EarPods

{{Product }} EarPods are wired earbuds designed, marketed, produced and distributed by Apple.
 * title       = EarPods
 * image       =
 * -| 3.5 mm   = [[File:MD827.jpeg]]
 * -| Lightning = [[File:MMTN2.jpeg]]
 * -| Controls = [[File:MD827 AV4.jpeg]]
 * type        = Wired earbuds
 * developer   = Apple Inc.
 * productid   = MNHF2AM/A/ (3.5 mm) MMTN2AM/A/ (Lightning)
 * announced   = September 12, 2012
 * datein      = September 21, 2012
 * discontinued =
 * ports       = 3.5 mm (2012) Lightning {2016)
 * predecessor = Apple earbuds
 * successor   = AirPods
 * website     = 3.5 mm, Lightning

Product history
The EarPods were announced with the iPhone 5 on September 12, 2012 and began shipping on September 21st. The remote with volume controls was designed by longtime Apple Engineer Wendell Sander. In 2013, a one of a kind solid gold version was produced by chief design officer Jonathan Ive with Marc Newson and auctioned for $461,000 on behalf of the charity.

Variants
Since September 2012, the 7th-generation iPod nano and 5th-generation and later iPod touch models were shipped with EarPods that lacked a microphone and remote controls.

EarPods with a Lightning connector were introduced in September 2016 with the iPhone 7, the first model to lack a 3.5 mm jack. The external design of the EarPods formed the basis of the first wireless AirPods, which were also introduced during that special event.