My Original AirPods Max Stopped Working, So I Put Them in the Freezer. Really.

With AirPods Max 2 on the way, you may be able to eke out some more life from your original AirPods Max if they're unresponsive.

Apple has announced the AirPods Max 2, finally updating its premium headphones with the improved H2 chip that enables better noise cancelling, audio quality and voice isolation when you're talking on a call or recording audio. The news certainly grabbed my attention, because my 5-year-old original AirPods Max have been mysteriously failing lately.