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Fixing your own gadgets, from HomePods to Harmony remotes

The Vergecast

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Wireless Earbuds - Are They a Good Idea?

I would say in general, my problem with almost all devices boils down to glue and batteries. The area where those intersect the most is true wireless earbuds. Most AirBuds have glued together products with an integrated battery that only lasts for a year and a half. And then the product is disposable. This is not good for the environment. It's not good for our pocketbooks. We're replacing. I have my wired headphones here that will continue to work for a decade. Your wireless earbud that you're listening to this on will not. That's a failing of a product category. You can't take those, those wireless ear buds with batteries built into them.

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