Fairbuds noise-canceling earbuds have an simply replaceable battery

Fairphone, maker of the ultra-repairable Fairphone 5, has launched a brand new pair of easily-repairable wi-fi earbuds. As a substitute of throwing away your earbuds when the battery lastly dies, Fairphone's new Fairbuds allow you to change the batteries contained in the buds and their charging case.

Along with changing the batteries, you possibly can restore or trade the left or proper earbud, silicone ring, earbud suggestions, outer cowl of the charging case, and charging case core. The brand new buds include a typical two-year guarantee, however you possibly can add an additional yr if you happen to register them on-line.

Like your typical wi-fi earbuds, the Fairbuds function quantity and playback contact controls, in addition to as much as six hours of battery life with out the case (or 20 hours with it). They arrive with 11mm titanium coated drivers, lively noise cancellation, IP54 sweat and water resistance, dual-point connectivity and environmental noise cancellation which is a must have for clear cellphone calls. There's additionally a devoted FireBuds app that you should use to regulate your sound settings.

Despite the fact that the batteries inside wi-fi earbuds could solely final a number of years, they’re extraordinarily tough to restore and change. This implies tens of millions of earbuds from Apple, Samsung, JBL, and different firms will finally find yourself in landfills as folks select to exchange them fairly than undergo the tough DIY restore course of.

The brand new Fairbuds aren't the primary time Fairphone has used earbuds – however they're much more repairable than their earlier model. In 2021, Fairphone launched the Fairbuds true wi-fi stereo earbuds, comprised of recycled plastic. Nevertheless, you possibly can solely change sure elements of the Fairbuds TWS buds, besides the battery. Fairphone has since launched the Fairbuds XL – a pair of modular over-ear headphones that allow you to simply swap out its elements.

The FireBuds can be found in Europe now for simply €149 (about $162) and are available white and black. Hopefully they'll come to the US quickly and possibly even assist large tech show that repairing wi-fi earbuds may also be potential.