New Apple or Beats Over-Ear Headphones Appear in FCC Database
The FCC has published documents for a new Apple product identified as model A3577, described as Bluetooth over-ear headphones. These headphones are not the anticipated AirPods Max 2, and details remain scarce due to a confidentiality request. Speculation suggests they could be an updated version of Beats Studio Pro headphones, which were last released in July 2023.
- ▪The model number A3577 is associated with a new Apple or Beats over-ear headphone product.
- ▪Documents revealing more details are temporarily withheld under a confidentiality request.
- ▪There is speculation that these headphones may be an updated version of the Beats Studio Pro.
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New Apple or Beats Over-Ear Headphones Appear in FCC DatabaseFriday May 22, 2026 4:27 pm PDT by Eric SlivkaThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission has just published documents related to an apparently unreleased Apple product with model number A3577, with the product described as "Bluetooth over-ear headphones." These headphones do not appear to be the AirPods Max 2, which carry a model number of A3454, and there is little other information to go on, so it is unclear what these headphones are.
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