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Fairphone Fairbuds review: ethically made earbuds with replaceable batteries
Repairable electronics pioneer shows noise-cancelling Bluetooth earbuds do not have to be disposable
Fairphone, the repairable and ethical electronics pioneer, is back with a pair of some of the first Bluetooth earbuds to make it so easy and cheap to replace their batteries that you can do it at home in minutes.
Bluetooth earbuds have become a ubiquitous part of life, driven by the success of Apple’s AirPods. Until now they have all compromised on sustainability by being very difficult to repair, in effect making them disposable.
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