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.

Apple offers useful ANC while keeping your ears open on the AirPods 4. but the non-ANC model is much improved as well.

Apple has introduced its latest AirPods lineup, featuring the all-new AirPods 4 and enhanced AirPods Pro 2, which bring a groundbreaking all-in-one hearing health experience. The company also revealed new colours for AirPods Max,

There's no feeling quite like the anticipation of a new tech product that promises to do something pretty wildly different, and then having that anticipation paid off by the product actually delivering the goods.