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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by johannsg on Saturday March 23, 2019 @07:59PM (#19473047)
I admit that I know next to nothing about hardware engineering, but I can’t fathom how it would be possible to continue to miniaturize consumer products at scale while maintaining durability, quality and keeping them repair friendly? Would love some one with the right background to explain how they would design an AirPod like device that could be fixed by your average repair professional/shop/dealer/etc (let alone me at home).

Recyclability is a concern though!

Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by bigj0n on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:50PM (#19473312)
Maybe miniaturization isnt really a great goal?

At some point we are going to have to start trading convenience for environment

Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by ddingus on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:25PM (#19473171)
Maybe we don't need airpods.