Rumors of a pair of Apple over-ear headphones have been circling for a while now, and now an inventory listing from US store Target, may have revealed the price of the hotly-anticipated cans.YouTuber Jon Prosser posted an image to Twitter, purporting to show the upcoming over-ear headphones in Target's system, mysteriously listed as "Apple AirPods (X Generation)".The product in the image appears to cost $399, which works out at around 300 / AU$600 if these are the rumored Apple StudioPods, then the brand is aiming for the higher end of the price scale, surpassing the cost of competitors like the Sony WH-1000XM3 and the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700.Prosser also speculates that the Apple over-ear headphones could come in a range of colors, citing the existence of three different product codes, all priced at $399.
So far, Apple's existing headphones, the EarPods, AirPods, and AirPods Pro, have only ever been available in white, though Apple-owned Beats headphones often come in a range of bright colors.Neither Apple nor Target have confirmed whether this leaked listing really is for the rumored Apple over-ear headphones, but it would corroborate predictions that the wireless headphones will launch in the first half of this year.According to a reportby respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who correctly predicted the release of the upgradedApple AirPodsand theAirPods Proin 2019, the headphoneswill launch alongside a number of new products in the coming months.AppleInsider claims to have spoken with "multiple Target staffers" about the leaked listing image, saying that, "while they could not provide us any information about the provenance of the image, they did say that placeholders for new products are common, with pricing information but not accurate product names often provided by the manufacturer in advance of release."According to these staffers, products with a placeholder usually ship within a month, and "sometimes as soon as a week following initial appearance in the system".So, we could see the first-ever pair of Apple over-ear headphones as soon as March after all, the tech giant revealedApple ArcadeandApple TV Plusin March 2019, as well as the upgraded AirPods.For now, without any confirmation from Apple, we'll have to wait and see but we'll be sure to keep our eyes peeled for any more leaks and rumors over the next few weeks.