Broken AirPods? Just try this.
Swiss hardware hacker Ken Pillonel already has form when it comes to intriguing modifications of Apple products. A couple of years ago, he made the fix many Apple fans had been waiting for by adding a USB-C port to the iPhone. Now he's revealed what he describes as his"most innovative project" to date.
The product? USB-C wired AirPods. Pillonel has taken apart a pair of broken AirPods and revamped them with the addition of a trust USB-C cable. Sounds absurd? Well, it is, but there's a serious message behind the project . If this sounds like it was intended as an April Fools joke, that's because it was. Pillonel uploaded the video above to his on April 1, but he really did deconstruct a pair of broken AirPods and rebuild them with a USB-C cable, giving them a sharp black and white look in the process.
But Pillon says his serious objective is to highlight the ills of technology that can't be repaired, including wireless headphones whose batteries can't be replaced. He notes that Apple's first and second-gen AirPods have a repairability score of 0/10 on the how-to site iFixit. They're almost always chucked out when they break, creating unnecessary waste.
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