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The (rounded, white, shiny) charging/carrying case is definitely heavily inspired by the AirPods. While the headphones, visually, don't look a lot like the AirPods, in terms of functionality they're very similar, as they're wireless earbuds that don't have a wire even between the earbuds, and they feature noise cancellation that adapts to the environment.

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If your criteria is that loose, then iPhones were a copy. And I think airpods were certainly a copy too.

Bragi did a Kickstarter back in 2013 for The Dash. They were fully wireless in-ear headphones, with included microphone, activity tracking with a heart rate monitor, built-in memory for listening to music without having to carry your phone, and a charging case. Oh, and they worked underwater for listening to music with the built-in memory while swimming.

IMO every wireless pair of buds I've seen released so far is a 'copy' of Bragi's Dash, and usually has only a subset of the features.

I still love my Dash Pros. Only downside with the experience is you can't pair to multiple devices. But the UX, the look, the in-ear seal, the sound quality -- all seem to me to be superior to anything that's hit the market, and they were designed ~6 years ago.

"wireless earbuds that don't have a wire even between the earbuds" ... face palm

Wow, Apple has some serious brainwashing in the PR department for you to think that they actually invented true wireless earbuds.

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