{"id":42905,"date":"2024-04-23T15:16:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T19:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=42905"},"modified":"2024-04-24T15:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:30:01","slug":"fairphone-fairbuds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/23\/fairphone-fairbuds\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairphone Fairbuds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2024\/apr\/11\/fairphone-fairbuds-review-ethically-made-earbuds-with-replaceable-batteries\">Samuel Gibbs<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2024\/apr\/11\/fairphone-fairbuds-review-ethically-made-earbuds-with-replaceable-batteries\">\n<p>Fairphone, the repairable and ethical electronics pioneer, is back with a pair of some of the first Bluetooth earbuds to make it so easy and cheap to replace their batteries that you can do it at home in minutes.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The earbuds have a little door hidden behind a silicone sleeve, which opens to reveal a small button battery ready to be replaced once it wears out. The design seems so simple you wonder why no one has tried it before.<\/p>\n<p>The oval top of the earbuds has a touch-sensitive surface for a good set of controls. Tap once, twice or thrice for playback controls, slide your finger up and down for volume, or touch and hold on the right to switch noise-cancelling modes or the left to trigger your phone&rsquo;s voice assistant. Take out an earbud and the music pauses.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/pxlnv.com\/linklog\/fairphone-fairbuds-review\/\">Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/pxlnv.com\/linklog\/fairphone-fairbuds-review\/\">\n<p>Gibbs noted an audio sync issue which the company says it was working on. Otherwise, these seem to be perfectly fine true water-resistant wireless earbuds with approximately similar battery life to Apple&rsquo;s AirPods Pro.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/anker-soundcore-liberty-4-earbuds\/\">Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 Earbuds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/02\/linkbuds-linkbuds-s-and-pixel-buds-pro\/\">LinkBuds, LinkBuds S, and Pixel Buds Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/11\/airpods-3-alternatives\/\">AirPods 3 Alternatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/16\/podswap\/\">PodSwap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/22\/repairing-by-replacing\/\">Repairing by Replacing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/24\/airpods-pro-alternatives\/\">AirPods Pro Alternatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/09\/airpods-knockoffs-tested\/\">AirPods Knockoffs Tested<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"fairphone-fairbuds-update-2024-04-24\">Update (2024-04-24): <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@gedeonm\/112309380317833649\">Ged Maheux<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@gedeonm\/112309380317833649\">\n<p>A huge thank you to those that wrote about my AirPod volume problem and suggest cleaning with isopropyl and a brush. 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