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Man open-sources the self-repairable AirPods Pro case that Apple won’t make::The AirPods Pro "could have been easily made repairable with minimal effort."

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 101 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Now watch Apple add some component that checks if your pods are in an official Apple case before starting to charge

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 47 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Now watch the legit users' pods stop charging due to malfunction of said component while the hackerman uses it no problem with the component removed

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

I'd rather watch people stop buying products from these shitty anti-consumer corporations.

[–] tomthegeek@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't buy products that are clearly anti-consumer and you won't have issues like this. Of course Apple devices may as well be jewelry at this point. Who even cares if they're charged? Just nod your head like there's something going on.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

To be fair, almost all wireless earbuds are shit for repairability. The one possible exception I can think of is Sony’s WF-1000XM3, which still require a pick to change the battery.

And as a headphone geek who buys a lot of different overpriced headphones for his electronic instruments, I can’t say that I hate AirPods for being out and about.

They pair and transfer well, and the ANC / transparency is solid. They’re a bit overpriced, and you’re going to have to trash them in several years like most other BT buds, but they’re pretty damn solid before the battery goes to shit.

[–] RobotToaster@infosec.pub 14 points 2 years ago

I can't see anything about the licence being open source. He makes you jump through hoops to get the files so I can't tell for certain.

[–] Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

indubitably

[–] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago

What a chad