Microsoft announces Surface Headphones 2 with improved battery life

Microsoft’s second-generation Surface Headphones were announced today alongside the new Surface Book 3 and Surface Go — and these come in black. Like the original model, the $249 Surface Headphones 2 feature active noise cancellation, and you can adjust the level of ANC up or down to your liking using the dial on the ear cup.

You get the same 13 levels of noise cancellation as the existing Surface Headphones, and the dial on the other ear cup still handles volume control. This was an ingenious system when it debuted, so I’m not surprised that Microsoft is sticking with it. Like before, you can tap the large touch-sensitive surface pad to control audio playback.

On the whole, there’s very little that’s changed about the Surface...

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