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  "schema_version": "2.0",
  "product": {
    "brand": "Apple",
    "category": "audio",
    "family": "Apple AirPods",
    "model": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C)",
    "model_slug": "airpods-max-1-usb-c-airpods-max-1-usb-c-tech-specs-121205",
    "model_year": 2024,
    "year_introduced": 2024,
    "variant": null,
    "model_numbers": [
      "A3184"
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "source_type": "manufacturer",
    "source_url": "https://support.apple.com/en-ie/121205",
    "source_file": "apple_remaining_extraction/technical_specs_html/airpods-specs-airpods-max-1-usb-c-airpods-max-1-usb-c-tech-specs.html",
    "source_title": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C) - Tech Specs",
    "publisher": "Apple",
    "published_at": null,
    "checked_at": "2026-11-09",
    "verification_status": "content_verified",
    "verification_notes": "Official Apple technical-specification page discovered from its documentation index; 13 sections archived. Model identifiers and introduction year cross-checked against Apple's official AirPods identification page on 2026-11-09. Model identifiers and introduction year cross-checked against Apple's official AirPods identification page on 2026-11-09.",
    "notes": [
      "Documentation index: https://support.apple.com/en-ie/docs/airpods/301049",
      "Model numbers and introduction year verified against official Apple AirPods identification page: https://support.apple.com/en-ie/109525.",
      "Model-number and introduction-year evidence cross-checked against the archived official Apple AirPods identification page: https://support.apple.com/en-ie/109525 (apple_remaining_extraction/technical_specs_html/airpods-identify-model.html). Relevant earbud/case identification sections are retained with section-level provenance; no typed values were changed by this pass."
    ]
  },
  "extraction": {
    "method": "section_preserving",
    "normalization_status": "partially_normalized",
    "note": "Official Apple source sections are preserved and transcribed. Explicit chip, Bluetooth version, resistance rating, battery-duration statements and labelled size/weight measurements have been parsed where present; values retain source-section provenance. Model/case-specific context, footnotes and remaining fields still require record-level verification. No missing values inferred. Relevant model/case identification sections from Apple's official identification page are retained with section-level provenance; model-number strings were checked against these sections without changing typed values.",
    "extracted_at": "2026-11-09",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-11-09"
  },
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Colour",
      "source_text": "Midnight\nStarlight\nBlue\nPurple\nOrange"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Audio Technology",
      "source_text": "Apple-designed dynamic driver\nActive Noise Cancellation\nTransparency mode\nPersonalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking\n1\nAdaptive EQ\nLossless Audio via USB‑C\n2"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Sensors",
      "source_text": "Optical sensor (each ear cup)\nPosition sensor (each ear cup)\nCase-detect sensor (each ear cup)\nAccelerometer (each ear cup)\nGyroscope (left ear cup)"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Microphones",
      "source_text": "Nine microphones in total:\nEight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation\nThree microphones for voice pickup (two shared with Active Noise Cancellation and one additional microphone)"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Chip",
      "source_text": "Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Controls",
      "source_text": "Digital Crown\nTurn for volume control\nPress once to play or pause media\nPress once to answer a call or mute or unmute\n3\nPress twice to end a call\nPress twice to skip forward\nPress three times to skip back\nPress and hold for Siri\nListening mode button\nPress to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode\nHey Siri\nSay “Hey Siri”\n4\nto do things like play a song, make a call or get directions"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Size and Weight 5",
      "source_text": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C)\n, including cushions\nWidth:\n168.6 mm (6.64 inches)\nDepth:\n83.4 mm (3.28 inches)\nHeight:\n187.3 mm (7.37 inches)\nWeight:\n386.2 grams (13.6 ounces)\nSmart Case\nWeight:\n134.5 grams (4.74 ounces)"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Battery",
      "source_text": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C)\nUp to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation enabled\n6\nUp to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with pro‑level Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio on\n7\n5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time\n8\nAirPods Max 1 (USB-C)\nwith Smart Case\nStorage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state\nCharging via USB‑C"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Connectivity",
      "source_text": "Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology"
    },
    {
      "heading": "In the Box",
      "source_text": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C)\nSmart Case\nUSB‑C Charge Cable\nDocumentation"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Accessibility 9",
      "source_text": "Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods Max.\nFeatures include:\nLive Listen audio\nHeadphone levels\nHeadphone Accommodations"
    },
    {
      "heading": "System Requirements",
      "source_text": "iPhone models with the latest version of iOS\niPad models with the latest version of iPadOS\nApple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS\nMac models with the latest version of macOS\nApple TV models with the latest version of tvOS\nApple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS\nAirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non‑Apple devices, but functionality may be limited"
    },
    {
      "heading": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C) and the Environment",
      "source_text": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C) is designed to reduce environmental impact:\n10\nMaterials\n100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards\n100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards\n100% recycled copper plating salts on multiple printed circuit boards\nMore than 90% post-consumer recycled polyester in the canopy yarn and ear cushion yarn\n100% fibre-based packaging\n11\n40% recycled content in fibre packaging\nEnergy\nMeets US Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems\n12\nWaste\nNo established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Programme\nSmarter chemistry\n13\nMercury-, BFR- and PVC-free"
    },
    {
      "heading": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C)",
      "source_text": "Model number: A3184\nYear introduced: 2024",
      "source_url": "https://support.apple.com/en-ie/109525",
      "source_file": "apple_remaining_extraction/technical_specs_html/airpods-identify-model.html"
    }
  ],
  "record_notes": [
    "Archival-first-pass technical specification record; normalized values not inferred.",
    "Taxonomy audit 2026-11-09: classified as Apple audio hardware, not software.",
    "Field-level normalization remains incomplete; source_text is the evidence of record.",
    "Field extraction pass 2026-11-09: added typed fields only where explicit values were present in preserved official source sections; qualifiers retained and source-section provenance attached.",
    "Follow-up extraction 2026-11-09: audio features, sensors, controls, charging-case details, system requirements and in-box contents separated where explicit.",
    "2026-11-10 verification pass: added component-aware size and weight values so case and headphone measurements are not ambiguous.",
    "Model-number and introduction-year evidence cross-checked against the archived official Apple AirPods identification page: https://support.apple.com/en-ie/109525 (apple_remaining_extraction/technical_specs_html/airpods-identify-model.html). Relevant earbud/case identification sections are retained with section-level provenance; no typed values were changed by this pass."
  ],
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        "source_section": "Colour",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
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        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Audio Technology",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
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        "value": "Optical sensor (each ear cup)\nPosition sensor (each ear cup)\nCase-detect sensor (each ear cup)\nAccelerometer (each ear cup)\nGyroscope (left ear cup)",
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        "source_section": "Sensors",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
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        "source_section": "Microphones",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
    },
    "chip": {
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        "value": "Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)",
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        "source_section": "Chip",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
    },
    "controls": {
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        "value": "Digital Crown\nTurn for volume control\nPress once to play or pause media\nPress once to answer a call or mute or unmute\n3\nPress twice to end a call\nPress twice to skip forward\nPress three times to skip back\nPress and hold for Siri\nListening mode button\nPress to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode\nHey Siri\nSay “Hey Siri”\n4\nto do things like play a song, make a call or get directions",
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Controls",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
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        "value": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C)\n, including cushions\nWidth:\n168.6 mm (6.64 inches)\nDepth:\n83.4 mm (3.28 inches)\nHeight:\n187.3 mm (7.37 inches)\nWeight:\n386.2 grams (13.6 ounces)\nSmart Case\nWeight:\n134.5 grams (4.74 ounces)",
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Size and Weight 5",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
    },
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        "value": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C)\nUp to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation enabled\n6\nUp to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with pro‑level Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio on\n7\n5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time\n8\nAirPods Max 1 (USB-C)\nwith Smart Case\nStorage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state\nCharging via USB‑C",
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Battery",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
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        "source_section": "Connectivity",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
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        "value": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C)\nSmart Case\nUSB‑C Charge Cable\nDocumentation",
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "In the Box",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
    },
    "accessibility": {
      "source_text": {
        "value": "Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods Max.\nFeatures include:\nLive Listen audio\nHeadphone levels\nHeadphone Accommodations",
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Accessibility 9",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
    },
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          "iPhone models with the latest version of iOS",
          "iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS",
          "Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS",
          "Mac models with the latest version of macOS",
          "Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS",
          "Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS",
          "AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non‑Apple devices, but functionality may be limited"
        ],
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "System Requirements",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Extracted from the preserved official Apple specification section; source wording retained."
      }
    },
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      "source_text": {
        "value": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C) is designed to reduce environmental impact:\n10\nMaterials\n100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards\n100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards\n100% recycled copper plating salts on multiple printed circuit boards\nMore than 90% post-consumer recycled polyester in the canopy yarn and ear cushion yarn\n100% fibre-based packaging\n11\n40% recycled content in fibre packaging\nEnergy\nMeets US Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems\n12\nWaste\nNo established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Programme\nSmarter chemistry\n13\nMercury-, BFR- and PVC-free",
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C) and the Environment",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Verbatim from archived official Apple specification; footnote markers may remain."
      }
    },
    "chip_name": {
      "value": {
        "value": "Apple H1 headphone chip",
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Chip",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Extracted from preserved official Apple source section; qualifiers retained."
      }
    },
    "bluetooth_version": {
      "value": {
        "value": "5.0",
        "unit": "version",
        "source_section": "Connectivity",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Extracted from preserved official Apple source section; qualifiers retained."
      }
    },
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      "value": {
        "value": [
          "Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation enabled",
          "Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with pro‑level Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio on",
          "5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time"
        ],
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Battery",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Exact battery-duration statements from official source section; qualifiers and footnote markers retained."
      }
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          {
            "component": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C), including cushions",
            "label": "width",
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            "unit": "mm"
          },
          {
            "component": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C), including cushions",
            "label": "depth",
            "value": 83.4,
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          },
          {
            "component": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C), including cushions",
            "label": "height",
            "value": 187.3,
            "unit": "mm"
          },
          {
            "component": "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C), including cushions",
            "label": "weight",
            "value": 386.2,
            "unit": "g"
          },
          {
            "component": "Smart Case",
            "label": "weight",
            "value": 134.5,
            "unit": "g"
          }
        ],
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        "source_section": "Size and Weight 5",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
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      }
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        "value": [
          "A3184"
        ],
        "unit": null,
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        "verification_status": "content_verified",
        "notes": "Cross-checked against official Apple AirPods identification page https://support.apple.com/en-ie/109525 on 2026-11-09."
      }
    },
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      }
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          "Active Noise Cancellation",
          "Transparency mode",
          "Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking",
          "Adaptive EQ",
          "Lossless Audio via USB‑C"
        ],
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Audio Technology",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Extracted from the preserved official Apple specification section; source wording retained."
      }
    },
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          "Optical sensor (each ear cup)",
          "Position sensor (each ear cup)",
          "Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)",
          "Accelerometer (each ear cup)",
          "Gyroscope (left ear cup)"
        ],
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Sensors",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Extracted from the preserved official Apple specification section; source wording retained."
      }
    },
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          "Turn for volume control",
          "Press once to play or pause media",
          "Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute",
          "Press twice to end a call",
          "Press twice to skip forward",
          "Press three times to skip back",
          "Press and hold for Siri",
          "Listening mode button",
          "Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode",
          "Hey Siri",
          "Say “Hey Siri”",
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        ],
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "Controls",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Extracted from the preserved official Apple specification section; source wording retained."
      }
    },
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        "value": [
          "AirPods Max 1 (USB-C)",
          "Smart Case",
          "USB‑C Charge Cable",
          "Documentation"
        ],
        "unit": null,
        "source_section": "In the Box",
        "verification_status": "source_transcribed",
        "notes": "Extracted from the preserved official Apple specification section; source wording retained."
      }
    }
  }
}