Apple's 2019 AirPods expected to boost the market, prompt Amazon and Google copycats

Apple doesn’t always follow a traditional 12-month upgrade cycle for some of its more experimental products, leaving the HomePod hanging after a first-gen announcement back in the summer of 2017, while the December 2016-released AirPods are still without a sequel.

Of course, it’s not like wireless earbuds from other companies have made any great strides these past couple of years, as the fledgling industry seems frozen in anticipation of the next step from the Cupertino-based tech giant.

This will most likely take place sometime during the first quarter of next year, prompting ...

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