Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 and numerous other wireless earbuds have active noise-cancellation features to block unwanted outside noise. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Lately, I’ve been using my AirPods to hear nothing.
My usage of Apple’s AirPods Pro and other noise-canceling wireless earbuds has changed from when I first started wearing them half a decade or so ago. Back then, I’d pop in earbuds to listen to music, stream a podcast, or watch video on my phone or tablet while in a public place. I’d take meetings and calls with them or put them in when doing yard work for some motivational metal...
