Are AirPods the New Apple Watch?

You might be wasting hundreds of dollars on an Apple Watch just to track your workouts. Brand new tests show the AirPods Pro 3 are shockingly close to the watch in heart rate accuracy. We are talking about an error rate of just one point six percent compared to a medical chest strap. The Apple Watch is only slightly ahead at under one percent. How? The AirPods shoot infrared light into your ear canal two hundred and fifty-six times every second. And honestly, the ear canal is actually a more stable place to measure blood flow than your moving wrist. Plus, they cost one hundred and fifty dollars less than the Series 11. Sure, the watch still does ECGs and alerts. But for pure workout tracking? Your ears might just be the new wrist.