How did the AirPods go from being ridiculed to a phenomenon? Use code NEWSTHINK at the link here to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/newsthink

Follow Newsthink on X https://x.com/Newsthink

Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
https://x.com/cindypom

Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com

Thank you to our Patrons, including:
John & Becki Johnston
Igli Laci
Support us on Patreon:   / newsthink  

Select images/video supplied by Associated Press and Alamy.

Sources:
0:19 D&S    • AirPods Unboxing 2021!   (Creative commons license re-use allowed)
0:20 Ricky For Real    • APPLE AIRPODS UNBOXING   (Creative commons license re-use allowed)
0:23 Lee Craig Stewart    • Unboxing & Pairing | Brand-new Apple ...  
(Creative commons license re-use allowed)
2:31 AirPods x-ray: https://www.scanofthemonth.com/scans/...
5:05 mattconfidential    • Apple Store Passeig de Gràcia Opening...  
(Creative commons license re-use allowed)
5:09 Permission to use footage: Ryan Kawailani Ozawa
   • Apple iPad Launch 2012  
5:32 Eduard Checo    • iPhone 7 vs iPhone 6 Fight To The Dea...   commons license re-use allowed)
6:21 Hans Olav Lien, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
6:53 MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
7:10 Aipor zeador fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
7:21 Spoonys Bait    • OEM AirPods unboxing. Is it worth buy...  (Creative commons license re-use allowed)
7:26 Trending Reviews    • These are NOT Apple AirPods! (TWS i50...  (Creative commons license re-use allowed)
7:29 Donald Trung Quoc Don (Chữ Hán: 徵國單) - Wikimedia Commons - © CC BY-SA 4.0 International.(Want to use this image?)Original publication 📤: --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 20:58, 5 July 2021 (UTC), CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons

Articles referenced:
1:23 Jony Ive interview for GQ https://www.gq.com/story/apple-airpod...