In a recent interview with Engadget, Apple's vice president of hardware engineering Kate Bergeron and AirPods marketing director Eric

To a publication, Apple executives explained the magic behind AirPods 4 ANC feature that works without ear tips.

Right after Apple's "It's Glowtime" event, I dashed out to get the chance to try AirPods 4 and here are my first impressions.

The new AirPods 4 come in two models with different features, which may draw some users away from AirPods Pro 2. Here's how they compare.

In other words, without getting too much into the weeds of things, active noise cancellation works by the device "monitoring" the outside noise and emitting an inverted soundwave, or what Treski calls "the anti phase," to neutralize or negate the external cacophony.

The work that began with EarPods continues to pay off as Apple prepares to ship the noise-canceling AirPods 4.