Apple releases Year of the Ox AirPods Pro—but only in limited countries

Apple has rolled out limited-edition AirPods Pro in celebration of Chinese New Year. Only 25,400 pairs of Year of the Ox AirPods are available.

They’d be a great addition to your Apple collection, right?

Now the bad news: they’re exclusively available in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia.

The Apple Singapore online store retails them for SG$379 or P13,698. That’s about SD$140 (P5,000) more than the ordinary AirPods and SG$80 (P2,800) more than AirPods with wireless charging case.

The Year of the Ox AirPods come with a cute ox emoji printed on the charging case. They are designed to deliver active noise cancellation for immersive sound, transparency mode so you can hear your surroundings, and a customizable fit for comfort.

They block out your environment so you can focus on what you’re listening to. AirPods Pro use two microphones—an outward-facing microphone and an inward-facing microphone, to create superior noise cancellation. By continuously adapting to the geometry of your ear and the fit of the ear tips, active noise cancellation silences the world to keep you fully tuned in to your music, podcasts, and calls.

Its transparency mode lets the outside sound in, allowing you to hear and connect to your surroundings. Outward- and inward-facing microphones enable them to undo the sound-isolating effect of the silicone tips so things sound and feel natural, like when you’re talking to people around you.

As for audio quality, its superefficient high dynamic range amplifier produces pure, incredibly clear sound while also extending battery life.

Just like AirPods, AirPods Pro connect to your iPhone or Apple Watch.

Better check your horoscope if your money corner is looking good this year—and ask someone from abroad to buy them for you.