Apple AirPods Pro 3 hands-on: Impressive ANC improvements

The article discusses the newly unveiled Apple AirPods Pro 3, which feature several improvements over the previous model. The key points are: 1. The AirPods Pro 3 have a refined design, with the addition of heart rate sensing and live translation features. 2. The article focuses on the enhanced active noise cancellation (ANC) performance, which was significantly improved compared to the previous generation. 3. The author's brief hands-on experience with the AirPods Pro 3 in a challenging testing environment (a marble room) showed that the new ANC system was able to effectively block out environmental noise and voices, even to the point of muffling the author's ability to hear the company representative. 4. The updated foam ear tips are said to be more comfortable and provide better passive noise isolation, further contributing to the improved ANC performance. 5. The author plans to spend more time testing the AirPods Pro 3, including the new heart rate tracking and live translation features, in the coming days.