I had no idea there was a firmware update available for the AirPods, but I followed the instructions on TidBITS and sure enough it updated. To be clear, the way the update is done, you’ll eventually get the update, but I did it manually anyway.
Updating your AirPods firmware
Stands to reason, but that means ten years from now, we’ll need firmware updates for underwear and socks, too.
I was just reading an article in the NY Times about new models of suitcases and it seemed like half of them were “smart.” The future is weirder than we thought it would be…
Ron Goulart got it right.