According to Digital Trends, rumors are circulating that Apple is going to launch its own set of over-ear headphones. This move could potentially place the future of the competing Beats brand in jeopardy The rumors for Apple over-ear headphones first began in February 2018, when KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote a note to investors claiming that Apple was going to launch a ?branded high-end, over-ear headphone". Despite the persistent discussions about the headphones, Apple has not yet confirmed that the over-ear headphones are going to be produced.