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Re:A crazy experience losing Apple earbuds in a remote town ... by umanwizard on Thursday May 30, 2024 @05:12PM (#40528774)
well, they are not really wireless.
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Re:A crazy experience losing Apple earbuds in a remote town ... by Control8894 on Thursday May 30, 2024 @05:41PM (#40529023)
Well, they are really wireless.

Wireless costs more because suddenly you need to deal with antennas and RF and whatever. Adding a wire back on top of that doesn't magically make it cost less again.

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Re:A crazy experience losing Apple earbuds in a remote town ... by umanwizard on Thursday May 30, 2024 @05:42PM (#40529043)
It also costs more because wireless devices need batteries, which this doesn't.
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