We had to double-check the calendar, but yes, it's August and Prime Day-level Apple deals are somehow still here.

To summarize, Apple could adopt a few of these ideas for the AirPods 5 – ANC, but with a bit of manual control, a colorway refresh, IR cameras, heart-rate monitoring (but not the full suite of hearing health assistance you get with the Pro 2) and maybe even a fun screen on the case – and come off looking very, very smart.