Fairphone, maker of the ultra-repairable Fairphone 5, has launched a brand new pair of easy-to-repair wireless earbuds. Instead of throwing away your earbuds when the batteries finally die, the brand new Fairphone Fairbuds can help you replace the batteries contained in the earbuds themselves and the charging case.
In addition to replacing the battery, you’ll be able to repair or replace the left or right earphone, silicone ring, earphone suggestions, charging case outer shell and charging case core. New buds also include a regular two-year warranty, but you’ll be able to add one extra yr for those who register them online.
These headphones mustn’t be thrown away (or put in a drawer) after a number of years. Image: Fairphone
Like typical wireless earbuds, Fairbuds offer touch controls for volume and playback, in addition to battery lifetime of as much as six hours without the case (or 20 hours with it). They also feature 11mm titanium-coated drivers, energetic noise cancellation, IP54 sweat and water resistance, two-point connectivity, and ambient noise cancellation that ought to make for clearer phone calls. There can also be a dedicated Fairbuds app that you would be able to use to regulate the sound settings.
Even though the batteries inside wireless earbuds can last for several years, they’re extremely difficult to repair and replace. This signifies that tens of millions of earbuds from Apple, Samsung, JBL and other corporations will eventually find yourself in landfill as people select to switch them somewhat than undergo the tedious technique of repairing them themselves.
The recent Fairbuds aren’t the primary time Fairphone has dabbled with in-ear headphones – but they are much easier to repair than the previous version. In 2021, Fairphone launched the Fairbuds True wireless stereo headphones, that are made from recycled plastic. However, just some components of the Fairbuds TWS headphones will be replaced, excluding the battery. Fairphone has since released the Fairbuds XL, a pair of modular over-ear headphones that allow for straightforward alternative of components.
The Fairbuds are only available in Europe for now for €149 (about $162) and are available white and black. Hopefully they’ll come to the US soon and possibly even help prove to big tech that wireless earbuds will be repaired too.
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