $199 or with the standard case for the same $159 price as the previous generation. The company will also sell the wireless charging case separately for existing AirPod owners for $79.