Apple's AirPod shipments delayed

Apple announced on Wednesday that its wireless AirPod headphones, which were supposed to hit the market this month, will be delayed.

The company did not specify the reason for the delay.

"We don't believe in shipping a product before it's ready, and we need a little more time before AirPod is ready for our customers," Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said in an email to Reuters.

Apple unveiled the AirPod at the launch of the latest iPhone last month. The new iPhones come without the analogue headphone jack.

To use wired headphones with the newest devices, Apple has included an adaptor, through which a typical 3.5mm headphone plug can be connected to the charging port. 

(Reporting by Laharee Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)