Beats’ long-awaited Powerbeats Professional 2 earbuds are coming in 2025

If there’s one product that Beats has taken its candy time upgrading, it’s the Powerbeats Professional. Launched again in 2019, these wi-fi earbuds (and their signature ear hooks) have sat within the firm’s product lineup ever since with no significant {hardware} modifications. However the time has lastly come for an all-new mannequin. At the moment, Beats launched a teaser for the Powerbeats Professional 2, which might be launched someday in 2025.

Within the clip, we see the in-ear match of the revamped design showcased by baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani. Followers of the ear hooks might be comfortable to see that they haven’t gone anyplace; if you’d like a hook-free design, Beats gives loads of different choices, together with the Beats Match Professional, Studio Buds Plus, and Solo Buds.

On the time of their debut, I used to be an enormous fan of the Powerbeats Professional. However they’d a irritating tendency to get finicky when it got here to charging, with the earbuds usually failing to recharge except you seated them within the (very huge) case good. I’m hoping Beats has made some refinements for the sequel. The bar for sound high quality has additionally been raised significantly since 2019, so you possibly can anticipate some upgrades on that entrance.

The timing of this teaser is actually fascinating; Beats’ dad or mum firm, Apple, is broadly anticipated to announce two new units of AirPods subsequent week — considered one of which can reportedly function lively noise cancellation. However in case you have been planning to make use of them on the gymnasium or on runs, perhaps that is Beats’ method of claiming “not so quick” on these upcoming preorders.